Joint List says Government Responsible For ‘Cruel Lynching’ of Eritrean
Security camera footage showing an Eritrean man being shot in the Beersheba central bus station on October 18, 2015, after he was thought to be...
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Park Planned For Downtown Raleigh To Highlight African-American Legacy in NC
RALEIGH, N.C. — Organizers are one step closer to building a park dedicated to highlighting the African-American experience in North Carolina, but they still...
Unearthing The Origins of East Africa’s Lost Civilization
@ CNN On the Tanzanian coast, 330 km south of capital Dar es Salaam, there’s a stillness out on the water that belies the frenetic...
Yorkshire Woman Wins Honour For Tackling ill-health in Africa
Cokie van der Velde at the awards ceremony A YORKSHIRE woman was honoured last night at a star-studded event today. Cokie van der Velde was...
Guinea Bissau’s Justice System Has Serious Dysfunctions, Warns UN Human Rights Expert
While the situation of justice in Guinea-Bissau is ‘sad’ and ‘terrible,’ the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyer today noted...
Global Economic Slowdown in Danger of Persisting
The global economic slowdown shows a risk of extending into next year, along with a prolonged period of disinflation, according to the overwhelming majority of...
Are The Women in Kenya Oppressed? Maina Kageni’s Topic Raises A Storm on Social Media
Maina Kageni Maina Kageni has once again made his voice heard in regards to the oppression of women by society. Speaking through his Facebook page...
As Facebook Inc. Expands Internet.org in Africa, Does the Service Violate Net Neutrality?
Critics continue to shine a light on some of the difficulties that come with balancing business needs with public works. SOURCE: FACEBOOK In today’s era...
Zambia’s Plan to Revamp Its Flailing Economy? Divine Intervention.
When Zambia’s currency dropped to an all-time low last month, earning itself the bottom-ranking slot on Bloomberg’s scale, President Edgar Lungu came up with a...
Angola, Cuba to Promote Training for Child Care
The professional training was the main issue of the speech given today by the organizing secretary of the Federation of Cuban Women (FMC), Surina Acosta,...
Sudan Expresses Willingness To Allow Humanitarian Access To The Two Areas
Sudan’s foreign minister Ibrahim Ghandour has told a visiting donor delegation that the government is ready to allow international aid groups to access South Kordofan...
Central African Republic: Avoiding an Electoral Flare-up
Ex-Seleka and anti-balaka combatants have been marching on the capital Bangui, aiming at direct confrontation. The prospect of presidential elections, planned for December, is fuelling tensions further. After the...
Deeper Than The Headlines: Oxfam’s Africa, Drone Surveillance + More Drone Surveillance
An article from Rwanda’s The New Times spells out the Rwandan government’s response to the UN’s efforts to institute a drone surveillance program in the...
Africa Fashion is very Natural
Since I have been married to my husband who is from Africa (Liberia), I have fell in love with the clothing designs from Africa. My...
Press freedom Is Not An Option
As disquiet, disbelief and even embarrassment rippled through Parliament over the contentious Parliamentary Powers and Privileges Bill, 2014, a Somali saying crossed my mind: Somali...
Ronaldo, Raúl, Di Stéfano: Madrid’s goal machines
With Cristiano Ronaldo becoming Real Madrid’s all-time top scorer, UEFA.com profiles the Portugal forward alongside Raúl González and Alfredo Di Stéfano, the men he has overtaken ...
Engaging With An Aspirational Africa
Africa is no longer just about resources. India’s attitude towards Africa cannot remain imprisoned in the ‘dark continent’ stereotype. Neither can it be defined solely...
A Nigerian Ebola Doctor Could Be The First Black African To Go To Space
No black African has ever been in space but that could change soon. Freeman Osonuga, a Nigerian doctor, recognized for his work as an Ebola...
Emanuel Kawishe, director of the legal services department of the National Electoral Commission of Tanzania Peter Clottey A prominent official of the National Electoral Commission...
India-Africa Forum Summit: A New Twist to Modi’s Foreign Policy?
India’s trade with Africa has increased from $39 billion in 2009-10 to $71.4 billion in 2014-15, with the surge in exports. On the other hand,...