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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 ...

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 ...

Sheila is the co-founder of BET and CEO of Salamander Resort and Spa. Her resume is pretty impressive, she’s part owner of three professional sport teams, the Washington Capitals (NHL), the Washington Wizards (NBA) and the Washington Mystics (WNBA) and is the second wealthiest black female in the United States. Check also: Meet the second richest man in Africa after ...

The beef between the Don and the pontiff , Pope Francis suggesting that it’s not very Christian to build a wall, Donald J. Trump responding that ISIS will attack the Vatican if he’s not in the Oval Office has quelled, for now. But if Trump is serious about becoming President Trump, it may behoove him to show a bit more ...

President Robert Mugabe has come up with a solution to the growing rate of rape and child abuse cases.[4] He said that castration of rapists and child abusers is the best way to stem the vice. The Zimbabwean president reportedly made this known while speaking during his 92nd birthday celebrations at the Great Zimbabwe Monuments on Saturday, February 26.[1] Check ...