This Ethiopian issue with trying to make their country more presentable, and trying to make it one of the most rich and most lively towns is ridiculous and heres why. Little to zero countries in Africa are extremely prosperous and none of them seriously are economically stable enough to traffic tourists are a rate that your city would be super… Read more »
Earlier this year, I was assigned to research a major MNC (Multi-National Corporation). I chose to research Royal Dutch Shell because of its vast oil empire throughout the world and connection to even our own town. But as I dug deeper into that “empire”, I found some starling controversies. There are many allegations, mostly from Amnesty International, that the giant… Read more »
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a country torn by instability, caused by various militias and other armed groups seeking to gain land. It’s filled with corruption, environmental problems, and political instability. The displacement of people in the country has become worse than the refugee crisis in Syria, with 1.7 million people being displaced from their homes this year…. Read more »
Lagos, Nigeria (CNN)He is arguably one of the most successful businessmen in Africa and Strive Masiyiwa has an urgent message for young Africans: “You don’t have to cross the Sahara. We can create solutions.” It’s a timely message. Many of Africa’s youth are perishing, risking their lives in perilous journeys across the Sahara desert on their way to Europe. Some… Read more »
Zimbabwe’s new President Emmerson Mnangagwa has appointed a new Cabinet that includes ruling party loyalists as well as figures linked to the military, whose takeover helped oust former leader Robert Mugabe. No opposition politicians are included in the list, which has been seen as the first test of whether Mnangwgwa, a longtime Mugabe ally, would move out of his shadow…. Read more »
Wrapped in a white shawl and sporting a wide-brimmed cowboy hat, Haile stares out at his cattle as they graze in a rocky patch of grass. “My family and I have been here since I was a child,” he says, nodding at the small, rickety houses to his right. “But we will have to leave soon.” In the distance loom… Read more »
wn critic of Cameroonian president Paul Biya has been arrested at the airport while he was about to leave for Zimbabwe, media reports in the country have said. He is said to be in the custody of the police. Patrice Nganang is said to have recently authored an article in the popular French magazine Jeune Afrique. The article criticised the… Read more »
Al-Jazeera One of US President Donald Trump‘s first acts in office was to sign an order tying US foreign aid to the issue of abortion. Under the new policy, “Protecting Life in Global Health Assistance”, any foreign aid organisation that wants US funds cannot “perform or actively promote abortion as a method of family planning in foreign countries”. For Trump supporters,… Read more »
Al-Jazeera Amnesty International has obtained internal documents pointing to complicity by Royal Dutch Shell in crimes committed by the Nigerian military during the 1990s. The rights group released a report on Tuesday that alleges that the British-Dutch oil giant and the Nigerian government operated as business partners, having regular meetings to discuss the protection of their interests.
Source: BBC Liberia’s Supreme Court has ruled that evidence of fraud during October’s first round of presidential elections was insufficient to merit a re-run. This means the final round of voting between the two leading candidates – ex-footballer George Weah and Vice-President Joseph Boakai – can go ahead. The electoral commission will now set a date for the delayed vote…. Read more »