Nigeria’s president battles chief judge over millions in unexplained funds
GINNEWS (GIN)–Efforts to clean up government–difficult in the best of times–were hamstrung by none other than Nigeria's top judge accused of failing to declare hundreds...
Income inequality fueling backlash and elites are worried
GINNEWS (GIN)–The rich are getting richer, businesses are thriving, but it's hard not to notice that discontent is growing among the expanding poor and middle...
Uproar Over Expulsion Of Famed Anti-Colonialist Professor
GINNEWS (GIN)–China's influence in Africa has some leaders trying hard to please their new, rich and seemingly generous foreign partners. Recently, Zambian authorities roiled the nation's...
Brazil museum tallies up African antiquities lost in fire
GINNEWS (GIN)–A fast-moving fire that swept Brazil's National Museum on Sept. 2 incinerated priceless objects and reduced hundreds of African antiquities to ash, museum officials...
Nation faced with rising suicides among young and old
GINNEWS (GIN)–South Africa's rising suicide rate is in the spotlight as the World Health Organization marks World Suicide Prevention Day. According to the Men's Foundation of...
Ethiopia prime minister tells UAE Crown Prince: ‘You’ve lost the religion’
Ethiopia has begun a dramatic turnaround. Already this year, after facing widespread unrest and violent protests against a government that appeared unresponsive and...
Africa Watch – Barack Obama’s words and his Africa policy
America's first Black president, Barack Obama, may have been the honorary speaker at the 100th anniversary of the birth of the late Nelson...
Africa Watch – Self-Sufficiency is Africa’s future
‘Ghana Beyond Aid:' Self-Sufficiency is Africa's future The Oxford Africa Conference and the Oxford Business Network for Africa, earlier this year, was hosted by...
Liberia’s Trade & Investment Conference: Seeking Help and Investment from the Diaspora
When I first received the invitation for a delegation to attend an investment conference in Liberia, I was asked to reach out...
Another Failed South Sudan Peace Agreement
Before the ink was dry on yet another peace agreement to end South Sudan's hostilities, violations occurred between President Salva Kiir's forces and...