Adeye is The African Exponent's West African Correspondent based on Abuja, Nigeria. He covers all West African Stories that matter with a slick African style.
Democracy has been a thorny issue in Africa. A report by Afrobarometer once revealed that only a third of Africans believe that votes are counted fairly. Elections in Africa are always marred by allegations of fraud, clear vote-rigging and other irregularities. Yet, they remain the pillar of selecting new leadership.
Ever since the turn of the millennium, relations between the United States of America and Zimbabwe have been extremely strained. The economy of Zimbabwe has deteriorated to levels that have made the country be branded as a failed state. The United States revealed that for possible re-engagement diplomatically to become
Last June ANC Secretary General Gwede Mantashe foretold of what is currently happening to South Africa’s national party after they voted to remove President Jacob Zuma as ANC’s leader last week. Mantashe, addressing foreign journalists mid this year said it would be easier to remove President Zuma from
On the 12th of December, Tinashe Nyamudoka, a young Zimbabwean based in South Africa gave Africa an early Christmas treat. He announced on Twitter, “The wait is over. Finally, I have a wine that speaks my language, an African language. A wine that takes me back home to my roots
Inxeba (The Wound), a controversial South African film set in the mountains of the Eastern Cape is breaking new ground. The film was recently shortlisted for the Oscars which will be held in March 2018 but this is not all the film has achieved. John Trengrove, the film director, won
Press Statement The Chief Secretary to the President and Cabinet, Dr M.J.M Sibanda, has announced the following promotions and appointments in the Zimbabwe Defence Forces by His Excellency, Cde Emerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa: 1) Promotion on Retirement Air Marshal Perrance Shiri has been promoted to the rank of Air
From Africa to other parts of the world, refugee crisis has become rampant. Many countries across the globe are not warming up to the immigrants for various reasons. Just over a year ago, Kenya was making headlines after announcing its decision to close the world’s largest refugee camp, citing
Africa has been blessed exceptionally and abundantly with revolutionaries who were capable of embracing the values of peace, family spirit, equality and justice. These were the values which the Western powers perceived as threats, and threats which had to be immediately thwarted. Such was the case with Patrice Lumumba, who
Nigerian government says it has been working with the International Organization for Migration to rescue stranded Nigerians in Libya since January of this year. Media and public outcry on the human malpractices including the sale of black Africans in slave auctions in Libya have quickened the repatriation efforts, the CNN
The inequality that exists in South Africa makes one's heart bleed. The divide that prevails between the rich and the poor leaves a lot to be desired. It is not only a problem prevalent in South Africa alone, but in most African countries and other similar parts of
A Cunningham Levy Muse report has revealed that the French government and military were complicit in supporting perpetrators of the 1994 Rwandan genocide. The expose, styled “The Muse Report” alleges France, through its officials, provided sanctuary to genocide suspects and allowed perpetrators to meet at the French embassy in the
A new report suggests that former Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe has been leasing some of his land to white businessmen, contrary to what he has been demanding from other land owners. Mugabe has advocated, discouraged and even threatened new Land owners from working with white farmers, or risk losing their
It goes without saying that one of the major all-encompassing events of the last part of the second millennium was undoubtedly the advent of globalization, as a clear political expression of the triumphing capitalism and market economy theories, following the end of the Cold War and the bi-polarization of the
Extraordinary events are unfolding in Zimbabwe - here is a summary of the latest events. The most important update is that defiant Mugabe is still the president of Zimbabwe after refusing to resign on live television. Mugabe was expected to stand down in a historic address live on state television
Zimbabweans want President Robert Mugabe to step down so are holding a rally in Zimbabwe’s capital Harare today to make the point. In a surprise move on Friday, the controlling Zimbabwean military announced that it would would allow the mass march. "The ZDF is therefore advising the nation
Writing For Nollywood: An Interview With Viddawood’s founder The name ‘Viddawood’ has been popping up lately within industry circles. So tell us, what is Viddawood, and what services does it have on offer? Viddawood is a community of screenwriters who believe in making positive impact on humanity through film.
