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."
Africa: Gauteng Ready for Afcon Spectacle Pretoria — With just a few days left to the start of the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon), the Gauteng provincial government says it is pulling all the stops to ensure the tournament is a success. The province has the privilege of hosting the Afcon opening game on […]
New York — UNICEF today warmly welcomed the launch by Save the Children of a new Report, Ending Poverty in Our Generation – Save the Children’s vision for a post-2015 framework. “The new Save the Children report is an important contribution to discussions on the critical question of how the world can best address the […]
Africa: ‘White Wizard’ Hopes DR Congo Can Produce Magic Democratic Republic of Congo is widely regarded as the most dangerous of the lowest seeds going into the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations. The reasons include a proud record in the competition that includes two titles, several outstanding footballers, and a coach set to make […]
By Francis Kagolo Kampala — The University of Burkingham in the UK has suspended its affiliation to Victoria University in Uganda that was established about a year ago. The suspension was connected to Uganda’s laws against homosexuality and the Anti-homosexuality Bill currently before Parliament. The Victoria University Chancellor, Prof. Apolo Nsibambi, told New Vision that […]
Ouagadougou — Recent fighting between herders and farmers in Burkina Faso’s central-eastern Sangou area which left seven people dead is a warning that recurrent violence between the two groups could get out of hand unless urgent action is taken. “We are used to having frequent clashes between herders and farmers in this part of the […]
In a ruling that lasted five minutes, a new judge appointed to the Ethiopian Court of Cassation in the capital, Addis Ababa, rejected on January 8, 2012, an appeal filed on behalf of award-winning journalist Reeyot Alemu, according to local journalists. Reeyot, who wrote columns critical of the government for the now-defunct independent weekly Feteh, […]
The acquittal of two Cameroonian men jailed for “looking gay” because they wore women’s clothes exposes the systematic discrimination against perceived homosexuals in the country, Amnesty International said today as the pair’s convictions were overturned by an appeals court. Jonas Kimie and Franky Ndome have spent more than a year in prison following their arrest […]
By Tommy Trenchard Freetown — The air is heavy with the smell of marijuana as Gibrilla (23) expertly rolls a large joint at the Members of Blood (M.O.B) gang base in a poor neighborhood of Sierra Leone’s capital, Freetown. He is part of a generation of young people faced with a chronic shortage of jobs, […]
By Wendy Atkins Technological innovation, especially in mobile, will be critical to improving agricultural productivity, but R&D funding must be ramped up after years of neglect When Ismail Serageldin, director of the Library of Alexandria, told the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) that global population growth meant food production would have to increase by 70 […]
By Lamin B. Darboe, 9 January 2013 President Yahya Jammeh has sent out a clear message to the European Union and the outside world, declaring that he will never be blackmailed by a group with “chicken change” to accept what is not in the interest of the Gambian people. President Jammeh, who was speaking yesterday […]