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Nigeria: Lagos Carnival 2013 Associated Press LAGOS— In Nigeria’s biggest city, a Monday morning typically sees bumper-to-bumper traffic as people struggle through heat and exhaust fumes to get to work. This Monday, however, the roads were not filled with cars, but with people celebrating the Lagos Carnival. Dancers in colorful costumes resembling those of Brazil’s […]

Aṣa (pronounced “Asha”) Asa fuses pop, r&b, world, funk, soul and reggae where she sings in both English and Yoruba. “Jailer” was released in 2009 on her “Live in Paris” album/CD. The song is about « the irony of oppression, the one that operates in everyday life » Asa’s album met recognition worldwide and the […]

Central African Republic names post-coup government Deutsche Welle Coup leader and self-proclaimed president Michel Djotodia has formed a caretaker government for the Central African Republic. In addition to the presidency, Djotodia will also assume the post of defense minister. In a decree read on national radio Sunday, Prime Minister Nicolas Tiangaye named the new transitional […]