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."
March 24, 2016 Months ahead of presidential and parliamentary elections in Zambia, political opponents are being arrested. President Edgar Lungu has a tenuous grip on power after narrowly winning a snap election in 2015. A Zambian opposition leader was arrested Monday and charged with defaming the president, after accusing him of partying at taxpayers’ expense […]
By Anjli Parrin The International Criminal Court has suffered a major blow as the final case in an investigation into crimes against humanity committed in Kenya in post-election violence eight-years ago was dismissed. A majority of the three-bench Trial Chamber yesterday threw out the charges against Kenya’s Deputy President William Ruto and former journalist Joshua […]
By Habibou Bangré El Niño affects 550,000 people this season It wasn’t meant to be like this. The separatist rebels that had caused years of chaos in this southeastern corner of the Democratic Republic of the Congo were pacified. The people who had fled their homes were back farming. The rains on which they depend […]
The IMF has expressed renewed concerns over Ghana’s deteriorating debt situation. According to the Fund, “Ghana is at high risk of debt distress and faces exceptionally high gross financing needs”. In an exclusive email conversation with Business Finder, the fund recommended a change in the country’s borrowing strategy, to consider changing market conditions when assessing […]
By Jean-Pierre Campagne April 8 N’Djamena (AFP) – In the dry searing heat of Chad’s capital N’Djamena, a single face stares out from election campaign billboards, President Idriss Deby’s, though 14 candidates are running in Sunday’s presidential poll. After 26 years at the helm of the vast largely barren nation that is Africa’s fifth biggest, […]
A South African anti-apartheid veteran has called on President Jacob Zuma to resign following a scandal over improper spending at his private home. Ahmed Kathrada, who was jailed alongside Nelson Mandela, said that Mr Zuma’s resignation would end a “crisis of confidence” in the government. Mr Zuma said on Friday he would repay the money […]
by Lily Kuo The University of Cambridge has removed and may return to Nigeria a bronze statue of a cockerel that was stolen during a violent British raid in the late 19th century. In response to calls from students, the British university’s Jesus College took down the statue, better known as “okukor.” The statue has […]
When a Chinese clothing company swooped in and offered to sponsor Kenya’s famed runners, Nike panicked, Kenyan officials say. “Can we talk about the situation?” a Nike executive wrote to a Kenyan official after hearing the news that the Kenyans wanted to end their deal with Nike. “You and I go back a long way.” […]
By Emma Batha Countries that have banned female genital mutilation (FGM) should allow less invasive practices such as small surgical nicks to girls’ genitalia as a compromise, two American gynecologists said on Monday. But campaigners against FGM strongly criticized the proposal, saying it would undermine global efforts to eradicate the internationally condemned ritual. At least […]
by Sella Oneko African countries are tired of the International Criminal Court (ICC). A number of them have made that clear. But is there any hope for strengthening the African Union’s own African Court? Yes, we know about the existence of this court, but it’s doing very little to protect human rights in Africa. That’s […]