Author: FACE OF MALAWI

Record number of presidential candidates in Benin

Published on March 4, 2016 by FACE OF MALAWI

On Sunday people in Benin are voting for their new president. And the ballot papers are going to have to be long […]

African peacekeepers implicated in UN sex abuse claims

Published on March 4, 2016 by FACE OF MALAWI

Allegations of sexual exploitation or sexual abuse by United Nations peacekeepers have increased, according to a new UN report. There […]

Oscar Pistorius denied leave to appeal for Steenkamp murder

Published on March 4, 2016 by FACE OF MALAWI

South African athlete Oscar Pistorius has been denied leave to appeal against his conviction for murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. […]

British Airways pays pilot Simon Wood Africa abuse victims

Published on March 4, 2016 by FACE OF MALAWI

British Airways has agreed to pay an undisclosed amount of money to children who were sexually abused by one of […]

Nigeria fuel shortages ground flights

Published on March 2, 2016 by FACE OF MALAWI

Around 200 Arik Air passengers were stranded as domestic and international flights from Nigeria’s biggest domestic airline were grounded earlier due to a lack of […]

East Africa mulls ban on used clothes

Published on March 2, 2016 by FACE OF MALAWI

One of the issues being discussed by the leaders of the East African Community (EAC) today in Arusha, Tanzania, is […]

Africa’s richest man ‘gets richer’

Published on March 2, 2016 by FACE OF MALAWI

Africa’s richest man, Nigeria’s Aliko Dangote, has risen up the annual Forbes list of world billionaires, with his fortune increasing to $15.4bn […]

Shell being sued over Nigeria oil spill

Published on March 2, 2016 by FACE OF MALAWI

Oil giant Shell is being sued in London for the second time in five years over spills in the Niger […]

Zimbabwe soldiers charged over ‘bomb plot’

Published on March 2, 2016 by FACE OF MALAWI

Prosecutors in Zimbabwe have reinstated charges against two soldiers accused of planning to petrol-bomb a dairy farm owned by President […]

Nigeria ‘abducted girl to be re-united with family’

Published on March 2, 2016 by FACE OF MALAWI

A 13-year-old Nigerian girl who was allegedly abducted and forced into marriage is to be re-united with her family today in […]

US election 2016: Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump rack up more wins

Published on March 2, 2016 by FACE OF MALAWI

Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump have each won the most states on the biggest day of the race […]

Armed robbers assault delivery pick-up truck, leave salesman dead

Published on March 2, 2016 by FACE OF MALAWI

At around Eleven O’clock in the morning yesterday, armed robbers opened fire at a pick-up from Game Haven Lodge in […]

Facebook rolls out five new Reactions buttons including angry, wow and sad

Published on February 25, 2016 by FACE OF MALAWI

Facebook has rolled out its new Reactions buttons across the world. The five new emotions – which are Love, Angry, […]

Terry Crews: Porn addiction ‘messed up my life’

Published on February 25, 2016 by FACE OF MALAWI

“Brooklyn Nine-Nine” actor Terry Crews is opening up about his addiction to pornography, which he says “really, really messed up […]

Buhari anger over budget fiasco

Published on February 25, 2016 by FACE OF MALAWI

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has vowed “severe punishment” for officials who embarrassed the government by doctoring the record $31bn (£20.8bn) national budget […]

Komla Dumor Award 2016: Seeking a future star of African journalism

Published on February 24, 2016 by FACE OF MALAWI

The BBC is seeking a future star of African journalism for the BBC World News Komla Dumor Award, now in […]

US election 2016: Donald Trump sweeps to victory in Nevada

Published on February 24, 2016 by FACE OF MALAWI

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has easily won the US state of Nevada, cementing his lead in the race for […]

12 Love Hate Relationships Between Siblings

Published on February 23, 2016 by FACE OF MALAWI

Having siblings can be such a joy—what better way to enjoy the life than with some sisters and brothers by […]