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This Is Why Africans Aren’t As Upset About the Panama Papers Revelations

Aryn Baker/Cape Town@arynebaker April 18, 2016 Mike Hutchings—Reuters President Jacob Zuma answers questions at Parliament in Cape Town, South Africa, March 17, 2016. A nephew of Zuma’s was mentioned in the Panama Papers. Despite the negative insinuations, there are good reasons why African investors named in the Panama Papers would want offshore accounts According to […]

Future Ghanaian Scientist Invited To The White House

NPP-USA Women’s Wing Meet Simon-Peter Frimpong, a 13-year old Ghanaian American from Aurora, Colorado. The 8th-grader is one of about 100 top science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) students from across the USA who have been invited to the 2016 White House Science Fair, scheduled for this Wednesday, April 13th. The fair, which is President […]

Elections 2016: The foreplay

by Kwabena Opong n general elections is heating up and the political rhetoric is increasingly becoming vitriolic. In most African countries, the name of the game is called “open sesame” in times like these. Ruling parties seek to find avenues to discredit their major opponents, while the latter scrutinizes any misstep by the government in […]

Panama Papers Spark High-Level FIFA Resignation and Swiss Police Raid

By Michael W. Hudson A FIFA official has resigned from the world soccer body’s ethics panel and Swiss police have raided the offices of Europe’s top soccer association – the latest impacts in response to revelations in the Panama Papers scandal. FIFA confirmed today that Juan Pedro Damiani has stepped down from his position as […]

The Panama Papers – A Torrential Leak

A hugetrove of documents has revealed the secrets of offshore business, presaging tougher times for tax havens AS A young man, Ramon Fonseca considered taking holy orders. Instead he became an evangelist for offshore business. Now the law firm he co-founded is at the centre of a global storm, linked—unfairly, he insists—to a multitude of […]

Nigeria’s “frivolous” anti-social media bill just won’t go away

by Yinka Adegoke Facebook, Twitter and other social media platforms, played an influential role in driving transparency and change during Nigeria’s elections last year, as citizens shared images of verified results from polling units around the country ahead of formal results being announced. President Muhammadu Buhari’s 10-month old government recognizes both the advantages of the […]

Elections 2016: The foreplay

by Kwabena Opong n general elections is heating up and the political rhetoric is increasingly becoming vitriolic. In most African countries, the name of the game is called “open sesame” in times like these. Ruling parties seek to find avenues to discredit their major opponents, while the latter scrutinizes any misstep by the government in […]

Two Guantanamo Bay inmates transferred to Senegal: Pentagon

The Pentagon on Monday April 4 announced the transfer of two Libyan inmates from the Guantanamo Bay detention center to Senegal. “The Department of Defense announced today the transfer of Salem Abdu Salam Ghereby and Omar Khalif Mohammed Abu Baker Mahjour Umar from the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay to the government of Senegal,” the […]

Newark Celebration 350 Founders Weekend Festival

A Free and Open To The Public Spectacular Celebrating The Best of Newark’s Arts, Entertainment and Culture. Newark Celebration 350 (NC 350) is proud to present Newark’s local hometown heroes and International recording artists Faith Evans, Naughty by Nature, Cissy Houston and India who are set to headline the Founders Weekend Festival Celebrating 350 Years […]

Temporary Protected Status Extended for Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone for Six Months

Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson has extended the designations of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for an additional six months. Although there have been significant improvements in the conditions in all three countries since their designations for TPS in November 2014, the lingering effects of the Ebola Virus Disease […]

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