Liberia’s newest music sensation
Comfort X, born Comfort Makwana Dassin in Harbel, Liberia, placed herself as an immediate contender in the music entertainment industry with her strong, ‘femme’-liberating oriented lyrics. Comfort X’s first released single, “Mon Cheri CoCo”, proved that this “Liberia’s newest diva” had the intentions to dominate the music scene. “Sex Potion” her first E.P. Album, […]
Why Liberia should stop celebrating Tubman’s birthday
Last year, the birthday of the late president, William Tubman, was celebrated as a national holiday. This year, 2014, I suppose that as November approaches, the government of Liberia, in collaboration with the family of Tubman, will begin making plans to celebrate his birthday. I suppose because Tubman’s birthday was celebrated as a national holiday […]
African goals in Sweden
Africans struck three times on the opening day of Sweden’s top football championship, the Allsvenkan last weekend. Senegalese striker Malick Mane scored his first ever goal in the Allsvenskan as his new club IFK Goteborg collected a 2-0 win over rivals AIK. Mane banged in the second goal in the 86th minute after coming on as […]
Uganda president leads anti-gay rally
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has led a rally celebrating his country’s new anti-gay laws, saying homosexuality creates grave health problems and that gays have always been regarded as abnormal by Africans. Museveni made the comments on Monday at a “thanksgiving service” organised in the capital Kampala by a coalition of Ugandan religious leaders and government […]
