The Aquarian Rising Cultural Foundation, Drum + Gong and the Mpese Royal Family of Ga Mashie present an event to outdoor the cultural and ethnic ties between the peoples of Ghana and Benin. The event, comprises a Visit to Ghana by the Mayor of the Municipality of Adjarra, Oueme, Republic of Benin Germain Sourou Wanvoegbe, […]
Article by Faustin Mugabe, Daily Monitor Researcher/Historian. [Culled From whispereye.co.ug] On December 17, 1972, former president Idi Amin made a proclamation that led to the renaming of some of Uganda’s physical features such as national parks, lakes and roads. The promulgation was made on national radio and television following a campaign he had started codenamed
After years of using the US dollar and the South African rand as the country’s main medium of exchange, Zimbabwe has finally released its own currency. The Southern African country suffered years of economic downtrend caused mainly by sanctions imposed by major Western nations. However, on Tuesday, Nov. 12, reports say Zimbabweans queued up outside banks, eager
By Martin Plaut – (Newstatesman) The decision to award the Nobel Peace Prize to Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has been met with a mixture of jubilation and incredulity in the Horn of Africa. “I am so humbled and thrilled, thank you very much,” the prime minister said on hearing the news. “It is a prize given
Jihadist groups dislodged from Middle East battlegrounds are reportedly regrouping in West Africa, exploiting longstanding grievances between the Dogon farmers and the Puelh-Fulani nomadic herdsmen of Mali over access to limited supplies of land and water. This week, a militia in Dogon attire entered Ogossagou, a Fulani village and suspected jihadi hideout at about
A statue of Emperor Haile Selassie I was unveiled on Sunday, February 10, at the African Union headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.The commemoration was part of events marking the 32nd Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union (AU). The assembly meeting is a culmination of statutory meetings where heads of state discuss AU
Feb. 11, 2019 – Rwandan President Paul Kagame has turned over the leadership of the 55-member African Union to Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, President of Egypt, at its 32nd ordinary session in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. During his tenure, el-Sissi is expected to concentrate on security and financial reform, but with no great plans to strengthen the AU’s
After a brief spin as President of South Africa, the multi-talented Jacob Zuma is plunging into a new and exciting career path – he’ll be a recording artist of liberation songs from the anti-apartheid struggle. A full-length album will be recorded in April during the Articulate Africa project, a program of national and international
The once common phrase “Hakuna Matata” (No Problem!) is now off limits for African speakers of Swahili. Any commercial use of the two word expression is reserved for its new owner – the American company that produced Lion King. That’s right – Walt Disney! The California-based company is preparing to release its remake of
China’s influence in Africa has some leaders trying hard to please their new, rich and seemingly generous foreign partners. This week, Zambian authorities roiled the nation’s waters by deporting an influential pan-Africanist professor before he could disembark at Kenneth Kaunda International Airport and before he could address a class of graduating university seniors on the
