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."
New York — Three important targets on poverty, slums and water have been met three years ahead of 2015, says this year’s Report on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), launched today by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. Meeting the remaining targets, while challenging, is possible – but only if Governments do not waiver from their commitments […]
By James Karuhanga No matter how well intended African leaders may be, they do not rule in a vacuum as there are global interests that hinder the continent’s progress, a supporter of the Pan-African movement said at the just concluded international conference on democracy and good governance, at Parliament Buildings in Kigali. Brian […]
By C. Todd Lopez Washington, DC — As part of an effort to regionally align Army forces with specific unified combatant commands, or COCOMs, a brigade will begin serving in March 2013 as the go-to force for U.S. Africa Command, or U.S. AFRICOM. The 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, called the “Dagger […]
By Jean De La Croix Tabaro, Rwanda Focus More than fifty eminent scholars from different universities, government institutions and international organizations mainly from Africa gathered in Kigali on Saturday in a high-level conference on governance and democracy. One day before the celebration of 50 years of independence and 18 years of liberation, Rwanda the […]
By Mackenzie C. Bab Washington — The United States is committed to continuing to expand trade and investment in sub-Saharan Africa, a region that “represents the next global economic frontier,” according to Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Johnnie Carson. “In addition to hosting six of the 10 fastest growing economies in the […]
Last week London motorists and pedestrians were surprised to see a lone Cold War era military tank adorned with ‘Control Arms’ banner slowly navigating its way around the tourist hotspots of the British capital. Curiously, it was not a military exercise, but rather a publicity stunt by Oxfam and Amnesty International to draw attention to […]
By Abdulkadir Badsha Mukhtar and Misbahu Bashir Nigerian soldiers serving in the United Nations African Union Hybrid Missions in Darfur, Sudan have threatened to go on rampage if they are not paid their allowances and airlifted back to Nigeria on or before July 3, 2012. Radio France International Hausa Service report monitored last night in […]
New Era Africa: Euro Crisis led to decreasing of visitors to Africa. The European economic crisis poses a serious threat to African airlines and is causing a dramatic decrease in the number of air passengers. Speaking during a media briefing here on Friday, Deputy Director for Aviation, Administration and Navigation for the Namibian Civil Aviation […]
By Jocelyne Sambira By selling the presidential jet and getting rid of 60 limousines driven by high-ranking officials, Joyce Banda, Malawi’s new president, is making waves. But even before trimming the fat from the state budget, Ms. Banda made headlines when she announced her intention to repeal the country’s anti-gay law shortly after her […]
South Africa’s president says the country needs radical economic transformation to promote equality. Jacob Zuma was speaking at the policy … ( Resource: Economic Equality Still Elusive in South Africa Johannesburg — President Jacob Zuma received a mixed welcome when he delivered his opening address at the ANC’s four-day policy conference in Midrand […]