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."
Leaders at an African Union summit in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa on Saturday, February 17 condemned Israel’s offensive in Gaza and called for its immediate end. Moussa Faki, the chair of the African Union Commission, said Israel’s offensive was the “most flagrant” violation of international humanitarian law and accused Israel of having “exterminated” Gaza’s […]
Italy has handed back Ethiopia’s first ever plane, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said on Tuesday, January 30 about nine decades after it was taken by Italy’s Fascist invading forces. “Today is a day of great pride for Ethiopians as we celebrate the official handover of ‘Tsehay’ by the Italian Government,” Abiy said on his official […]
WILLIE N. TOKPAH The Japanese Counterpart Value Fund Secretariat, (JCVF) through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has announced the arrival of another consignment of the Japanese donated rice weighing 3,294 metric tons to Liberia. According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the rice will be monetized under the Japanese Grant Commodity Program to support the […]
Nigeria’s long-awaited Dangote refinery has begun producing diesel and aviation fuel, the company said on Saturday, January 13 after years of delays. The plant, the largest of its kind in Africa, is expected to supply not only Nigeria but other countries in West Africa – potentially transforming the region’s oil trade. Announcing the start of […]
Tunisia successfully dismantled an international human trafficking network dedicated to smuggling African migrants into Italy, announced the Tunisian National Guard on Sunday, January 7. The operation led to the apprehension of four individuals, one of whom was sought in common law cases. “This network facilitates the passage of individuals from various African nationalities into Tunisian […]
Thamsanqa Mothobi was going about his life in Johannesburg when he was carjacked and taken to an informal settlement where robbers accessed his mobile banking apps. “They had guns and demanded the PIN codes for my apps. They increased the withdrawal limits in my accounts and emptied them. I was only released in the early […]
Sonko is the highest-ranking official under former dictator Yahya Jammeh, to stand trial for widespread rights abuses. The trial of Ousman Sonko, a former interior minister of The Gambia (not to be confused with Senegalese politician, Ousmane Sonko) began Monday January 8 in a federal court in Switzerland. It is one of a handful of […]
Umaro Sissoco Embalo appoints Rui Duarte de Barros as new premier JAMES TASAMBA Guinea-Bissau’s President Umaro Sissoco Embalo on Wednesday December 20 fired Prime Minister Geraldo Martins, just a week after appointing him to the position, and replaced him with an economist and seasoned politician. Martins was reappointed prime minister on Dec. 12 after assuming […]
Former President Edgar Lungu has decided to take legal action against the state’s decision to reject his application seeking the reinstatement of retirement benefits. Lungu, who served as Zambia’s Sixth President, has filed a Certificate of Urgency with the Lusaka High Court, aiming to expedite the filing of his petition during the court’s Christmas vacation. […]
MOISE M. BAHATI Burundi’s Supreme Court on Friday, December 8, convicted former prime minister Allain Guillaume Bunyoni for plotting to kill the president, and sentenced him to life in prison. Some of his properties, four houses and 14 vehicles including a Hummer, will also be confiscated. Bunyoni, an army general who served as the police […]