Free Damilola Ayeni Now, Journalism is Not a Crime in our Shared Humanity “Mr. Damilola Ayeni’s star is on the rise, and his blooming career must not be cut short by this inhumane treatment. Now is the time to bring Damilola Ayeni home. Another matter is whether the people in Benin Republic will listen to Read More…
“What now stares the country’s new minister of sports is not a challenge. Instead, it is a public service meeting that he will ultimately find familiar, having intimately immersed himself with his constituents over the years. His distinguishing leadership charm and appealing values have been highlighted elsewhere as well.” Observably patriotic in his private and Read More…
What are they giving up for aid? International aid is a vital source of assistance for developing nations. However, critics claim that the cost of providing such aid is far higher than the cost of delivering it. In other words, sending international aid can be costly when compared to the benefits it generates. International aid Read More…
Ancient African History is at the Center of Emmanuel Kulu’s Acclaimed TEDx Talk “I, Pharaoh: The New Kingdom” is the next book. The book will be an Educational piece elaborating on the history of the New Kingdom of Kemet (Ancient Egypt).” Emmanuel Kulu’s recent TEDx talk comes highly praised. It centers on ancient Egypt and Read More…
Will the Stars Align for Africa at Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup? One hopes Qatar 2022 will present a November novelty rather than a Fall failure for African teams in soccer. Africa had a single representative at its first attendance at the prestigious FIFA world cup. This appearance was in1934 in Italy, and Egypt represented Read More…
GHANAIAN STORIES IS THE FOCUS OF WSA-GHANA’s AWENS3M WSA-Ghana, a chapter of the Writers Space Africa Foundation, has published a biannual magazine called Awens3m, which literally translates as ‘woven words. Ghana is one of the most exciting countries in the world, with rich traditions and stories that need to be told. Its vibrant writers are poised to take the lead in how Read More…
Lesotho Chapter of Writers Space Africa Receives A $10,000 Grant From Global Fund For Children Writers Space Africa (Lesotho Chapter) has been awarded a $10,000 grant by the Global Fund for Children (GFC) to run a National High School Debate in the Kingdom of Lesotho. This project will run for two years to promote freedom Read More…
Do Footballers Need Laser Safety Glasses? Tuesday’s laser light beam incident during the final world cup qualification match between Senegal and Egypt has brought to the fore new dangers faced by football players in hostile game environments. Mo Salah, captain of the Egyptian team was relentlessly blinded by laser lights from fans as he Read More…
Torture by Electrocution & Other Means: A Documentation of Disturbing Animal Cruelty on Social Media The prevalence of animal cruelty clips on social media has created concerns for animal rights advocates, conservationists and everyone concerned about other species who share the environment with us. These alarming clips are gathering traction and the disturbing trend has Read More…
Three Ethiopian Heroes In a Time of War Recent successes by resilient Ethiopians have cast a warm and pleasing light on an otherwise disconsolate story coming out of the horn of Africa. Ethiopia is in an atrocious conflict with separatist fighters in the North of the country. But giant strides have been made in sports, Read More…
Remembering Willy Thomas on World Pangolin Day Willy Ayodele Thomas who passed away into eternity on 30 July 2020 was one of the greats of the Pangolin crusade in Nigeria, Africa and indeed in the world. He loved Pangolins without reservations and was in the forefront of efforts to conserve these rare, precious and invaluable Read More…
Who Wins Africa’s Cup of Nations? All is now set for the final soccer match of the 2022 Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon. Billed for 6 February at the Olembe stadium in Yaoundé, it promises to be a dramatic match-up between the Pharaohs of Egypt and Senegal’s Lions of Taranga. Senegal secured a place Read More…
Are Black People in Asia Black Ghosts? Oxford-Trained Academic Finds Out Ken Kamoche, an Oxford-trained academic, has written a novel titled Black Ghosts. It basically “tells the relatively ignored story of Africans in China from the late 1980s at about the time of the Tiananmen massacre.” He says to me: “set against a backdrop of Read More…
South Sudan National Public Health Laboratory is increasing their vaccination capacity The National Public Health Laboratory in South Sudan is currently working on building their capacity to take part in controlling the Yellow Fever virus. This is in response to the ongoing outbreaks of the virus throughout the years. South Sudan has seen 187 cases Read More…
By: Rawan Alshehri Planned peaceful protest gets restricted by Chad authorities After the passing of Chad’s former President Idriss Deby, there has been a rise in the number of organizations in opposition to the ruling Wakit Tama party. The Wakit Tama party is ruled by a Transitional Military Council, led by the former President’s son, Read More…
12 Americans died in the attacks on the U.S African Embassies This year marks the 23rd anniversary of the bombing of two U.S. Embassies in Africa. The survivors of those devastating attacks will never forget the horror that took place on August 7th, 1998. The attack happened in two locations simultaneously. They were targeted at Read More…
