Lawmakers in Rio de Janeiro, where plastic surgery is all the rage, have approved draft legislation banning cosmetic surgery for dogs and cats, Brazilian media said Wednesday. Conservative lawmaker Graca Pereira is behind the move…
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Africa’s first clitoral restoration hospital set to open in March
A UFO cult is behind Africa’s first clitoral restoration hospital in Burkina Faso, set to open in March, which will offer a controversial surgery to victims of female genital mutilation. The Raelian sect believes that…
Homophobia: Being gay is illegal in Cameroon
Homophobic laws are spreading on the African continent. In Nigeria and Uganda, homosexuality is severely punished. But it’s Cameroon that has the highest number of gay people behind bars. Our reporters Marc Perelman and Johan…
The real deal behind the Kenya Power Charity Cup!
Kenya Power Charity Cup is an annual football tournament that is a contest between 4 Kenya Premier League and Division One teams as selected by fans in a voting system. The whole purpose of…
Young DJ set to be first black African in space
No one in Mandla Maseko’s family has ever stepped outside South Africa, but the young township DJ is set to rocket into space next year. From the dusty district of Mabopane, near Pretoria, 25-year-old Maseko…
Lifestyle disorders top health issues in Arab world
Heart disease and stroke have replaced infectious disease as the top causes of early death in the Arab world, tracking the West in a trend towards lifestyle disorders, The Lancet reported Monday. An international consortium…
French daredevil plans ‘green’ New York to Paris flight
French adventurer Raphaël Dinelli plans to fly across the Atlantic in 2015 in a plane powered only by seaweed and sunshine. Dinelli, 44, a well-known French round-the-world sailor, has designed a non-polluting plane, called Eraole. He…
S.Africa’s Mandela a fighter even as death nears
South Africa’s ailing first black president Nelson Mandela is still teaching life lessons and remains a fighter even as he approaches death, his daughter said Tuesday. “Tata (father) is still with us, very strong… very…
Rare Nelson Mandela mementos to go for auction
A collection of Nelson Mandela’s personal items, including his photograph with boxing legend Muhammad Ali, will go under the hammer in South Africa next week, in a rare auction of the peace icon’s memorabilia. The…
Filmmaker battles to save historic Ghana cinema
The Rex, a single-storey, slope-roofed movie house was once the hotspot for film fans in Ghana, but, like many of the country’s cinemas, it hardly shows movies anymore. The building is now abandoned, except on…