There was news some few days back that the Kenyan national anthem had been copyrighted by a British company, stirring debate on this issue among Kenyans and across the world. A Kenyan content creator, who runs the YouTube channel "2nacheki" had his video flagged down for copyright infringement.
While other African countries are increasing their importations from China, with many going as far as importing chewing sticks and toothpicks from the Asian giant, Tanzania has begged to differ. The East African country has refused to follow in the footsteps of countries like Somalia who gave up their fishing
The Republic of Guinea gained its independence on the 2nd of October in 1958. On the 28th of September, the country had gone for a referendum where 95% of Guineans rejected membership in France's proposed semi-autonomous community controlled by Paris. In August 1958, French President Charles de Gaulle
The sad demise of the mayor of Anderaboukane, a region in northern Mali has come as a shock to many, especially those in the West African landlocked country. Despite one of the largest countries in Africa, with an area of over 1,240,000 square kilometers, the population is surprisingly
There was good news in Ethiopia after Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and his wife, Zinash Tayachew, were given permission by the court to adopt an orphan from one of the orphanages in the country. The court approved the adoption of the child, named Million, from the Kibebe Tsehay Orphanage. The
The African Union and the United Nations announced that the Central African Republic's government reached a peace deal with the 14 armed groups within the country in Khartoum, Sudan. Talks had begun on the 24th of January, ending on the 2nd of February. The country had been embroiled
It's a N45 million fortune and a lifeline for becoming a 'celeb', I mean who doesn't want to be one? If all I have to do is stay in an apartment with jolly good bedfellows and rant, go naked while the cameras are beaming.
Hosting about one third of all websites on the internet, WordPress is a popular CMS platform. The website builder has attracted a large following from individuals and organizations who look to develop their site through this content management system. Its popularity is wide reaching, with both tech-savvy users and novices
The president of Sudan, Omar al-Bashir, has been in power since 1989 after seizing power in a bloodless coup. This means he has been at the country’s helm of affairs for about 30 years. The problem, however, is that he does not plan on relinquishing power any time soon.
The central bank is an independent national authority integral to the economy of any country by conducting duties such as regulating banks, setting the monetary and fiscal policies to stabilize the currency and prevent inflation and carrying out economic research. The institution is in charge of the country’s wealth,
Just when we thought things cannot become more surprising in Democratic Republic of Congo, the latest elections results in the country have given us a re-think. Recent events in the country since its December 30, 2018 elections indicates that the country will receive a lot of attention in the coming
Indeed the 21st-century education system in Africa must move from an old, obsolete system to one that can propel the continent for growth, driven largely by technological innovations and a noble search for knowledge. Securing the capital to embark on radical changes in the Ivory Towers has been herculean as
You wouldn’t blame her, would you? A Jamaican lady, simply identified as N. Gray who was reported to have won a total of 180.9 million Jamaican dollars, stole the show when she arrived at the headquarters of the Lottery company to claim her prize before the press. Her
Introduction In 2015, novelist Taiye Selasi wrote an op-ed in The Guardian online newspaper, in which she critiqued the apparent fixation with classifying literature by writers tracing their origins to the African continent as only African. She lamented the “pigeonholing” and “prioritization of perceived cultural allegiance over creative output. [In
The Mozambican Ministry of Education has received accolades for its decision to review and revoked a 2003 decree that placed a ban on pregnant schoolgirls from attending normal day classes, but restricting them to night classes ‘when they cannot be seen’. A spokesperson for the Ministry of Education in the
The exact number of people with disabilities in the world is not known but a study by the World Bank and the World Health Organization (WHO) finds that approximately 15% of the world’s population comprises people with disabilities (Brown, 2011). This percentage increases in nations and communities, sometimes precipitously,
