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 Jide Ajani and Joseph Erunke The Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja, last week groaned under the multiplier effects of the threat of a strike action by members of the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG. As workers struggled to get to their offices, even the effect of the power outage was […]
President Yahya Jammeh has vowed to execute all death row prisoners by mid-September. Reports from The Gambia over the weekend said the authorities had executed nine prisoners on death row. The alleged executions followed President Yahya Jammeh’s promise to carry out all death sentences by mid-September, Al Jazeera Television said. It is understood that among […]
Police would not comment on Monday morning regarding reported allegations that workers killed during the Marikana shooting were fleeing from police. “We cannot comment until the outcome of the commission of inquiry. We have to respect the process,” said Captain Dennis Adriao. Independent Police Investigative Directorate spokesman Moses Dlamini was not immediately available for comment. […]
By Siki Kigongo On July 29, the Government of Uganda confirmed the Ebola hemorrhagic fever had resurfaced in western Uganda, with a large number of cases reported in Kibaale district. The knee-jerk reaction would have been to panic, as this killer disease that had claimed many lives before had returned. However, this was not […]
Controversial cleric Aboud Rogo has been shot dead in a drive-by shooting. Rogo had been accused of fundraising for al Shabaab activities, facilitating travel of youths from and into Somali, and equipping them with skills on how to avoid detection by the Kenyan police. Controversial Muslim cleric Aboud Rogo has been shot dead in Mombasa. […]
ADDIS ABABA (AFP) – Thousands of mourning Ethiopians turned out Wednesday as Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi’s body arrived at Addis Ababa airport following his death in a Brussels hospital at the aged of 57. A military band played as the coffin, draped in an Ethiopian flag, was taken from the Ethiopian Airlines flight, a […]
By Mohamed Massaquoi Chairman of the main opposition Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) has once again questioned the neutrality of the Chief Electoral Commissioner in the conduct of the forthcoming general elections, nothing that “recent development within the commission has clearly indicated that Dr. Christina Thorpe is favoring the ruling All People’s Congress in the […]
By Gitonga Njeru As climate change threatens farmers’ livelihoods, Kenyan women demonstrate that adaptability can bring success. Elburgon is a quiet village town located in Kenya’s Rift Valley, a province which has traditionally produced maize, wheat, and pyrethrum. The land here used to yield good harvests, but as droughts became more frequent, many […]
By Jane Kinninmont The moves by Egypt’s first elected president, Mohammed Morsy, to assert his authority over the armed forces represent a significant play for power and a step towards a civilian state. Yet they are likely to have had at least the acquiescence of elements within the military. Egypt’s political transition involves a […]
By Moses Michael-Phiri Lilongwe — The first high-speed Internet link between national research networks in Sub-Saharan Africa was launched last month (17 July) when Zambia was linked up to South Africa by a cable passing through Zimbabwe. It will allow Zambian scientists to join Géant, a European high speed internet network dedicated to researchers, […]