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...
Africa, the World Cup and rooting for everybody Black
The world's most viewed sporting event happens every four years during the World Cup. Estimates suggest this year it will garner 3.2 billion...
Africa Watch – Mineral Wealth, Professionals Abroad and Honoring Winnie Mandela
Undervaluing Africa's mineral wealth Statistics taken from the African Development Bank focusing on the mining industry prospects in Africa, in 2012, highlighted that Africa...