Dr. Kwegyir Aggrey "Only the best is good enough for Africa."
Kwame Nkrumah "The independence of Ghana is meaningless unless it is linked up with the total liberation of Africa."
The West African regional body Ecowas has suspended Mali after last week’s military coup. A delegation of several Ecowas heads of state is to go to Mali to press the coup leaders to restore democracy. The decision to suspend Mali was taken at an emergency meeting held in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. “We cannot allow this […]
Buya Jammeh, AfricaNews reporter in Dakar, Senegal The African Union and ECOWAS Observer missions have commended Senegalese for the political maturity shown during the presidential run-off poll; the missions further stated that Senegal’s election in which incumbent President Abdoulaye Wade conceded defeat was an example to all African leaders Speaking to journalists at a press […]
Misheck Rusere, AfricaNews reporter in Harare, Zimbabwe Zimbabwe’s much touted literacy rate of more than 90% has been disputed as having been outdated since the figures are based on data collected by UNESCO and the government more than a decade ago. We roughly estimate that the literacy rate for those over 15 is dropping […]
By Kofi Ayim The City of Newark is experiencing one of the most exciting periods of hope and is poised for a big takeoff within the next few years. This assessment was given by Mayor Cory A. Booker at the second annual African-American Media Breakfast held last month at The Newark Club, Newark, New […]
From African Services Committee March 14th, 2012 (New York, NY) On an unseasonably mild March day, 1,300 immigrants and their allies representing 94 organizations warmed up Albany even more. Coming from all corners of the state, they converged on Albany for the New York Immigration Coalition’s 15th Annual Immigrants’ Day of Action. The day marked […]
Association of African Journalists and Writers (AAJW) March 27 *Africans discussing African issues* : The newly formed Association of African Journalists and Writers (AAJW) presents a film and discussion with our special guest Al Jazeera English for the screening of “Crisis in the Horn of Africa” on April 23 specifically targeting the African community in […]
THIS WEEK’S TOPIC ON GREEN AFRICA: Economics of Waste Management PLEASE JOIN THIS WEEK’S DISCUSSION LIVE BY PHONE AND SKYPE The waste management industry is broad, covering the collection, transport, processing, recycling or disposal, and monitoring of waste materials. Growing rapidly rate everywhere in the world, the Sector is represented by a host […]
Mr Fritz Baffour, Minister of Information, on Saturday reaffirmed government’s commitment to assisting the National Film and Television Institute (NAFTI) with the necessary credit facility in its restructuring, infrastructural and technological development. He said the credit facility would help transform the Institute’s into a sub-regional centre of excellence in training creative and media arts students […]
Airtel Ghana has announced that it will join hands with Friends of the Museum, a not-for-profit organization interested in the promotion of the national museum and Ghana’s cultural heritage. This collaboration was announced at a discussion series with the theme for the month: “Why Heritage Matters” hosted by Adventurers of the Diaspora (AiD). Airtel’s support […]
Luanda — Brazil’s ambassador to Angola, Ana Cabral, on Monday here considered the cultural interchange among the Portuguese Speaking Countries Community (CPLP) positive, ANGOP has learnt. Speaking to ANGOP, on the fringe of the opening of the preparatory meeting of the culture ministers of the mentioned community, set for Tuesday, the ambassador said there is […]