Showing posts with label Africa. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Africa. Show all posts

Monday, 6 May 2013

Love Knows No Bounds! American Singer Keri Hilson Prepares Fufu For Her African Boyfriend - Serge Ibaka

Love they say knows no bounds indeed when American R&B singer Keri Hilson showed us it doesn't matter where we come from, she could fix anything. She posted this photo of her making Fufu on instagram, obviously for her NBA star boyfriend, Serge Ibaka who is of Congolese-Spanish descent. Nice!!!

Thursday, 28 March 2013

Angelina Jolie Says She And Brad Pitt Did Not Marry in Secret


Angelina Jolie has put to rest speculation that she and Brad Pitt married in secret – rumors sparked after she wore a simple gold band instead of her lavish Robert Procop diamond engagement ring on a visit to Africa this week.

In a video posted on TMZ, the actress was asked by reporters on arrival to Los Angeles whether the gold ring meant that her and long-term partner Brad, 49, had married, she responded with a firm 'no'. 

As a representative for the UN's refugee agency, Angelina joined British Foreign Secretary William Hague in Africa for four days this week to campaign against rape. The pair spoke to survivors of rape and sexual violence and met political leaders.

Tuesday, 30 October 2012

Williams Sisters to Arrive Lagos Today for Women's Rights Tour

American tennis aces Serena and Venus Williams are set to arrive in Lagos on Tuesday as part of a two-nation tour that will see them play exhibition matches to promote women's rights.

Their trip is aimed at promoting "the role that women play in shifting perceptions and encouraging development at all levels across the African continent.

Serena, 31, and Venus, 32, are due to meet the governor of Lagos state, hold a tennis clinic at an exclusive club, visit a puberty education class for girls and play an exhibition match before heading to South Africa on November 2.

Monday, 22 October 2012

Draft Resolution on Female Genital Cutting sent to United Nations



LONDON (TrustLaw) – African member states of the United Nations last week submitted a draft resolution on ending female genital mutilation (FGM) to the U.N. General Assembly, in what campaigners have hailed as a landmark step to end a practice that has been inflicted on up to 140 million women and girls.

FGM, which is widespread in parts of Africa and pockets of the Middle East and Asia, involves the partial or total removal of the external genitals, and in many cases the closing of the vaginal opening.

It is usually arranged by the women of the family and performed by traditional cutters who use anything from scissors to razor blades, broken glass and tin can lids.

The procedure, generally carried out without any kind of anaesthetic or pain relief, can cause lasting physical and emotional damage. In some cases it is fatal.