More than 70 percent of Nigerian women admit use of whitening products, more than any other nation. In Nigeria, a growing number of men and women are using skin whitening creams because they believe a fairer complexion will help them succeed in life. According to the World Health Organisation, more than 70 percent of Nigerian […]
Sudan frees seven political prisoners under amnesty
4 April 2013 by
First seven political detainees walk to freedom day after President Omar al-Bashir announced amnesty. Sudanese authorities have freed the first seven political prisoners under a presidential amnesty, party officials have said.The prisoners were freed on Tuesday a day after President Omar al-Bashir said all political prisoners would be released.The six men and a woman are […]
Côte d’Ivoire begins grim task of exhuming mass graves
4 April 2013 by
Ivorian authorities have begun exhuming dozens of mass graves dating back to the country’s 2011 post-election violence. The exercise started on Thursday as a new report accused Alassane Ouattara, Ivory Coast’s president, of failing to bring his supporters to justice for crimes they allegedly committed during the conflict. Justice Minister Gnenema Coulibaly presided over […]
Tutu Wins 2013 Templeton Prize
3 April 2013 by
Desmond Tutu, the former Anglican archbishop of Cape Town who rose to international fame as he helped lead the fight against apartheid in South Africa in the 1970s and 1980s, was named the 2013 Templeton Prize winner Thursday. The honor, which comes with a $1.7 million award, is given annually by the West Conshohocken, Penn.-based […]