UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres addresses an African Union summit in Addis Ababa via video in February 2022. Tony Karumba/AFP via Getty Images Babatunde Fagbayibo, University of South Africa This year’s celebration of Africa Day provides another opportunity to assess how far continental integration has progressed.
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The UK’s Plans to Send Asylum Seekers to Rwanda Raise Four Red Flags
British Home Secretary Priti Patel (left), and Rwandan Foreign Minister Vincent Biruta, seal asylum seeker deal with a handshake. Photo by Simon Wohlfahrt/AFP via Getty Images Evan Easton-Calabria, University of Oxford Like many others, I was surprised and upset to hear about the UK’s new deal to offload its responsibility to tens of thousands of […]
Mpofu Sets ‘New Itinerary in African Poetry’
Travelling to faraway lands as a black African is the theme woven through the tenth Brunel International African Poetry Prize winner Zibusiso Mpofu’s work.
Ghana: Three Adjudged Best Ministers Receive Their Awards
Accra, Ghana//-Three ministers jointly adjudged best ministers in the FAKS Investigative Services ‘Performance of Ministers’ survey, 2021, have been presented with their awards.
Three Priorities Africa’s Newbie on the World Bank Board Should Focus on
ERIC BARADAT/AFP via Getty Images. Danny Bradlow, University of Pretoria and Magalie Masamba, University of Pretoria President Cyril Ramaphosa recently appointed a senior South African politician, Ayanda Dlodlo, to serve a two-year term as a member of the World Bank’s 25-person Board of executive directors. She will represent a constituency consisting of Angola, Nigeria and […]
People of Faith Celebrate Announcement of Temporary Protected Status for Cameroon
Washington, DC, US– The Biden administration today announced that it will be granting Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to immigrants from Cameroon currently in the United States.
Ghana: Food for All Africa Trains 52 Low Income and Vulnerable Women in East Gonja District
After a rigorous one week apprenticeship based vocational training in sewing and beads making, 52 low income and vulnerable women from communities across the East Gonja district of Savannah Region of Ghana graduated successfully.
Odinga is Running His Fifth Presidential Race. Why the Outcome Means so Much for Kenya
Veteran Kenyan politician Raila Odinga is making his fifth stab at the presidency. Tony Karumba/AFP via Getty Images David E Kiwuwa, University of Nottingham Leo ni leo. Inawezekana (Today is the day. It is possible). These are the Kiswahili lyrics of Raila Odinga’s presidential campaign anthem.
MTN Ghana CFO Urges Women to Make Themselves Visible For Leadership Positions
Accra, Ghana//-The Chief Finance Officer for MTN Ghana, Mrs Antoinette Kwofie, has urged women who aspire to take up leadership positions to make themselves visible in order to make an impact in society.
AfDB New Series of African Country Gender Profiles Show Progress in Addressing Gender Discriminatory Law
Abidjan, Ivory Coast//- – New reports the African Development Bank has produced on Benin, Djibouti, Somalia, Zimbabwe and Liberia show the countries have successfully put national policies in place to advance gender equality.