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Dark Souls 3: information and first screenshots reportedly leaked – RUMOR

Here’s an interesting rumor to start your Saturday off: overnight, the first images of Dark Souls 3 reportedly leaked. While we firmly believe the game...

Kofi Annan urges scale up investment in energy to unlock Africa’s potential

Former United Nations (UN) Secretary General, Kofi Annan has urged African governments, investors, and International Financial Institutions (IFIs) to significantly scale up investment in energy...

Dozens dead after Yemenis attack Saudi border

Forces loyal to Yemen’s former president on Friday attacked “several locations” on the Saudi border, sparking a battle in which four Saudis and dozens of...

Zuma must reverse salary increase approval

Johannesburg - Cope deputy president Willy Madisha is calling on President Jacob Zuma to reverse his decision to accept a 5% salary increase claiming that...

Pope says world haunted by atmosphere of war

Pope Francis on Saturday bemoaned the “atmosphere of war” haunting the world as he urged the people of war-scarred Sarajevo to provide an example of...

EU Charge d’Affaires ordered to leave Gambia within 72 hours

According to an official statement issued on Friday night, the EU representative has been ordered to leave the country within 72 hours. “We are hereby...

Kenya Cancels Somali Flights

Kenya government has cancelled daily flights to Somalia for undisclosed time, a source in Kenyan capital Nairobi has confirmed to Radio Dalsan. It is not...

Ghana gas station blast toll goes up to 150

Dozens of people had sought shelter at the gas station and in nearby shops in central Accra to escape the torrential rains at the time...

President Kenyatta signs into law Division of Revenue Allocation Bill 2015

President Uhuru Kenyatta has signed into law the mediated version of the Division of Revenue Allocation Bill 2015 and Supplementary Appropriation Bill, 2015. The Division...

More than 2,700 evacuated as Indonesian volcano rumbles

More than 2,700 people were moved from their homes near a volcano on Indonesia's Sumatra island on Thursday following a sharp increase in volcanic activity, an official said. The alert for Mount Sinabung...

Saint Laurent advert with ‘unhealthily thin’ model banned in UK

The black and white photograph shows the model lying on her back on the ground in a short skirt, tights and platform heels Britain's advertising...

In the Fog of War, the U.S. Has Armed ISIS

One of the earliest major setbacks in the war against ISIS came last June when the U.S.-backed Iraqi army was routed by Islamic militants in...

Skales holds concert for new album in Kenya…

Just a week after holding an album release concert in Lagos, Nigeria, Baseline Music act, Skales is in Kenya for yet another concert for his...