Lagos and Abuja, among top most expensive cities in Africa

Lagos and Abuja have been listed among the top four cities in Africa with high cost of living, according to an index released by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) on 25 African cities.

Ice Prince Wins 'Best African Act' at BET Awards, 2013

He has made Yvonne Nelson proud.

Ice Prince has won the award for ‘Best African Act‘ at the 2013 edition of the BET Awards.

The Chocolate City rapper was awarded the coveted prize this evening at the BET Broadcast Centre a few hours before the awards proper kicks off at the  Nokia Theatre L.A. live in Los Angeles , California.

Last year, he lost the award to Wizkid and Sarkodie but it’s no small feat this year beating former winner and fellow Nigerian 2face Idibia, Toya Delazy from South Africa, Donald (South Africa), R2Bees (Ghana) and Radio and Weasel (Uganda).

Ice Prince becomes the fourth Nigerian artiste to win the award since 2face and D’banj jointly won it in 2011 and Wizkid in 2012.

Obama Speaks on Africa and Gays

US President Barack Obama has once again defended gay rights across the Africa but now citing Nelson Mandela's plight as inspiration.
Obama said he understood that different religions and cultures adhered to different beliefs and traditions, but that the simple principle of equality should be the guide for states and governments. “I want the African people to just hear what I believe,” Obama said.

Both Obama and Bush Head to Africa

President Obama and former president George W. Bush will be in Africa soon. Former president Bush who made the fight against AIDS in Africa a major part of his administration, will soon be heading to Zambia and Tanzania.

In Zambia, Bush and former first lady Laura Bush will help open a clinic to combat cervical cancer. Mrs. Bush will host an African First Ladies Summit in Tanzania on July 2-3, a project of the George W. Bush Institute.

Obama and first lady Michelle Obama leave Wednesday for diplomatic trips to Senegal, South Africa and Tanzania; they are scheduled to return to the White House on July 3.

The two presidents are not scheduled to meet in Tanzania -- but Mrs. Obama is scheduled to join the Bushes at the African First Ladies Summit.

Wole Soyinka to Lead Announcement of the 2013 Future Award Winners

 

Professor Wole Soyinka with the Executive Director of The Future Project, Chude Jideonwo

The Central Working Committee for The Future Awards, which is going Africa-wide this season, has formally announced the judges for 2013 awards, as well as the judges for Young Person of the Year - The Africa Prize.

The Africa Prize is presented in partnership with the youth office of the African Union Commission.

The awards are judged over a two-month period, supervised by a central working committee, a board of judges and an independent audit committee - an 8-year rigorous process with checks and balances that has produced many of Nigeria's most prominent young leaders in the past decade.