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Launching a collective for African renewal

In April of 2020, at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, a collective of 100 African intellectual leaders published an open letter addressing the...

America and a history of failure in South Sudan

America and its growing history of incompetence in failed state building in foreign lands is like a father uprooting and leaving babies he is...

Biafra leader faces trial for secessionist activities

(GIN)--The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has been arrested in London and returned to Nigeria where he faces trial for leading...

Discontent in Sudan increasing, protesters demand dissolving transitional government

Dissatisfaction with government in Sudan is growing. Zakia Muhammad Sadeeg, a former schoolteacher and current executive member of the Sudan Future Campaign (Party), said...

Is Western Press Africa’s enemy?

The first thing to notice about how Africa is covered or portrayed by Western mainstream media is that in most cases it is not....

U.S. role in Africa driven by lust for resources, not fear of terrorism

The senior military leader of the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) recently expressed fears of an increasing danger of terrorist groups active throughout the...

Africa’s largest journalism organization condemns Israeli human rights violations

The continent’s largest journalist organization, the Federation of African Journalists (FAJ), recently called on the international community to hold Israel accountable for its crimes...

Ghana foresees end to neocolonial trading relationships starting with cocoa

(GIN)—At a state visit to Switzerland last year, Ghana’s president, Nana Akufo-Addo put his cards on the table. The second largest cocoa producer would...

Nigeria: A nation in turmoil due to internal conflict and external interference

In light of constant chaos and crisis within Nigeria, some observers and experts question if it should be considered a failed state? They point...

Israel, Egypt, Ethiopia and convoluted U.S. foreign policy

Israel and Egypt are America’s principal Middle East and North Africa watchdogs of United States foreign policy. Why else would Israel be endowed by...