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."
As the country struggles to curb the violent activities of the Islamic fundamentalist sect, Boko Haram, international intelligence agencies have uncovered plans by al-Qaeda, to launch fresh attacks on Nigeria, Ghana and two other African countries. Al-Qaeda, which was founded by the late Osama bin Laden, has launched attacks all over the world. Investigations by […]
How to make positive contribution to peace and stability in Africa tests the sincerity and political wisdom of a country in conducting cooperation with Africa. As good friend, good partner and good brother, China will continue to be committed to improving Africa’s security environment. In recent years, some obvious achievements have been made in the […]
By Lanre Akinola As the international community begins defining a post-2015 development agenda, Africa faces a twin crisis of access and learning. With new research, in depth coverage and perspectives from leading thinkers, This Is Africa considers the role learning might play in a post-MDG development agenda on education. This September we are taking […]
By Laura Walubengo Rapper 50 Cent is looking for business partners from Africa, Kenya included, to be the sole distributors of his energy drink SK in their respective countries. SK, which stands for Street King, is an energy drink developed by the musician and businessman to not only provide a body boost, but […]
By Richard Joseph On May 18, 2012, a Symposium of the G-8 Summit was convened in Washington, DC to launch a major initiative on global agriculture and food security. In addition to President Barack Obama, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, and several leaders of international organizations, the featured speakers included four African presidents: […]
By Sir Fazle Hasan Abed “We need to put the child student where she belongs, at the center of the learning process, where she can harness her skills and look forward to a prosperous adulthood,” says Sir Fazle Hasan Abed Across the developing world, more children are enrolled in formal education than ever before. […]
South Darfur is known as a troubled region, beset by years of conflict, poverty and human suffering. Yet the Honey Value Chain Project – part of the United Nations Development Programme’s (UNDP) early recovery activities in Darfur – is bringing hope and economic opportunity to this distressed state in Sudan. The project – implemented in […]
By Julius Phiri CARITAS-Chipata Good Governance Programmes Coordinator, Mthaziko Zulu has appealed to the judiciary to mete out stiffer punishment to anyone harassing journalists in Zambia. Mr. Zulu said the victimization and harassment of journalists was not health adding that meting out stiffer punishment would stop people victimizing journalists. He said in Chipata yesterday […]
Mogadishu, Somalia — President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed announced on Saturday that candidates rejected as members of parliament by the selection committee will be judged by Mogadishu’s high court, Garowe Online reports. President Sharif at a press conference on Saturday night stated that Mogadishu’s high court would be giving the final judgment on candidates rejected by […]
THE government has no plans to evict 48,000 people belonging to the Maasai tribe from Serengeti to pave way for hunting activities by foreigners. A press statement issued by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism signed by the Ministry’s Spokesperson, Mr. George Matiku, revealed that there won’t be evictions. The statement was responding to […]