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."
One of Liberia’s two winners of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize has of late been at the core of the Liberian news media. Major radio news and newspaper headlines highlighted Madam Laymah Gbowee latest advocacy against “sexual exploitation and abuse of girls” in Liberia. In her revelation, Madam Gbowee accused teachers working in schools operating […]
Abuja — Minister of Women Affairs, Hajiya Zainab Maina, has expressed concern over the prevalence rate of sexual violence against women, noting that such violation was the second most prevalent violations against women in Nigeria. The minister, who expressed the concern at a press conference in Abuja, yesterday, explained that the conclusion was based on […]
Presidential aide, Nii Lantey Vanderpuiye has dared functionaries of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to follow up with threats of registering in the Odododiodoo constituency if they are ready to stand the wrath of the constituents in the ongoing biometric registration exercise. This follows the ultimatum given him by the General Secretary of the NPP, […]
By Yara Bayoumy NAIROBI (Reuters) – South Sudan said on Monday Sudanese forces were still bombing regions in the oil-producing area straddling their border, but insisted it would not be dragged into war. South Sudan’s Information Minister Barnaba Marial Benjamin accused Khartoum of wanting to deter investment in the crucial oil sector of […]
An anti-gay group in Liberia distributed fliers over the weekend with a hit list of people who support gay rights, and one member of the group threatened to “get to them one by one.” The fliers mark the latest development in an increasingly hostile national debate about gay rights in this country on Africa’s western […]
Shortages in Mali as coup sanctions start Malians scramble to stockpile fuel and other items as post-coup embargo by West African neighbors begins to take hold. Malians have lined up outside gas stations holding jerry cans, water bottles and plastic jugs, as the West African nation braces itself for sanctions imposed as a consequence of […]
Walter Nana Wilson The African Union, AU, has given a resounding support to the candidacy of Nigerian Finance Minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala for president of the World Bank. Nominations for the post expired on Friday, March 23. In a statement, the AU said the “impeccable credentials of Dr. Okonjo-Iweala make her the best candidate for […]
The West African regional body Ecowas has suspended Mali after last week’s military coup. A delegation of several Ecowas heads of state is to go to Mali to press the coup leaders to restore democracy. The decision to suspend Mali was taken at an emergency meeting held in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. “We cannot allow this […]
Buya Jammeh, AfricaNews reporter in Dakar, Senegal The African Union and ECOWAS Observer missions have commended Senegalese for the political maturity shown during the presidential run-off poll; the missions further stated that Senegal’s election in which incumbent President Abdoulaye Wade conceded defeat was an example to all African leaders Speaking to journalists at a press […]
Misheck Rusere, AfricaNews reporter in Harare, Zimbabwe Zimbabwe’s much touted literacy rate of more than 90% has been disputed as having been outdated since the figures are based on data collected by UNESCO and the government more than a decade ago. We roughly estimate that the literacy rate for those over 15 is dropping […]