New York, NY, October 8, 2018 – Dark Star Pictures is pleased to announce that it has secured a U.S. theatrical release for the suspense thriller Number 37, beginning Friday, November 2, 2018. In […]
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Deadly Attack Amid Ebola Outbreak Stalls Containment Efforts
By AL-HADJI KUDRA MALIRO and CARA ANNA, Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Congolese rebels killed 15 civilians and abducted a dozen children in an attack at the epicenter of the latest […]
Train Mows Down Crowd at India Festival, at least 60 Dead
By ASHOK SHARMA, Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — A speeding train ran over a crowd watching fireworks during a religious festival in northern India on Friday evening, killing at least […]
Duchess in Waiting
Kensington Palace confirmed, Oct. 15, that the Duchess of Sussex, the former Meghan Markle, is indeed pregnant. The royal baby is expected in the Spring of 2019. (Phil Noble/Pool Photo […]
Royal Baby on the Way, Adding Color to the Crown
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com The Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle can now add “Mommy” to her title as she and her husband, Prince Harry announced they’re expecting a […]
A Prince or Princess?: Facts About Harry and Meghan’s Baby
By GREGORY KATZ, Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Kensington Palace said Monday that Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, duchess of Sussex, are expecting their first child to be born in […]
UN report: Banned Somali Charcoal Exports Pass Through Iran
By JENNIFER PELTZ, Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Banned charcoal exports from Somalia are thriving, generating millions of dollars a year for al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab extremists — and often passing […]
Kanye West and Kim Kardashian West Visit Uganda
By The Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Ugandan officials say Kanye West and his wife, the reality TV star Kim Kardashian West, have arrived in Uganda on a private […]
Congo Reports 5 New Ebola Deaths; UN Worker is Infected
By The Associated Press BENI, Congo (AP) — Congo is reporting five new confirmed Ebola deaths in its latest outbreak, while a worker with the United Nations peacekeeping mission is […]
Somalia Marks 1 Year Since Devastating Mogadishu Bombing
By ABDI GULED, Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Somalia on Sunday marked the first anniversary of one of the world’s deadliest attacks since 9/11, a truck bombing in the […]
Panel Tackles Combating Human Trafficking in Nigeria
By Brianna McAdoo, Special to the AFRO Nigerians in the diaspora are tackling issues of human rights, not only in Nigeria but throughout the world. The Washington D.C. Chapter of Nigerians […]
Battles Over Safe Ebola Burials Complicate Work in Congo
By AL-HADJI KUDRA MALIRO and CARA ANNA, Associated Press BENI, Congo (AP) — A runaway hearse carrying an Ebola victim has become the latest example of sometimes violent community resistance […]