COTONOU – Polls opened in Benin on Sunday in an election to replace President Thomas Boni Yayi who is stepping down after two terms, leaving 33 candidates to vie for power in the small West African nation. Check also: Niger opposition rejects initial election results citing fraud Leading the field is Prime Minister Lionel Zinsou, a former economist and investment ...

South Africa’s first and only black billionaire, Patrice Motsepe, has a net worth of $2.65 billion. And in an amazing effort to help the poor, he has recently decided to donate half of his massive fortune to charity! Check also: Meet the man behind South Africa’s mining industry Background on Patrice Billionaire Patrice was Born in the city of Soweto, ...

Inside the Messenger “More” section in chat threads, all iOS and Android users will now find a Spotify option. Tap it and they’ll be shuttled into Spotify’s app where they can “Search for something to share.” Once they select a song, artist or playlist, they’ll be popped back to Messenger with the option to share the photo of the cover artwork. ...

U.S. smart phone buyers could soon be enticed by a new vendor. Handset giant Huawei’s smart phones are popular its home market of China. In the third quarter last year, the company sold more phones to Chinese buyers than anyone else, besting both Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Samsung (NASDAQOTH:SSNLF) in the process. Check also: 4-inch iphone 5se handset will be named iphone ...

Nigeria’s president discusses the country’s economic crisis and his fight against Boko Haram and corruption. Nine months after he came to power, Muhammadu Buhari received an official welcome from Qatar’s Emir on Buhari’s latest trip of many to boost Nigeria’s standing abroad. Check also: Cameroons military freed hundreds of hostages, 100 boko-haram killed The Nigerian president is seeking support for ...