Gentrification Roils Cape Town, Resistance Grows
June 1, 2017
The occupation began in March when the Western Cape government reneged on a previous commitment to develop an abandoned building into public housing.
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international
Malian ‘Cardinal Of Peace’ is Elevated by The Pope
May 23, 2017
He also served as president of Caritas Mali, an international aid program for refugees and the poor.
Unpleasant Surprise Unveiled for West Africans in America – You’re Deported
May 23, 2017
The Ambassador offered assurances that the Trump administration would not paint every African country with the same brush.
Nigeria’s Five Wealthiest Men Could End Poverty in that Country – OXFAM
May 23, 2017
The report, “Inequality in Nigeria” exposes the large and growing gap between rich and poor.
Nigeria’s Abducted Girls Reunited with Parents at Last
May 23, 2017
Aides asserted that he was “hale and hearty” but the language since has changed.
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.