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Nollywood loses half of film profits to piracy, say producers
Nigeria's huge film industry, Nollywood, may have overtaken Hollywood as the world's second largest producer…
2 French Advisers Kidnapped In Somalia
Two French security advisers posing as journalists were abducted from their hotel in Mogadishu on…
Woman raped in Angolan hospital
An Angolan man has been arrested for raping a woman in intensive care in a…
Nigeria oil rebel group MEND declares 60-day ceasefire
Nigeria's largest rebel militia group declared a 60-day ceasefire Wednesday, following the release by the…
For the first time a Morocan swims accross the Gibraltar Channel
Belcaid Jali-Mounir is the first Morrocan who swam across the Gibraltar Channel.
Le Guen to take on Cameroon job
Cameroon are to appoint Paul Le Guen as their new coach, to replace Otto Pfister.
Sudanese women flogged for wearing trousers
Sudanese police arrested 13 women in a raid on a cafe and flogged 10 of…
Madonna’s Mercy goes from rags to riches
Queen of Pop Madonna’s newly adopted daughter Mercy got a taste of the high life,…
Uganda willing to arrest Sudanese president al-Bashir on international war crimes warrant
KAMPALA, Uganda— Uganda said Monday it would arrest Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir if he enters…