Under a new government decree, local and foreign journalists must now pony up thousands of dollars for the right to report in this Southern African country. The little dribble of news about Mozambique in the foreign press could disappear altogether, ending press freedom at a crucial time. Human rights groups call it an attempt […]
Less than three months after it was released, Nigeria’s broadcast regulator has banned This Is Nigeria, an adaptation of Childish Gambino’s This Is America hit track. The track and video by Falz, a Nigerian rapper, tackled Nigeria’s many ills ranging from corruption to nepotism and insecurity with several witty lines and references, just like Childish Gambino’s original. But Nigeria’s regulatory body is
Ethiopian Airlines is undisputedly Africa’s largest airline by revenue and profit. Yet the state-owned carrier just doesn’t want to dominate the continent’s skies: it’s also looking to boost Africa’s fragmented airspace through increased connectivity, forming strategic alliances, besides launching or reviving new sovereign African airlines. Ethiopian’s latest pitch is that it shouldn’t just be Africa’s top airline in
International experts have confirmed that a widely seen video of Cameroonian soldiers executing two women and two young children is credible and not “fake news.” Evidence of the execution was gathered by Amnesty International in an investigation. Analysis of the weapons, dialogue and uniforms, paired with digital verification techniques and testimonies taken from the ground,
By Yinka Adegoke Nigeria’s former finance minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has been appointed to the board of Twitter. Okonjo-Iweala served as minister of finance and coordinating minister for the economy of Nigeria under president Goodluck Jonathan from 2011 until his government was voted out in March 2015. Prior to that, she was the minister of finance
This week Ethiopian Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed visited neighboring Eritrea, to be greeted by President Isaias Afwerki. The vast crowds that thronged the normally quiet streets of Eritrea’s capital, Asmara, were simply overjoyed. They sang and they danced as Abiy’s car drove past. Few believed they would ever see such an extraordinarily rapid end to
By Philip Jansen With the disappointing showing by African sides at the 2018 World Cup, many soccer fans are looking back to Cameroon in 1990, Senegal in 2002, and more recently, Ghana’s memorable performances at the 2010 tournament. After a win over Serbia, a draw with Australia, and a narrow loss against Germany, Asamoah Gyan led the Black Stars to a
On Sunday, August 5th, the Brooklyn Borough President, Eric Adams will host the “5th Annual International Day of Friendship,” a festival recognizing hundreds of cultures and ethnicities that make Brooklyn an exuberant center of diversity. As the signature event, “Celebrating Brooklyn’s diversity’’ in honor of the cultural heritage of numerous ethnicities, the day will consist of a series of
Welcome to our show! 3NNY3 EZ! (Translated: Its Not Easy) is a series shot in New York and parts of Ghana. It tells the story of a list of Ghanaian characters in New York and their associations back home. Every week is a mixture of hilarity and a token message. This series is also running
French President Emmanuel Macron has called the return of African relics to their origin “a top priority” of his administration. “I cannot accept that a large part of cultural heritage from several African countries is in France,” he said in a speech to university students in Burkina Faso last year. “African heritage can’t just be
