May 29, 2015 The issue of youth unemployment in the continent has prompted Ghana’s Vice President, Kwesi Amissah-Arthur to make a call to his colleagues and African leaders to deal with the problem. Mr. Kwesi believes ignoring the worsening issue could lead to mass social unrest and agitation in Africa, and that it remains a ... Read More
May 29, 2015 The body of the assassinated Burkina Faso leader, Thomas Sankara has been exhumed by Authorities in the country, nearly thirty years after he was killed during a coup in the West African country. Thomas Sankara was a revolutionary Marxist and African hero who stood for the rights of women and his people, and ... Read More
May 29, 2015 Authorities in Namibia got a major breakthrough when they recently arrested a Chinese man, Wang Huii, believed to be the kingpin in one of Namibia’s biggest rhino-horn smuggling cases. The 40 year old accused was arrested while he was enjoying himself and gambling at the Windhoek Country Club. He has now been ... Read More
May 29, 2015 Asisat Oshoala from Nigeria has emerged the winner of the very first BBC Women’s footballer of the year award. The 20 year old, who was the youngest player among the shortlisted ladies, was last year’s top scorer at the Under-20s World Cup in Canada last year. She was also voted the tournament’s ... Read More
May 28, 2015 Reuben Abati, Special Adviser on Media and publicity to the outgoing President of Nigeria Goodluck Jonathan, has confirmed that two bills that were earlier passed by the National Assembly, have been signed by the president into law. This comes about four days before the president leaves office. The new Acts are the ... Read More
May 28, 2015 The Africa Union Day was observed on Monday, the 25th of May and it elicited responses from some, like Dr. Lloyd Amoah, a lecturer at the Ashesi University in Ghana who believes Africa’s poor leadership is to blame for the continent’s inability to be fully integrated and free of social and economic barriers. ... Read More
May 28, 2015 The rising cases of leaked personal or nude photos of mostly women in his country, including more recently that of a popular TV host has prompted Ugandan musician Bebe cool, to take to social media to rant, while calling men who partake in this criminal act unprintable names. In a long post ... Read More
May 28, 2015 Talented Kick boxer from Uganda, Umar Semata is calling on those in the country to show him some love and support by turning up en masse to witness his upcoming bout against Lee Henry Garap of Papua New Guinea. He will be defending his title in the World Muay thai kickboxing title ... Read More
May 25, 2015 Officials have revealed that West African leaders have met at a regional summit to discuss a proposal that will limit presidential mandates to two terms. The talks by members of West Africa’s Ecowas bloc comes at a time where quite a number of long-standing African presidents are approaching legal term limits. In ... Read More
May 25, 2015 Still on elections and leadership, Burundi’s president Pierre Nkurunziza has delayed earlier scheduled elections by a week, after nearly a month of political unrest and a failed military coup. Presidential adviser Willy Nyamitwe, said the decision by the president came after a recommendation by the election commission and after opposition politicians and the ... Read More
