African Spotlight Spotlighting Africans at Home and Abroad

A drama occurred at one of the first generation banks in Akure, Ondo State capital, when a lady, simply identified as Sade, bathed a cashier (names withheld) with faeces inside the banking hall for allegedly snatching her husband. Customers and fellow bankers took to their heels as the assailant rained abuses after pouring the smelly substance on the lady banker. ...

By Obinna Akukwe Boko Haram, How are you. I know you are listening because very many in your ranks are highly educated and intelligent. I mean the Pro-Sharia Boko Haram and the Al-Qaeda Boko Haram. The PDP Boko Haram will wait for another day. I am constrained to speak to you as a Nigerian, from the South East, a Christian ...

Former South Africa President Nelson Mandela is in a stable condition after undergoing surgery. According to a government statement, Mr Mandela was treated for a long-standing abdominal complaint and is expected to be discharged from hospital tomorrow. It added that the anti-apartheid icon, 93, is comfortable and “fully conscious.” He has suffered declining health in recent years. In the statement, ...

Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe on Saturday told British Prime Minister David Cameron “to hell with you” over his calls to respect gay rights. He said this as he celebrated his 88th birthday at a stadium in the eastern border town of Mutare. “Nature is nature. It has created male and female. That’s how we were born, so we reject that ...

UNICEF’s solar-powered computer kiosk made out of rugged, locally available materials, aims to provide information access to traditionally isolated communities in Uganda. The computer is made of welded oil drums (cheap and available in very rural communities). It is powered by solar panels (either built in or installed on a nearby roof) and contain a low powered laptop (or two) ...