African women battle age-old opponents

I used to denigrate women who lie about their age or who get upset when you ask them about their age. Last week I found myself in a very tight spot when someone asked how old I was. There was this lingering temptation to lower the figure, but I decided against it. So when I told him he was shocked but my friends were even more shocked.

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Shining a spotlight on the African continent and the amazing achievements of Africans around the world, MTV Base can now reveal the nominees for the 2014 MTV Africa Music Awards.
The prestigious MTV Africa Music Awards (MAMA) nominations were revealed at a glittering nominations celebration at The Sands, Johannesburg, South Africa on Wednesday evening, where the biggest and brightest contemporary artists from across the African continent and beyond were nominated in 15 different categories...

Nigeria, Ghana and Cameroon are favourites to win the African Women Championship which kicks-off in Namibia on Saturday.