The Somali government has threatened to suspend Ethiopian Airlines flights to Somalia unless concerns over “violations of Somali sovereignty” related to destinations served by Ethiopian Airlines are resolved. In a statement, the Somali Civil Aviation Authority (SCAA) said it had previous correspondence dating to August 14 with Ethiopian Airlines about the issue. It did not […]
Aug 25 2024 | Posted in
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The colors, styles, and designs of fabrics are key indicators of a person’s identity and the community that the person belongs to. Fashion, as a function of society is therefore an integral part by which the strengths, standards, and weaknesses of a community can be measured. This observation was made by Ms. Beatrice “Bee” Arthur, […]
Aug 25 2024 | Posted in
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MOSES K. GAHIGI Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame says he might introduce a tax on church collections, seeking to tame what has turned out to be extortion and exploitative tendencies by evangelical clerics. In his first address after taking a new oath of office in August, the Rwandan head of state, strongly criticized church leaders who […]
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FATMA TANIS Is there famine in Sudan? Last month a group of United Nations-backed experts looked at the data and concluded the answer is yes. But no official declaration of famine has been made. As it turns out, making such a pronouncement comes with its own set of rules and regulations. So … what constitutes […]
Aug 25 2024 | Posted in
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The viral disease has swept through a number of African countries, particularly the Democratic Republic of Congo. The EU said it would donate than 175,000 vaccine shots to the continent’s top health body. The African Union’s health authority has declared a public health emergency over an mpox outbreak on the continent. “With a heavy heart […]
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RODNEY MUHUMUZA The young men perched on motorcycles looked dazed in the morning heat. But at the sight of a potential passenger, they furiously kick-started their machines and tried to outrace each other for the business. For tens of thousands of men in Uganda’s capital, Kampala, this is how to make a living. For others, […]
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JUDE ATEMANKE Members of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) have strongly condemned abuses during liturgical celebrations in the west African nation, urging priests and bishops to take “immediate action” to restore the dignity and sanctity of worship. In a statement issued on Aug. 15, the solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin […]
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KOFI AYIM NAME MEANING AKAN/GHANA 1 Adam the feminine source; of the red earth Odame (red as in akoko dame) 2 Asar or Asir (Greek’s Osiris) bird bennu asar, mythical tree Asare 3 Asari a god of the Sumerians in Babylon which means “the strong one” Asare 4 Nti out of Nti 5 Sefa inundation […]
Aug 11 2024 | Posted in
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Germany was a significant – and often brutal – colonial power in Africa. But this colonial history is not told as often as that of other imperialist nations. A new book called The Long Shadow of German Colonialism: Amnesia, Denialism and Revisionism aims to bring the past into the light. It explores not just the […]
Aug 11 2024 | Posted in
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Large infrastructure gaps are creating a new digital divide TWO DECADES ago, a digital revolution transformed the lives and livelihoods of millions of people as mobile phones swept across sub-Saharan Africa. A region where a tiny fraction of the population had landline phones or bank accounts was able to leapfrog old telephone monopolies and infrastructure. […]
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