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."
An anti-gay group in Liberia distributed fliers over the weekend with a hit list of people who support gay rights, and one member of the group threatened to “get to them one by one.” The fliers mark the latest development in an increasingly hostile national debate about gay rights in this country on Africa’s western […]
Shortages in Mali as coup sanctions start Malians scramble to stockpile fuel and other items as post-coup embargo by West African neighbors begins to take hold. Malians have lined up outside gas stations holding jerry cans, water bottles and plastic jugs, as the West African nation braces itself for sanctions imposed as a consequence of […]
Walter Nana Wilson The African Union, AU, has given a resounding support to the candidacy of Nigerian Finance Minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala for president of the World Bank. Nominations for the post expired on Friday, March 23. In a statement, the AU said the “impeccable credentials of Dr. Okonjo-Iweala make her the best candidate for […]
By Pamela Appea A conference on Women & Social Change in Emerging Democracies was held in New York on March 29th at the Beekman Towers in Manhattan. Sponsored by the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA); Eng. Aja Eze Foundation; and the Center for Media & Peace Initiatives, the event was attended by […]
The West African regional body Ecowas has suspended Mali after last week’s military coup. A delegation of several Ecowas heads of state is to go to Mali to press the coup leaders to restore democracy. The decision to suspend Mali was taken at an emergency meeting held in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. “We cannot allow this […]
Buya Jammeh, AfricaNews reporter in Dakar, Senegal The African Union and ECOWAS Observer missions have commended Senegalese for the political maturity shown during the presidential run-off poll; the missions further stated that Senegal’s election in which incumbent President Abdoulaye Wade conceded defeat was an example to all African leaders Speaking to journalists at a press […]
Misheck Rusere, AfricaNews reporter in Harare, Zimbabwe Zimbabwe’s much touted literacy rate of more than 90% has been disputed as having been outdated since the figures are based on data collected by UNESCO and the government more than a decade ago. We roughly estimate that the literacy rate for those over 15 is dropping […]
By Kofi Ayim The City of Newark is experiencing one of the most exciting periods of hope and is poised for a big takeoff within the next few years. This assessment was given by Mayor Cory A. Booker at the second annual African-American Media Breakfast held last month at The Newark Club, Newark, New […]
From African Services Committee March 14th, 2012 (New York, NY) On an unseasonably mild March day, 1,300 immigrants and their allies representing 94 organizations warmed up Albany even more. Coming from all corners of the state, they converged on Albany for the New York Immigration Coalition’s 15th Annual Immigrants’ Day of Action. The day marked […]
Association of African Journalists and Writers (AAJW) March 27 *Africans discussing African issues* : The newly formed Association of African Journalists and Writers (AAJW) presents a film and discussion with our special guest Al Jazeera English for the screening of “Crisis in the Horn of Africa” on April 23 specifically targeting the African community in […]