Archive for: August, 2019

Famed Ivorian Musician DJ Arafat Dies in Road Crash

Ivorian musician DJ Arafat has died of injuries he sustained in a motor bike accident, according to his management The 33-year-old, whose real name is Ange Didier Houon, died on Monday in a hospital in Abidjan. He had been undergoing treatment after the accident on Sunday, his spokesman Yves Roland stated. “He was involved in […]

‘Big Bang Theory’ Producer Makes New Comedy, With Nigerian Immigrant Character Lead

by ANTHONY D’ALESSANDRO At a time when President Donald Trump is pushing a fierce policy on U.S. immigration, TV creator Chuck Lorre is out to remind the nation’s TV viewers how great immigrants are again with his new CBS series Bob Hearts Abishola. The Big Bang Theory co-creator showed up at TCA wearing a yellow […]

Police in South Africa Arrest 560 ‘Undocumented’ Foreigners in Raid

by BUKOLA ADEBAYO Nearly 600 foreigners were arrested in a police raid on a business district in Johannesburg, South Africa, police and government officials said Thursday. The operation involving immigration officials and customs in the commercial hub on Wednesday was to rid the area of counterfeit businesses and crime, South African Police Service said. “Over […]

Botswana Rolling Out Red Carpet for Investors

by POLOKO TAU Botswana has promised to roll out the red carpet for investors, urging them not to be discouraged by its small population from doing business in the country because decent returns are part of the package. Speaking at the official opening of the 14th Global Expo Botswana in the capital city Gaborone this […]

Senegal is Choking on Plastic Waste

by ANNA PUJOL-MAZZANI Senegal is struggling with a massive plastic waste issue, with tens of thousands of tons of it ending up in the ocean every year. A problem that is not only threatening the coastal population but also the economy. Environmentalists have long urged a change of policy regarding the use of plastics and […]

To Cry and be Paid for it

There are hired attorneys, hired financial experts, hired drivers and other hired professional services. In Ghana, there are funeral contractors who engage the services of professional criers for grieving families at funeral events. Predominant among the Akan people, this phenomenon is unsurprising for its historical longevity among ancient people. The criers execute the job with […]

SICKLE CELL IS MANAGEABLE – DR. ALUYA

by KOFI AYIM Sickle cell anemia is an inheritable disease that predominantly affects people of African descent. It has been recognized in sub-Saharan Africa for over five thousand years, but this hereditary, non-contagious disease was only unearthed and documented in the United States in 1910. Globally, about 330,000 babies are born each year with the […]

IS WESTERN DEMOCRACY ANATHEMA TO AFRICA?

A number of developed countries practice Western-type democracy as their system of governance. Western countries and the U.S. not only tout their democratic credentials as the best in the world, they tend to foist their system on emerging nations in a “one size fits all” system. The U.S. has a complex maze of electing its […]

NEW IMMIGRANTS TO U.S. FACE TOUGH SCRUTINY

by KOFI AYIM The Trump administration has issued a new rule that toughens the requirements for legal immigrants who seek to remain in the U.S. and at the same time has put a bite in the hitherto docile and dormant existing laws on immigration. The new regulation, which starts on October 15, 2019, ensures that […]

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