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."
By Samuel Okiror Twitter The Democratic Republic of Congo accuses neighbouring Rwanda of recruiting former M23 rebels to help oust Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza, adding a worrying international dimension to an already incendiary crisis. Congolese government spokesman Lambert Mende Omalanga alleges that Rwanda has been paying ex-M23 fighters, exiled in Rwanda and Uganda, to join […]
By Kofi Ayim The city of Cambridge in the United Kingdom was founded in the 1st century and the University of Cambridge in 1208. The city of 128,500 residents may have seen geometric progression in development but the same cannot be said of the 800 plus year school, especially when it comes to their graduation […]
Tough economic conditions are fuelling demands for change but authoritarian leaders are thwarting the popular vote This year’s combination of the international commodity price crash and the Chinese economic slowdown, alongside a bumper political season with 16 elections in just twelve months, is proving harrowing for Africa’s democracy activists. Although opposition parties have made breakthroughs […]
A Nigerian judge has criticised a lawyer facing criminal charges after he turned up to court in Lagos with a defence team of more than 90 people. Justice Aishat Opesanwo described the approach as tantamount to “harassment and intimidation”, a statement by Nigeria’s anti-corruption agency says. Prominent lawyer Rickey Tarfa is charged with the obstruction […]
By Shamil Shams The Kenyan government has announced the closure of two refugee camps, including one of the world’s biggest, due to a lack of security and financial challenges. Rights groups have condemned the closure plan. Kenyan authorities said Friday the camps were having an adverse affect on the country’s economy. The African nation’s officials […]
New York, May 3, 2016 – Nigerian authorities should drop all criminal charges against journalist Jacob Onjewu Dickson and release him without delay, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. Dickson has been held in pre-trial detention onincitement charges since Friday. Police invited Dickson, a reporter for the news website Authentic News Daily, to the […]
May 2, 2016 (GIN) – The highly touted Paris Climate talks last year were supposed to produce an agreement among the world’s nations to “keep the oil in the soil” and reduce global greenhouse emissions, thus avoiding the threat of dangerous climate change. Scientists warn that if greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise, the threshold […]
May 2, 2016 (GIN) – Those ringing words– ‘Deal Me In!” – that thrilled fans of presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton in the U.S. could be sending a similar message of hope and change to voters here in Ghana. Although Africa has done better promoting women to the presidency, few Ghanaians were expecting to see the […]
May 2, 2016 (GIN) – Journalism must take a lead in countering hate-speech and propaganda. That’s the message of the Ethical Journalism Network, a press freedom watchdog on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day. Adopted in 1993 by the UN General Assembly on the recommendation of UNESCO at their general conference, Press Freedom Day […]
May 2, 2016 (GIN) – A poorly-constructed Nairobi building collapsed to the ground after days of heavy rain, taking 21 lives with 135 others rescued from the rubble. About 69 residents are still unaccounted for in the April 29 disaster. City officials now say the building had no occupancy permit although a neighbor, Jacob Kiruma, […]