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PollNigerian Parliament Proposes Bill To Outlaw Facial Tribal Marks
The Nigerian parliament has entertained a bill seeking to outlaw the practice of facial tribal marks on infants and children. The bill, which seeks to criminalize facial mutilation under the guise of cultural...
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Ethiopian Man Deported from U.S. for Female Genital Mutilation
U.S. authorities have deported Khalid Adem, an Ethiopian man convicted in 2006 of mutilating the genitals of his 2-year-old daughter. The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) deported Adem,...
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Airline Denies Air Hostess Salary Due to Mohawk Hair Style
Charleen Momperousse, an African-American flight attendant, has sued her employers, JetBlue Airways, for grounding her and denying her pay. Momperousse, 37, was grounded without pay in December 2015, after...
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Cyber Hacker Charged with Stealing $38M from Kenyan Tax Authority
Kenyan authorities have charged Alex Mutungi Mutuku, an IT expert, with hacking in to the account of the Kenyan Revenue Authority (KRA) and stealing Sh4 billion. Prosecutors say Mutuku, 28, hacked in to...
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Drake Features South African DJ Black Coffee On New Album
The Canadian-born, U.S.-based hip-hop sensation Drake features South African house music artist Black Coffee on his latest album, “More Life.” The album, which is rapper Drake’s...
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Airbnb Expects African Growth Figures To Double in 2017
U.S.-based room-rental service Airbnb says it expects growth figures in Africa to double in 2017 as the service continues to expand, gaining an even stronger foothold on the continent. Airbnb Chief...
