Aaron Leaf
Okayafrica
New York, NY, United States
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Watch Ilhan Omar on Stephen Colbert: 'I'm as American as Everyone Else Is'
The first-term American congresswomen from Minnesota talks about the xenophobic attacks against her → Read More
A White Couple Staged Their Wedding Photos as a Congolese Kidnapping—People Aren't Having It
A white woman in a wedding dress on top of a volcano wearing blood diamonds. These people actually did this. → Read More
Ilhan Omar is Running for Congress and the Alt Right is Trying to Sabotage Her
The first Somali-American legislator had her event with Rashida Tlaib interrupted by anti-Muslim activists including the Laura Loomer. → Read More
Watch: Barack Obama's Speech at Nelson Mandela's Centenary Celebration
Speaking live in South Africa, former US president Barack Obama speaks on Mandela's legacy. → Read More
Censored For Supporting Palestinian Rights, 'Young Fathers' Now Invited Back to German Music Festival
The band was disinvited from the Ruhrtriennale festival after refusing to distance themselves from the "boycott, divestment and sanctions" movement, or BDS. → Read More
Staff at Liberia's Biggest Newspaper Arrested
A Liberian newspaper known for its investigative approach to covering politics has been shut down, its offices closed, and its staff arreste → Read More
Staff at Liberia's Biggest Newspaper Arrested
A Liberian newspaper known for its investigative approach to covering politics has been shut down, its offices closed, and its staff arrested by police. Officially the closure and arrests are due to a civil matter, but the shut down has major implications for freedom of speech in Liberia. → Read More
"Suitcases of Cash": Sarkozy in Police Custody for Gaddafi Deal
Just as he was about to make a triumphant return to the French politics, former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has been detained by police over questions about 50 million euros ($US 61 million at today's exchange rate) his campaign received in the run-up to his 2007 electoral win. → Read More
"Suitcases of Cash": Sarkozy in Police Custody for Gaddafi Deal
Just as he was about to make a triumphant return to the French politics, former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has been detained by police over questions about 50 million euros ($US 61 million at today's exchange rate) his campaign received in the run-up to his 2007 electoral win. → Read More
950 South African Miners Are Trapped Underground
How could something as commonplace as a power outage imperil the lives of almost 1000 people? → Read More
950 South African Miners Are Trapped Underground
Around 950 South African miners are trapped in a gold mine near the city of Welkom, in central Free State after storms brought down nearby → Read More
George Weah Will be the Next President of Liberia
The football superstar has won the runoff election and will be sworn in next month. → Read More
And the Next President of South Africa Will Be...
Cyril Ramaphosa is the new president of the African National Congress. South Africa's current deputy president, Ramaphosa, defeated defeated → Read More
This Muslim Woman Was Detained and Harassed On Her Way to Rome
In case you need to be reminded, Islamophobia is real and it has a genuine impact on Muslims trying to go about their daily lives. As @g → Read More
This Muslim Woman Was Detained and Harassed On Her Way to Rome
"Islamophobia is rife—it's real" says this woman in a now viral video. → Read More
Why is this South African Agency Spreading Homophobic Lies?
South Africa's Film & Publication Board tweets fake news equating LGBTQ community with pedophilia. → Read More
Why is this South African Agency Spreading Homophobic Lies?
"A new symbol has been added to the LGBTQi called Pedosexual (P)" begins the tweet from South Africa's Film & Publication Board. The bl → Read More
Liberia Runoff to go Ahead Says Supreme Court
The Liberian Supreme Court announced that there will be no rerun to October's general election → Read More
Liberia Runoff to go Ahead Says Supreme Court
If you've been holding your breath over Liberia's electoral standoff, you can now breath again. → Read More
Black in Bogotá: Vicente García's video for 'Bachata en Kingston' Explores the Afro-Colombian Experience
The video for "Bachata en Kingston," follows two Colombians from the Caribbean as they go about their lives in cold Bogotá. It's a story tha → Read More