President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government used strong-arm tactics to force Robert Mugabe’s family to lift their objections to his burial at the National Heroes Acre burial, it was reported on Sunday.Mnangagwa’s emissaries, in negotiations with the family, threatened to seize various properties from the former president’s widow and children in a dramatic showdown that ended in […]
Sep 26 2019 | Posted in
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Nigeria began repatriating more than 600 of its citizens from South Africa following a wave of deadly xenophobic attacks that frayed relations among neighbouring nations. Private Nigerian airline Air Peace volunteered to fly people for free back to the commercial capital Lagos on Wednesday. It was not immediately clear how many people boarded the flight, […]
Sep 26 2019 | Posted in
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by ACHA LEKE / TAWANDA SIBANDA Africa is digitizing rapidly – but this trend has been hidden from the view of many global investors and executives. For example, Africa already has 122 million active users of mobile financial services, more than half the global total, and smartphone connections and mobile data traffic are increasing rapidly. […]
Sep 26 2019 | Posted in
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by ANTHONY V. COPPOLA A Ghanaian native living in Millville, NJ man was arrested Wednesday on charges that he defrauded more than 30 people of $2.1 million in an elaborate online dating scheme where he and conspirators acted as United States military members attempting to ship gold bars home. Rubbin Sarpong, 35, was to appear […]
Sep 26 2019 | Posted in
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The announcement of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe that Japan’s private sector will invest $20 billion over three years in infra- structure and human development on the African continent is very welcome news. Shinzo Abe gave this assurance while addressing African leaders at the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) VII in Yokohama, Japan, […]
Sep 25 2019 | Posted in
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In mid-September of each year, world leaders descend on New York City to attend the General Assembly Session of the United Nations. Speeches, symposia, and fanfares are basically the hallmarks of the yearly event. Official engagements, networking, and discussions on the sidelines are held between and among power brokers, as well as shakers and movers […]
Sep 25 2019 | Posted in
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by KOFI AYIM A non-profit medical organization, Ghana Medical Relief, completed yet another successful mission to Ghana from July 22 to 25 of this year. The four-day free medical project carried out at Anomabo, an ancient town in the Central Region of Ghana, covered areas in pediatric urology, medical, dental, gynecology/obstetrics, and basic health education […]
Sep 21 2019 | Posted in
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by KAYLIN JORGE It’s official. Zulfat Suara has become the first Muslim elected to the Metro Nashville Council. Back in August, Suara won a run-off amid a crowded field for an at-large seat on the city government. With just five vacant at-large seats, there were 15 candidates. Incumbent Bob Mendes won one of the seats […]
Sep 20 2019 | Posted in
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by SADICK ABUBAKAR The 16th King of the Asante people in Ghana, His Royal Highness Nana Otumfuo Osei Tutu II delivered a keynote address at the U.N. High Level Forum on Culture of Peace at the United Nations General Assembly on September 13, 2019. Prior to the U.N. keynote, he addressed a gathering of leaders […]
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by M.O. Ene A steady influx of millions of immigrants, both legal and illegal, has undoubtely formented resentment in South Africa, where the current unemployment rate hovers at 29%. According to a 2018 Pew Research poll, about 62% of South Africans believe that immigrants, with the majority of them hailing from other African nations, are […]
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