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."
Kano — Commercial activities in the northern trade hub of Kano are down by half since 2010 because of the campaign of violence waged by militant group Boko Haram and government efforts to curb it, says the Kano traders’ union. “The north is losing heavily due to the violence. When you destabilize Kano, which is […]
Wazobia FM journalists, Yakubu Musa Fagge (presenter) and Mubarak Muhamad Sani (reporter), arrested on Sunday, were arraigned before a Magistrate court today. Arraigned alongside with them was the former director of the Kano Films and Censorship Board, Abubakar Rabo. The trio were arraigned for alleged criminal conspiracy, abetting, inciting disturbance, obstruction of public officers from […]
Ericsson today announced winners of the Apps for African City Life Competition. Team Shinsekai from Senegal won first prize for developing an app that aims to support environmental sanitation and hygiene development in cities. Second and third prizes went to two Kenyan teams, Easy Parking for their application aimed at helping motorists locate and pay […]
by Gary Axelbank Mamadou Gueye New York, NY – The Monroe Mustangs 2012-13 indoor track team is writing an amazing story. The latest chapter was composed at Friday’s Great Dane Classic hosted by the University at Albany at the NYC Armory. It opens with jumper Mamadou Gueye from Senegal, who went airborne on a long jump […]
Newark – A medical student from Essex County went out of his way twice during the blizzard to try to find a homeless manm who had nowhere to go. Rameez Ulhassan has been providing aid and comfort to Paul Boateng for about a year. Boateng has been confined to a wheelchair anf living on the […]
MORRISANIA — Four members of The Bronx’s growing African community have entered a closely watched City Council race, delighting supporters who seek more political muscle, but worrying leaders who fear a fractured African vote. The African candidates in the contest for the 16th District City Council seat include a Nigerian medical researcher, a Guinean businessman […]
By Kwabena Opong The Council of Ghanaian Associations of New Jersey (COGANJ) received on behalf of the Nima Police Station in Accra a number of policing paraphernalia from the Essex County Sheriff at Newark, NJ. The presentation made at the offices of the County Sheriff Armando B. Fontoura was a follow-up to the visit of […]
By José-Amed Kouyaté After three weeks of competition (January 19 to February 10) the curtain fell on the 29th African Cup of Nations football tournament, held in South Africa. The Super Eagles won the final against amazing Stallions of Burkina Faso, led by the tournament’s best player, Jonathan Pitroipa, 1-0. In the dream team of […]
Not since the 15th century has a pope resigned his throne. Speculation abounds regarding the pope’s unusual decision. Was it the sex-abuse scandal? Pope Benedict XVI stunned the Roman Catholic Church — and the world — with his announcement that he would turn in his scepter, effective February 28. To find a precedent for […]
By Luke Lythgoe In the wake of Pope Benedict XVI’s shock resignation, bookmakers and international media alike are heralding the prospect of Rome’s first black African pontiff. With the shock resignation this morning of Pope Benedict XVI, the international media has gone into overdrive in an attempt to predict the next spiritual leader of the […]