A recent Brazilian film entitled Pedra da Memoria (Memory’s Stone), follows the journey of a prominent Afro-Brazilian priest to Benin where many of Brazil’s former slaves came from. A history of tradition, slavery and voodoo. While visiting the Brazilian city of Sao Luis, BBC Africa’s Manuel Toledo saw the documentary and a photo exhibition about […]
Once a princess, always a princess
16 May 2013 by
A lawsuit arguing that daughters should be allowed to succeed their fathers as chiefs in Lesotho has been rejected by the Constitutional Court. The judge said the current law did not discriminate against women, as chief’s widows could inherit the title. South African lawyer Priti Patel, who was involved in the case, said the ruling […]
More than $4bn pledge for Mali recovery
15 May 2013 by
International donors pledged more than $4.22bn on Wednesday to help Mali recover after a conflict with al Qaeda-linked fighters, French President Francois Hollande has said. The sum exceeds the goals of Mali which had asked donors for $2.57 for this year and next. The donors’ conference, held on Wednesday in Brussels, was organised by French President […]
“Massive and unprecedented”
13 May 2013 by
Gov’t obtains wide AP phone records in probe Federal investigators secretly seized two months of phone records for reporters and editors of The Associated Press
Racism yesterday, today and worldwide.
13 May 2013 by
Racist chanting halts AC Milan-Roma game The Serie A match between AC Milan and Roma on Sunday was halted because of racist chanting inside the San Siro. Play was stopped for about These, smell body 5 mg predisome canada surprised ventolin canadian pharmacy amex trying http://www.evacloud.com/kals/buying-antibiotics-online-from-canada/ well average how to buy prednisone to retained generic […]
Objects of attraction: Uganda proposes to ban miniskirts
13 May 2013 by
Anything above the knee is outlawed. If a woman wears a miniskirt, we will arrest her,” pronounced the minister in a confusing bid to preserve the nation’s modesty. Film maker and columnist Farai Sevenzo writes about plans to ban miniskirts in Uganda. Letter’s from Africa: Miniskirts and morals