‘War’ Declared on Media While Press Freedom Day is Marked Worldwide
May 5, 2017
These include Ghana, Kenya and South Africa, now cracking down on the press.
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May Day Speech Cut Short Amid Anti-Zuma Boos and Chants
May 5, 2017
Zuma’s downfall was hastened by a recent cabinet purge and his decision to sack his widely respected finance minister.
Troubles at Guinea Bauxite Mining Hub Leave One Dead, Several Injured
May 2, 2017
Intermittent violence has continued in the area which is bordered by Senegal and Guinea Bissau.
Gambian to Head New Peace and Justice Group
May 2, 2017
Some 200,000 took part in the DC event which included spontaneous music and informal speeches.
Nigerian, Namibian Papers Scoop Highest Prize in Explanatory Journalism
April 18, 2017
Under Premium Times Editor-in-Chief, Musikilu Mojeed, the paper published more than 30 stories, with damning details revealing the secret offshore assets of many prominent Nigerians.
Tipoff Leads Anti-Graft Swat Team to Upscale Lagos Pad and Bundles of U.S. Cash
April 18, 2017
Osborne Towers is one of the posh new highrises built for Nigeria’s pampered elite.
France Pays A ‘Debt of Blood’ to Surviving African Vets from WWII
April 18, 2017
Last year, she started a petition that gained tens of thousands of signatures in less than a week.
Ashanti Cultural Center Hit by Wave of Vigilantes
April 11, 2017
Ashanti Cultural Center Hit by Wave of Vigilantes
Uganda Tries to Silence an Impolite Activist Fighting for Sanitary Pads
April 11, 2017
Uganda Tries to Silence an Impolite Activist Fighting for Sanitary Pads
U.N. Chief Cites ‘Chapters of Inaction,’ as Rwanda Marks 23rd Memorial Year
April 11, 2017
U.N. Chief Cites ‘Chapters of Inaction,’ as Rwanda Marks 23rd Memorial Year
Wreath-Laying Ceremony Planned for Anti-Apartheid Activist
April 11, 2017
Wreath-Laying Ceremony Planned for Anti-Apartheid Activist
Profiteering Mars The Record of Black African Gold Mining Firm
April 1, 2017
Medieval Ghana was a wealthy empire, sitting comfortably on mountains of gold.
South Africa Must ‘Decolonize’ its Schools, Officials Agree
April 1, 2017
Decolonizing the curriculum was one of the demands of college students protesting at Wits University and other schools last fall.
Nigerian Nobel Prize Author Regrets Anti-Immigrant Trump Rhetoric
April 1, 2017
On one of the president’s more outrageous pledges, Soyinka differed strongly.
New York’s Africa Center Finally Finds Its Benefactress
March 31, 2017
The center was briefly led by Hadeel Ibrahim, daughter of philanthropist Mo Ibrahim, and Chelsea Clinton.