She’s the least high-maintenance lady I’ve ever dated” - Hounsou. The Cotonou-born ‘Blood Diamond’ actor Djimon Hounsou and designer/fashion tycoon Kimora Lee Simmons are expecting a baby. Simmons certainly wasn’t looking for love when she met Hounson last February shortly after her split from ex-husband rap mogul Russell Simmons. But... [view entry]

Mokale Koapeng (b. 1963), the choral director of University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. He's one the most eclectic South African composers. [view entry]

From Paris Hilton to George Clooney, an industry has been created around attracting stars to African causes...but do celebrities advance a cause? [view entry]

Addis Ababa - “The scale of the challenge facing Africa in the area of science and technology is huge but it can be overcome with vision, commitment and unwavering determination,” said UN Under-Secretary General and ECA’s Executive Secretary Mr. Abdoulie Janneh at the opening of the Science with Africa Conference,... [view entry]

Addis Ababa, 5 March 2008 (ECA) – Wole Soboyejo comes across as a tad intense but not for the reasons mad scientists are known for – you know, the Einstein types – red-eyed, frazzled and unkempt. No, Soboyejo does not fit the stereotype. As he makes his contribution to a... [view entry]

Calling for a new business approach to African agriculture, United Nations Economic Commission of Africa (ECA) Director of Food Security and Sustainable Development, Dr Josue Dione, said in Addis Ababa that climate change would aggravate the continent’s food insecurity and poverty. This revelation echoes further some of the impacts of... [view entry]

As “coups, civil wars End, and multiparty politics rise” in West African subregion, the Washington Post highlights the political progress, with special emphasis on Ghana. “The fact that in countries like Ghana there is a very clear definition of how democracy is the way forward does not only help Ghana…It... [view entry]

As “coups, civil wars End, and multiparty politics rise” in West African subregion, the Washington Post highlights the political progress, with special emphasis on Ghana. “The fact that in countries like Ghana there is a very clear definition of how democracy is the way forward does not only help Ghana…It... [view entry]

Nigeria’s army says it has found a private pipeline that was used to supply oil to a militant leader’s home. The underground pipeline ran from a major oil refinery to a hideout in Rivers State of Ateke Tom, the head of the Niger Delta Vigilantes, reports the BBC. It led... [view entry]

9ice has carved a niche for himself as a great song writer and hook man. [view entry]