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."
By Susanna Capelouto, CNN U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on March 5 warned officials in the embattled Central African Republic not to repeat the mistakes that led to the Rwanda genocide 20 years ago. In a speech to the country’s National Transitional Council in the capital city, Bangui, the leader of the international body also urged […]
by Kwabena Opong President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda on February 24 signed into law an anti-gay bill recently passed by the East African country’s law makers and President Barack Obama is riled. The bill comes in the wake of similar laws that were passed in Nigeria and Cameroon Republic among other African countries, as well […]
Kate Shuttleworth, Dimona, Israel The so-called African Hebrews in Jerusalem have struggled to gain acceptance in Israeli society despite the fact that many of them were born in the country. Some of their customs and practices are frowned upon. Sitting in a shared community space in Dimona, a central Israeli city in the middle of […]
by Kwabena Opong, Kampala, Uganda Kampala is Uganda’s capital city and Greater Kampala with its estimated population of 2.3 million is likely to double in less than ten years, according to a UNHabitat study. Like most African metropolis, Kampala faces a myriad of transportation issues. Uganda’s railway system (UR) is still limited to the few […]
Written by Frank Khumalo Elephants in iSimangaliso Wetland Park, located in KwaZulu Natal province on South Africa’s East coast, were treated for the first time with a contraceptive vaccine to control the population’s growth rate. With the addition of iSimangaliso’s population, immunocontraception is now being used to successfully control elephant populations in 15 parks and […]
By Uhurutimes Gambia’s President Yahya Jammeh on March 7 shocked many with a disclosure that the West African nation wants to implement a policy change that would shift the country’s language from English to a local language. “We no longer subscribe to the belief that for you to be a government you should speak English […]
Ghana is making international headlines for the use and production of marijuana as well as the trafficking of the deadly methamphetamine substance, a narcotic drug, according to a UN report. The UN report released on Tuesday, painted a gloomy picture for the country as far as narcotics is concerned. Meanwhile, the Narcotics Control Board has […]
By Adam Green Donors are distancing themselves from Uganda after President Yoweri Museveni signed a new law imposing heavy penalties for homosexuality. Their decisions will be watched closely by other African countries where homophobic sentiment runs high. The signing ceremony on Monday, which follows years of debate since a draft bill was tabled in 2009, […]
Gambia’s top judge has been sacked by President Yahya Jammeh after just six months on the job, a judicial official said on Wednesday. Ghanaian-born chief justice Mabel Yamoa Agyemang “has been relieved of her appointment effective Monday [3 February ]”, the senior judicial officer told AFP, without giving a reason. Agyemang replaced Nigerian-born Joseph Wowo, […]
The revelation that Tanzanian MPs voted themselves a $98,000 (£60,000) package each to be paid at the end of their parliamentary term has led to shock. The send-off money, a 274% increase on the amount MPs received in 2010, was endorsed by the treasury at the end of last year, but only reported this week. […]