EX CONGO LEE ARMY GENERAL HAS BEEN JAILED FOR BREACHING NATIONAL SECURITY

Mokoko was jailed after being charged with “breaching internal state security and the illegal possession of weapons of war and ammunitions.

Lawyer for the former army general in the Republic of Congo, Jean-Marie Michel Mokoko says his client has been jailed in the capital, Brazzaville.

He was detained on Tuesday for questioning by security services.

The former army general had been grilled prior to the March 20 poll over a viral video in which he spoke about plans to overthrow the incumbent president, Denis Sassou Nguesso.

So could this arrest be for revenge purpose ...?

Wax Dey – 360 Degrees Album out now!

Award winning artiste and entrepreneur; Wax Dey, releases his new album titled; ‘360 Degrees. The album; 360 Degrees, is a bundle of melodies. It encompasses African music in many ways than one can say. Wax Dey succeeded to fuse music genres from all regions of Africa in this one album. It comprises of ‘House’ from South Africa, ‘Afro-beat’ from West Africa, ‘Zouk’ from the Carribeans, ‘Makossa’ from Cameroon, ‘Njang’ from Cameroon and ‘RnB’ and ‘Hip Hop’ from the West. Wax Dey reveals his soul in the album. He translates the influences he has gathered from the different places he has visited in Africa and the world in this album in a soulful way that is contagious.

The album has 11 tracks with collaborations from top artistes all over Africa; Yemi Alade, Omawumi, Banky W, Runtown, Kayswitch, and Shaydee from Nigeria; Cassper Nyovest, Nasty C, Simphiwe Dana, Lection, Jaden and Ruff Sketch from South Africa; and Stanis from Cameroon. He says the album was inspired by his collaborations with all these artistes.

It was first launched a couple of weeks ago via his record label; Calabash Music, in Nigeria, and then it was launched in Douala as well. There will be an album signing party on the 8th of July. Stay tuned for updates! In the meantime do well to purchase the album. It is available at all music distribution sales points in the country at a cost price of 1000frs, and on all digital music sites as well.

FASHION PROFILING: SANHDRA FONDUFE'S NATURAL HAIR GETS THE BLOGGER TREATMENT.

There’s nothing sexier than a woman embracing her own beauty. It seems the amazon best seller "YEFON  BOOK" author couldn't be more pleased with her natural texture and length. We don't blame her.

The actress keeps us spellbound with her everlasting beauty and covetable style, and now she’s really hooked us after seeing her gorgeous, all-natural mane for quite a while. Whatever she’s doing, it’s clearly working.

Not just anyone can transition seamlessly with a blown out Afro, but Sanhdra Fondufe isn’t just anyone. Love your confidence, girl.

WARNING PHOTO SENCITIVE: BABY DUMPED IN A WELL

Some atrocities should really never be forgiven. However view what is happening in that region I wonder if judgement should be passed.  Photos of a Newborn Baby Dumped Inside a Well, Rescued Alive in Niger State. Source: Lawrencia Udefe

ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION: HONDURAS IS DETAINING MORE THAN 100 AFRICAN MIGRANTS AND THIS INCLUDES CHILDREN

Honduras has detained more than 100 African migrants, including some children.

The detention was carried out on Tuesday near the border with Nicaragua as they tried to make their way to the United States.

The migrants entered Honduras through the border of La Fraternidad, San Marcos de Colon, in the south, it was reported.

Immigration officers spotted the group walking along the Panamerican highway that connects the country and Nicaragua.

Migration authorities did not specify which countries they had come from but some 100 of them were said to be from Africa.

“We want to get through. That is why we are asking for an opportunity to the citizens and president of Honduras to let us through, so that we are able to continue as soon as possible because we have been travelling for a long time,” said an unidentified migrant.

A recurring situation, most immigrants entering southern Honduras do so through the border post of Guasaule.

HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH WANTS AN INDEPTH INVESTIGATION INTO THE DEATH OF THE 400 I RIM PRO TESTERS IN 2015

Over 400 Oromo protesters were killed in November 2015, and thousands others were arrested by Ethiopian security forces during widespread protests against the government’s proposed expansion of the capital Addis Ababa expected to impact on Oromia farming communities.

These figures and other forms of abuses, disputed by the Ethiopian government, were detailed by Human Rights Watch in a reportthey released on Wednesday calling on the Ethiopian government to support an independent investigation into the killings, arrests and abuses.

The Ethiopian government strongly disputed the figures saying only 173 people died, including 28 policemen and officials as cited by a Commission on Human Rights, reportsAFP.

“The Ethiopian Council of Human Rights is not a friend of the government and has registered only 103 names (of victims) … Human Rights Watch is very generous with numbers when it comes to Ethiopia,” the spokesman for the Ethiopian government, Getachew Reda, said referring to another figure by the independent Ethiopian Council of Human Rights.

“Overall, the security forces behaved in a very professional and responsible manner, but there are always a few bad apples,” he added.

Human Rights Watch observed that while the protests have largely subsided since April, the government crackdown has continued as many of those arrested remain in detention and hundreds have disappeared.

34 MIGRANTS WITH 20 CHILDREN INCLUDED WERE FOUND DEAD IN NIGER DESERT

34 migrants were found dead last week in the Nigerien desert in an attempt to travel to neighbouring Algeria, the Nigerien Ministry of Interior said in a statement.

Among the 34 found near Assamaka, a border post between Niger and Algeria, are five men, nine women and 20 children who “probably died of thirst, as is often the case,” it was suggested.

The statement said only two bodies, a Nigerian and a 26-year-old Nigerien woman, were identified adding that between June 6 and 12, many migrants had been abandoned by smugglers on the desert.

The Nigerien ministry also cautioned illegal migrants about the risks they face in trying to “take this perilous path managed by criminal networks”.

Join Fotemah Mba to foster progress in Africa!

Although Fotemah’s story begins in Cameroon, West Africa, the book of his life and travels is much thicker than that. The son of a distinguished educator and diplomat he spent most of his young life traveling the world. Fotemah was exposed to the cultures of such places as Algeria, Belgium & the United States; for this reason is a fluent speaker of four different languages. Even as a youngster he had an ear for music and was energized by the diverse sounds made known to him through his travels.

FASHION PROFILING A-list Actor; producer and model Syndy Emade gets the blogger treatment

Cameroonian A-list Actor; producer and model Syndy Emade gets the blogger treatment with her striking makeup venture.

Great make up is one thing, but when great make up is teamed with great styling, a wonderful model and beautiful photography, we have editorial gold. This is what is demonstrated in most of Syndy's look. The makeup is not only clean and precise, it is also very fitting to the overall mood of the final images. She strikes perfect balance, matching glamor with a feeling of the everyday that makes this look work so well.

I couldn't help but notice how artfully, softly and precisely her makeup was applied. This is brilliantly done.

SAMUEL ETO'O: DONE AND DUSTED. SAMUEL ETO'O TIES THE KNOD IN VINTAGE ITALIAN STYLE

Cameroonian international and one of Africa’s greatest footballers, Samuel Eto’o, married the mother of his children, Georgette Tra Lou, at a church in Stezzano, northern Italy on Tuesday afternoon.

The white wedding seals the nuptial of the two reported to have been traditionally married since 2007.

Samuel Eto’o, known for his fashion taste and style, decided to go classic as he drove to the church in a vintage Fiat 500L car dressed in a grey three-piece suit and a waistcoat.

His wife also arrived in a classic Mercedes Excalibur convertible car wearing a radiantly beautiful long flowing white dress holding a bouquet of white lilies.

The pair walked down the white carpet in glamour as their high-profiled guests cheered them on. Former teammates and friends of Eto’o including Carles Puyol of Barcelona, Inter Milan owner Massimo Morrati among others.