Afrobeat master Femi Kuti may have broken the world record for the longest single note held on a saxophone. He is said to have attained the feat on Sunday (7 May) at the New Africa Shrine in Lagos as shared by his sister, Yeni Anikulapo-Kuti, on her Instagram page @yenikuti. “This evening 7th May at the New Africa Shrine, Femi …

More than 200 migrants are feared to have drowned in the Mediterranean over the weekend trying to reach European shores, according to testimony from survivors. The UN refugee agency UNHCR says it recorded more than 6,000 people crossing the Mediterranean to reach Italy from Friday to Sunday. But the perilous journey in rickety, overcrowded boats means many of those risking …

Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservative CDU has won a decisive victory over its Social Democrat rivals in an election in Germany’s northern state of Schleswig-Holstein on Sunday. The CDU won with 33 per cent of the vote compared to the SPD’s 26 per cent, down from 30 per cent. The result is a boost for Merkel, who is seeking a fourth …