Saturday Night Live’ Cast Member Egobunma “Ego” Nwodim

 Image:Ego Nwodim/Instagram. In 2006, Nwodim, who is of Nigerian heritage, graduated from Eastern Technical High Schoolin Essex, Maryland, near Baltimore. She received a biology degree from University of Southern California. Deciding to pursue a career in comedy, she began taking classes at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre (UCB) in Los Angeles. Until joining SNL, Nwodim was a regular cast member at UCB, …

Germany Takes Rare Step in Putting Syrian Officers on Trial in Torture Case By Ben Hubbard

Activists have described the case, which involves charges of crimes against humanity in the early stages of the Syrian civil war, as a first, limited step toward justice. BEIRUT, Lebanon — After her arrest for protesting against the government in Syria in 2011, Nouran Alghamian landed in a notorious interrogation center, locked in a bug-infested …

FACTS ABOUT AFRICA

1. The Gambia has only one university. 2. Equatorial Guinea is Africa’s only spanish speaking country. 3. South Africa is the most visited African country. 4. Nigeria has the richest Black people in Africa. 5. Samuel Eto’o is the highest paid Footballer of all time, he received about £350,000 weekly in Russia in 2011. 6. …

A Fish-Factory Worker Infects 533 People With Covid-19 in Ghana by Ekow Dontoh

One person infected 533 people with the coronavirus at a fish factory in Ghana, accounting for more than a 10th of all cases recorded in the country so far and showing how precarious any progress in the fight against the disease can be. The mass infection occurred in Tema, 30 kilometers (17 miles) east of …

Nigeria’s Political Leaders Need to Win Trust to Tackle COVID-19 by Idayat Hassan

COVID-19 will require Nigeria's government to rely on already stretched communities and informal institutions. But there is a yawning gap in trust and accountability between citizens and the state in Nigeria – the crisis will force the state to attempt to bridge this divide. News stand in Lagos, Nigeria on April 12, 2020. Photo by …