Africa

GoDaddy’s CEO Bob Parsons kills elephants like you wear pants

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I imagine this isn't Bob Parsons holding a copy of the "Problem Elephant Times"

GoDaddy CEO Bob Parsons is getting beaten up around the Internet due to a fun fact that isn’t actually a whole lot of fun: Parsons kills elephants. And he filmed it for GoDaddy, joyously. This’ll end well. Read more

Quote of the Day

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As someone who often says stupid things, I’m pretty adept at identifying other people doing the same. As is the case with a Nigerian Archbishop who says that Muslims are mass-producing more Muslims to help take over the world. Read more

Poker will solve all of Africa's problems

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I rarely do good things for people, so it’s a privilege to do something nice for the people of Africa. Some celebrities are getting together as part of the World Series of Poker 2009 festivities, in conjunction with Enough, to raise money for the various crises in Africa and, presumably, avoid making racially insensitive jokes. Read more

Man bites snake, defeats it in battle

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I’m thinking there’s no good time to fight a huge python but if there’s a worst possible time, it’s probably when you’re unarmed in Kenya. Unless you’re this dude, who apparently fought a python off for THREE HOURS. Read more

Quote of the Day

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The Bank of Zimbabwe is releasing a $10 trillion note, roughly the equivalent of 30 US dollars. Yeah. So we’d all be like quadrillionaires. Zimbabwe: Land of dreams. “In a move meant to ensure that the public has access to their money from banks, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe has introduced a new family of ... Read more

This is what a beer costs in Zimbabwe

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So I think we all know that parts of Africa are a bit, shall we say, poor as dirt (like literally, dirt makes more income than they do). But apparently their currency is so devalued that this is what it cost to get a beer last year. Read more

Kim Kardashian is empowering Africa

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From a dinner called “Empowerment for Africa” last night in NYC… Read more

Women's breasts used to commit crime

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Just when you thought women couldn’t get more deadly comes this piece of news from Uganda; a new trend is women rubbing chloroform on their ample bosoms to knock men out and steal all their belongings. Sexy and devious! Read more

African prostitutes are magical!

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Scientists have discovered that some Kenyan prostitutes may be immune to AIDS. What does this mean to you other than that perhaps you can have unprotected sex with more Kenyan whores? Read on! Seriously if you expect me to search out pics of African prostitutes, you’re sadly mistaken Researchers in Canada report discovery of unusual ... Read more