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Africans march against Rohingya violence in Myanmar

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In the spirit of solidarity with global citizens, Africans across some countries in the continent have risen in protest march condemning violence against Muslim community in Myanmar. Protest marches took place in some African countries including Senegal, South Africa, and Ghana against the violence by Myanmar security forces targeting the Rohingya Muslim-minority. Myanmar
Opinion

Is there an Obama legacy in Africa?

Ihesiulo Grace 0
In a matter of days, President Barack Obama will be stepping down after eight years in office. It is difficult to effectively capture the significance of his election and time as president in words. As he put it, many “still can’t believe we pulled this whole thing off.” But it was done. Barack Obama has […]
Editorial

Africa and the fight against AIDS

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Tomorrow, Thursday, December 1, the international community will be observing World AIDS Day. It will be a Day dedicated to raising awareness of the AIDS pandemic caused by the spread of HIV infection, and mourning those who have died of the disease. The theme for this year’s World AIDS Day is ‘Leadership. Commitment’. Even though, […]
Africa

Zimbabwe to Import 700 000 Tons of Maize – Minister

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Parts of southern Zimbabwe will suffer “significant” food shortages this season, the US-funded Famine Early Warning Systems Network warned on Tuesday.   Some homes in rural areas in the south of the country have produced “next to nothing”, partly due to the late onset of rains and then a prolonged dry period, FEWSNET said in […]
Football

Gabon Named Hosts of AFCON 2017

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Gabon has been named hosts of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations. They beat Ghana and Algeria to the hosting rights of the 31st edition of Africa Cup of Nations. CAF President IssaHayatou announced the winner on Wednesday following votes by the CAF Executive Committee. Delegations of the bidding countries presented their bids to the […]
News

Rwanda, best place to live in Africa

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A global survey by an American research firm has named Rwanda as the best place to live in Africa. According to a survey conducted by a US research firm, Gallup, which ranks the country fifteenth globally. At an index score of 79, Rwanda tied with US and Bhutan. This score was eight positions higher than […]
Economy Headlines

Dangote, Saipem Joint Venture, Raises Competition

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Africa’s leading indigenous conglomerate, Dangote In­dustries Limited has an­nounced a multi-million dollar Joint Venture agreement with Saipem, Italian engineering and construction giants. The agreement has birthed a new company named Saipem- Dangote E&C. According to a statement from Dangote Group, the company, Saipem-Dangote E&C is a sig­nificant new player in
Opinion

African Excursus on Democracy

Ihesiulo Grace 0
‘One serious danger, which looms large for democratizing Africa, is the daunting task of operationalizing the principles and values of democracy in historical conditions that are markedly different from those of the established liberal democracies.’Claude Ake, in 1996 asked the question: `Is Africa Democraticizing? Through an earthshaking cum intriguing continental survey,