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 Richard Davies Pretoria — Put down your weapons and stop committing violence, or face the full might of the law, Justice Minister Jeff Radebe warned striking miners on Friday. In an announcement made in Pretoria, following a meeting of security cluster ministers and other Cabinet members, he said government would no longer tolerate […]
By Sophie Van Leeuwen It’s been sleepless nights for a young man in the Netherlands ever since Gambia’s president announced that 47 prisoners would be executed this month. The news haunts this man, who immigrated to Europe for love and who on a past visit to his native Gambia, fell into the violent hands […]
By Kimeng Hilton Ndukong Members of the Senegalese Parliament on Wednesday September 12 voted overwhelmingly to scrap the country’s Senate. Radio France Internationale, RFI, reported that the move came a few days ahead of elections into the Upper House of the National Assembly initially scheduled for this Sunday, September 16. Members of the ruling […]
By Donat Muamba Mbuji Mayi, DR Congo — Despite the desperate lack of access to water for domestic use in Mwene Ditu, in the central Democratic Republic of Congo, Dieudonné Ilunga spent a good part of July blocking up residents’ wells. “They’ve dug them in old cemeteries, in newly-demarcated lots, next to toilets,” said […]
The Judicial Conduct Committee has recommended that a tribunal be appointed to investigate a complaint by Constitutional Court judges against Western Cape Judge President John Hlophe. “The committee considered that this complaint, if established, will prima facie indicate gross misconduct which may lead to impeachment,” the committee said in a statement on Thursday. “Accordingly, the […]
The Nigerian Navy says it has rescued the oil vessel, MT Abu Dhabi Star, hijacked by pirates off the Nigerian territorial waters early on Wednesday morning. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the vessel, which was carrying products belonging to Exxon Mobil when it was hijacked on Wednesday at about 3:00 a.m., had […]
He was once one of the most feared men in Libya. Now Abdullah al-Senussi, Muammar Gaddafi’s former spy chief, is back in the country – after being … ( Resource: Gaddafi Spy Chief in Libyan Hands Tripoli — Muammar Gadhafi’s former spy chief Abdullah al-Senussi was taken into Libyan government custody on Wednesday after being […]
By Irene Naidoo Durban — From preventing children from being used in armed conflicts to putting a stop to killer diseases, an effective civil registration system and accurate vital statistics can improve lives on the African continent. This is according Dr. Dimitri Sanga, Director at the African Centre for Statistics at the United Nations […]
Angola’s democracy is about to turn another page as the nation votes under its new constitution. Women wait outside a polling station in Sumbe town, to cast their votes in the country’s first national elections.(PHOTO ESSAY: Angola Faces New Era With Third Election ) Luanda — The Electoral Observation Mission of the African Union (AU) […]
press release 31st August 2012 is Africa Traditional Medicine Day. The theme for marking the Day is “A Decade of Traditional Medicine Development: What Are the Impacts?” Ghana has since 1991 followed a consistent policy of developing aspects of traditional medicine that has the potential of contributing immensely to healthcare in the country. The […]