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."
Namibia plans to cull 723 wild animals, including 83 elephants, and to distribute the meat to people struggling to feed themselves because of a severe drought across southern Africa, the Environment Ministry said. The cull will take place in parks and communal areas where authorities believe animal numbers exceed available grazing land and water supplies, […]
Country is 1st West African nation to acquire state-of-the-art identification document OUMAR SANKARE The junta administration in Burkina Faso issued a new generation biometric passport Wednesday, September 4, without any mention or insignia of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), according to officials. The passports are equipped with an electronic chip for data […]
KITSEPILE NYATHI Zambia and Zimbabwe are facing the unprecedented prospect of having to shut down their major hydropower plants as the El Nino-induced drought takes its toll on the two economies. The drought, caused by climate change, has led to a significant drop in water levels at Kariba Dam — the world’s largest man-made lake […]
Foreign minister Antonio Tajani said on Thursday August 22, that he wanted more African students to come to Italy, in remarks that may exacerbate a coalition squabble over immigration and citizenship rights. Tajani’s center-right Forza Italia party has urged the government to consider granting citizenship to foreign minors who have completed most of their education […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
WYCLIFFE MUIA More than 4,000 churches have been closed down over the last month in Rwanda for failing to comply with health and safety regulations, including not being properly soundproofed. It has affected mostly small Pentecostal churches and a few mosques – some of them operating out of caves or on the banks of rivers. […]
TINEI TUHWE ZANU PF Information Secretary Chris Mutsvangwa has rapped South African opposition leader Julius Malema for meddling in Zimbabwe’s internal affairs. This comes after the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader urged Zimbabwean youths to rise against President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s administration and prevent him from extending his rule beyond the constitutional limit. Malema recently called […]
The Secretary of State for Industry and Commerce, Carlos de Carvalho Rodrigues, reaffirmed Thursday August 8 in this city that policies are being adopted to reduce the prices of the main products of the basic basket in the market. The official, who is on a two-day working visit to Benguela, is x-raying the reality of […]