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."
In June 2007, a previously undocumented monkey known locally as “Lesula” was found in the forests of the middle Lomami Basin in central Democratic Republic of Congo. This new species is described as Cercopithecus lomamiensis. (PHOTO ESSAY: New Monkey Species Identified in DR Congo) Cape Town — Scientific journal Plos One has published a paper […]
Abidjan — Researchers from Africa and Brazil’s agricultural sectors are establishing a new partnership to enable the transfer of agricultural technologies, in support of cotton production in Africa. The partnership aims to reinforce scientific cooperation between the agricultural sectors of Africa, Brazil and other Latin American countries. The partnership was formalized in Brasilia, Brazil, last […]
By Kwabena Opong The fourth African Diaspora Festival was held on Sunday, September 9 at Lincoln Park in Newark, NJ. with African cultural and dances from the African and African American communities in the city. The event which was held in honor of Mr. Balozi Harvey, former Executive Director, Essex County Economic Development Corporation, […]
By Kwabena Opong Ghanaians and friends of Ghana congregated at The Riverside Church in New York to pay tribute to the memory of Late President John Atta Mills who died on July 24 at 68 years. Welcoming the audience to his church, Rev. Stephen Phelps, rector of the Riverside Church recollected his acquaintance and […]
by Kofi Ayim Indigenes and friends of Akwapim Traditional Area in Ghana has been urged to help build an Information Technology Center at Akwapim in the Eastern Region of Ghana. This challenge was made during the 27th anniversary celebration of the Odwira Festival by the Okuapeman Association of USA and Canada (OKUSACA) September 1, at […]
President Barack Obama and Governor Mitt Romney are clearly interested in Latino and Jewish votes in the 2012 campaign cycle. But, obviously no mention of votes of Africans in America. Does the African votes exist? America votes without Africa Provocative, inspiring, and call for action describes America votes without Africa […]
By Donat Muamba Mbuji Mayi, DR Congo — Despite the desperate lack of access to water for domestic use in Mwene Ditu, in the central Democratic Republic of Congo, Dieudonné Ilunga spent a good part of July blocking up residents’ wells. “They’ve dug them in old cemeteries, in newly-demarcated lots, next to toilets,” said […]
He was once one of the most feared men in Libya. Now Abdullah al-Senussi, Muammar Gaddafi’s former spy chief, is back in the country – after being … ( Resource: Gaddafi Spy Chief in Libyan Hands Johannesburg — Buried in the filing cabinet of a Libyan intelligence chief, Human Rights Watch found evidence of collusion […]
The Judicial Conduct Committee has recommended that a tribunal be appointed to investigate a complaint by Constitutional Court judges against Western Cape Judge President John Hlophe. “The committee considered that this complaint, if established, will prima facie indicate gross misconduct which may lead to impeachment,” the committee said in a statement on Thursday. “Accordingly, the […]
By Melissa Britz Cape Town — Smallholder agriculture has potential not only to alleviate poverty in South Africa, but to spur general economic growth, a major conference on combating poverty and inequality has heard. Given that South Africa’s growth is lagging behind that of many smaller African economies, the potential of small farmers to […]