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Winning the race ahead of his Liverpool team mate - Sadio Mane (Senegal), Medhi Benatia (Morocco), Kalidou Koulibaly (Senegal), and Thomas Partey (Ghana); the 26 years old Egyptian and Liverpool forward, Mohamed Salah, has been named the BBC African Footballer of the Year for the second time in two years.
The statue of the famed independence leader Mahatma Gandhi has been removed from the University of Ghana after there were protests that he was "racist." Through the course of history, there has been abounding evidence which insinuates that Gandhi was inherently racist towards black and so there was
Kenya has been named as "anchor" country for the much awaited Africa policy which president of the United States of America, Donald Trump, will unveil tomorrow. John Bolton, the National Security Advisor to the U.S. president who is known for his strict foreign-political views, will outline the
Last month, the Walt Disney Company was granted a US trademark for the popular Swahili phrase 'Hakuna Matata' and Kenyans were not really pleased with this. According to records from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) , the Walt Disney Company has owned the phrase since August
"Today and always, there will be an obligation to pass on to the new generation the tradition of liberal scholarship - scientific or in the humanities - and to bring the understanding of things and human actions to everyone." - Frank Macfarlane Burnet The stars of Black Panther
LEADING pan-African telecoms group Liquid Telecom has invested US$400 million (8 billion Egyptian Pounds) in Egypt over the next three years for network infrastructure and data centres. According to the company’s statement, this is part of a major partnership with Telecom Egypt heralds significant investment in data centre
France is back at its heroics in Francophone Africa and it is embarrassing for the continent of Africa for several reasons. Oeil D'Afrique reports that Paris will help Chad pay its civil servants. According to the report, "A loan of 40 million euros will be used to
East Africa is set to have its largest mosque by February 2019. The mosque, which will be in Djibouti, in the capital city, was constructed by Turkey's Diyanet Foundation (TDV). Construction began in 2017 and the mosque will open in February 2019. The mosque is a resemblance of
The practice of professors and University lecturers demanding sex and/or money for grades has to end! How does a man get to the highest level of educational achievement only to become a prisoner for demanding sex in return for grades from a University student he was employed to teach
The 2018 Bonn International Democracy Prize has been awarded to Liberian activist and former Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Leymah Gbowee. The winner of the prize was announced in October this year but the award ceremony took place last weekend. Leymah Gbowee was on hand to pick up her award which
Attending the congregation at Sunday requires a formal and elegant attire. After all, this is a social event with lots of people and you need to look your best. A good outfit will put up a good image of you, as well as make you feel better. In this post,
A man claiming to be the son of the late Muammar Gaddafi has been languishing in a Zimbabwean jail since 2014, without any trial or charges, and he is now seeking political asylum. Abdallha Moussa Mone Yousof Mouammare Al Gaddafi, 32, has been in remand prison for three years. His
When Hon. Mwiru Paul, MP representing Jinja Municipality East, Uganda was released from detention in August this year, he said when speaking to the media after his release that prison breaks the body but not the spirit; perhaps he was right. Last week we reported the detention of Ugandan Academia,
Being gay in Tanzania is now tantamount to a curse, as the anti-gay crackdown in Tanzania is gaining momentum and sending hundreds into hiding. The regional governor of Dar es Salaam is on a manhunt to identify and arrest people who are believed to be gay. Last week, Paul Makonda,
In East Africa, Potato is only second to Maize as the most important crop in that region. It employs an estimated 2.5 Million people across its value chain and rakes in millions of dollars yearly from export. Potato is in high demand across the world due to its nutritional
In 2013, The Seoul Times confirmed the news with pictures that some people in China consumed human embryos being made into soup. The news quickly spread like wild fire but nothing significant was done, especially when some science reports backed the claim, saying it cured deadly ailments and had the
