Nigeria announces cease-fire with Boko Haram


According to the New York Times, Islamic extremist group Boko Haram and the Nigerian government have reached a cease-fire and may mark the end of a five-year conflict. The newspaper notes that while...

Lupita Nyong’o is a Name to be Reckoned with


She is black, bold and beautiful. Lupita Nyong’o not only won an Oscar awhile back, she has now been declared personality of the year. The 2014 MTV African Music Awards got held in South Africa and...

Boko Haram Selling Kidnapped Females


The head of Boko Haram, the militant Islamist group in Nigeria, threatened to sell at least 200 little girls. This fundamentalist organization had kidnapped these innocent girls from the northeastern...