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 United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has warned Kenya not to expel Somali refugees in response to al-Shabab’s massacre of students. Kenya has given UNHCR three months to close the the Dadaab refugee camp, which houses 350,000 Somali refugees. The Kenyan government believes al-Shabab militants who killed 148 people at Garissa University hid in the […]
Drama unfolded at Parliament’s Appointment Committee on Tuesday when Deputy Minister of Natural Resources designate, Kwabena Mintah-Akandoh stated as part of his work experience that he held the post of Dining Hall Prefect. This experience, which he gained at his Senior High School level, he inferred, is adequate enough to help him function at the […]
y Ukachi Uwadinobi New York HAS NIGERIA ARRIVED AT the vanguard of real change? Are the roots of democracy finally digging in? “I certainly think so,” said Mary Nwachukwu, assistant director of personnel at a computer services firm in Lagos, Nigeria. “The election of Buhari marked an epic turning point in the country. PDP could […]
by Kwabena Opong This year’s election in Nigeria is impacting the Ghanaian political scene in a way never experienced before. Particularly among the largest opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) the feeling is one of hope for their party in 2016. For the first time Ghanaians showed a deep interest in what was going to transpire […]
by Adrian Kriesch in Yola One year ago, more than 200 school girls from Chibok were kidnapped by Boko Haram militants. Parents of the missing girls told DW’s correspondent in Nigeria, Adrian Kriesch, they remain optimistic. Lawal Emos clenches his fist and kneads his fingers. He had firmly resolved not to cry when he talks […]
Kenya is mourning 148 people killed April 2 in al-Shabab attack on Garissa university campus, amid questions over why warnings were ignored. Kenyan newspapers say there was intelligence information of an imminent attack on a school or university. Locals question why security was not heightened, with only two guards on duty at the time of […]
“The Ark of Return,” a memorial to the victims of slavery, was unveiled at the United Nations Visitors Plaza on March 25, in a ceremony attended by U.N. officials and foreign dignitaries, Tequila Minsky reports in Caribbean Life. The striking marble monument, with triangular panels designed to echo the triangular nature of the slave trade, […]
President Obama’s immigration relief action may have been temporarily blocked by a Texas judge, but the city of New York and nonprofit organizations working with the city are proceeding with efforts to offer free legal screening and advice to immigrants, so as to be ready, says Nisha Agarwal, commissioner for the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant […]
By Michael Schwirtz A Bronx teenager who fell off the roof of a six-story apartment building on Thursday while fleeing police officers died of his injuries on Saturday April 4 at St. Barnabas Hospital, the police said.Authorities said Hakeem Kuta, 17, was with a group of other teenagers who were smoking marijuana Thursday evening in […]
by Ben Alexander Sporting bright kente cloth of the same design as shown on the front cover of his book, author Kofi Ayim spent a pleasant Saturday afternoon at Newark’s Priory discussing “The Akan of Ghana” with an eager and receptive audience. In the course of his presentation Ayim urged attendees to know their cultural […]