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Facts about Africa The recent continent-wide celebration of Africa, called Africa Day, not only paid homage to the forming of the Organization of African...

Africa Watch – Peace Talks, Trade, Anti-corruption and Continental Airspace

Palestinian Ambassador accepts Ethiopia as a negotiator for peace talks The Palestinian ambassador to Ethiopia, Dr. Nasri Abujaish, during a May 15 press conference...

Africa Watch – Ramadan, Trevor Noah, Corruption and Fighting for Justice

What to expect visiting an African Islamic country during Ramadan observance Visitors to Islamic countries need to be aware of the local customs, including...

Africa Watch – Free Trade, Women Entrepreneurs and Vestiges of Apartheid South Africa

Africa from exporter of raw material to supplier of manufactured goods Africa's intra-regional commerce as a share of its overall trade rose a mere...

Germany Rejects Reparations Suit Over Colonial Massacre In Namibia

GINNEWS (GIN)  — In its first formal response to a class-action suit filed by the Herero and Nama people of Namibia, Germany has asked a New...

EU countries move to evade U.S. Iran sanctions by setting up payment channel for ‘humanitarian’ trade

By RT.com Germany, France and the UK have announced they have set up a mechanism allowing “legitimate trade” with Iran to continue in wake of...

Africa Among Top 10 Fastest Growing Markets For Air Travel

GINNEWS (GIN)–Airline industry and ministry officials attending Aviation Festival Africa and Airports Show Africa heard some good news and some not so good news.  First, according...

South Africa Seeks Legal Change To Allow Taking Of White-Owned Land

GINNEWS (GIN)–President Jacob Zuma finally addressed the long-unresolved matter of land reform, a demand of thousands of Black landless people whose properties were confiscated in...

Winnie Mandela is hospitalized but doing well – spokesman says

GINNEWS (GIN)–Veteran activist Winnie Madikizela-Mandela is in good spirits while she remains hospitalized for observation, her spokesperson Victor Dlamini told News24 over the recent weekend. “She...

A President’s Last Act: Dual Citizenship For Africans In The Diaspora

On January 6, a day before the West African Nation of Ghana changed leadership (President John Dramani Mahama lost the election to...