The United States has continually exhibited its diabolical quest for global dominance through investing obscene amounts of money into global wars. Ever since the 9/11 attacks in 2001, the US has spent nearly $6 trillion on wars which have led to the deaths of around half a million people.
Dear Editor, I recently observed with abysmal shock when, while at a community dialogue, an event which brought people from across Africa, a participant pushed through the day without eating a buffet organised by community members because there were no cutleries to use, and had never used bare hands to
They have been able to break glass ceilings, some have diligently built on the legacy of their parents. These women of African descent have proven that wealth does not recognize gender, race or geography. Despite the multiplicity of roles, these women have pulled through to an enviable height. 1. Isabel
If one could be wondering why conflict in oil-rich countries never ends, this can be directly linked to the operations of oil-producing companies. At the very core of these operations is an insatiable appetite to acquire as much super-profits as possible. To continue conducting these super-profitable operations, key issues such
Aqua poetically immortalizes it when they said being a ‘Barbie girl in a Barbie world—a life of plastic is fantastic.’ Barbie is a popular cartoon character and fashion doll manufactured by the American toy company Mattel, Inc. It was first launched in March 1959 by American businesswoman, Ruth Handler.
African countries are still in the red. Embarrassing scandals like the ongoing Manuel Chang fiasco in Mozambique are not helping matters. Mozambique's ex-finance minister, Manuel Chang, was arrested in South Africa over his involvement in a $2 billion dollar fraudulent loan scandal in his home country. It is
Liberia: a note to a government minister By Alfred P. B. Kiadii Author’s note: this piece was written by me to a government minister in my country who sent a note to me with the usual suspicions, misrepresentations, and distortions about our struggle. For matter of confidentiality, I will
Tensions are rising in East Africa over a maritime dispute between Kenya and Somalia. The Government of Kenya released a strongly worded statement alleging Somalia had auctioned off oil and gas blocks in Kenyan maritime territory on the 7th of February, 2019. Calling the auction "outrageous and provocative"
When President Emmerson Mnangagwa deposed long-time ruler Robert Mugabe in a coup, a new term for his reign was created - the New Dispensation. It was a term that was supposed to usher hope for a broken citizenry, a term that was supposed to signify a great dissociation from the
In the early hours of today, February 16, 2019, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced the postponement of the general elections which were supposed to take place today. The new dates for the elections have been set for February 23, 2019 for the presidential and House of Senate elections,
If the name Koffi Olomide doesn’t ring a bell then you were never a fan of Makossa and didn’t listen much to radio in Africa between 2002 and 2009, because during that period, Koffi Olomide – the Congolese Makossa sensation was the ‘thing’. It is however disheartening how many
The African Union has paid reverence to one of the most iconic African revolutionaries, Haile Selassie I by unveiling a statue at the headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The statues was officially unveiled by the AU Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat, Rwanda's president Paul Kagame, Ghana's
After persistent protests and campaigns by activists and civil society groups in Sierra Leone to attract government's attention to the increasing number of rape cases in the country, it appears the odds have fallen in their favor as the number one citizen of the country, President Julius Maada
Proponents of social justice and academic freedom, militant campaigners of popular power and genuine democracy, sons and daughters of the disinherited and defenseless mass of our people, fighting cadres and courageous ideologues of Africa’s bulwark of consciousness, the indomitable Vanguard Student Unification Party, eminent statesmen and women, distinguished media
In Uganda, a plan has been mooted to promote tourism in the country, but this plan is pretty much unfriendly. The tourism minister in Uganda, Godfrey Kiwanda, suggested the use of "curvy women" as a tourism "product" and the ladies are not happy with this. Kiwanda
Zimbabwean prophet, Walter Magaya, who made headlines after he had boldly claimed that he had found the cure for HIV has been found guilty of contravening the Medicines Control Act. He claimed that Aguma, a herb, would cure HIV and this was not in line with the law because he
