Avellon Williams SAINT GEORGE’S, GRENADA- As a leader of the New Jewel Movement, Maurice Rupert Bishop (1944-1983) proclaimed Grenada’s independence in 1974. A subsequent coup in 1983 led to his death as prime minister of Grenada following a 1979 coup. A native of Aruba, Netherland Antilles, Maurice Rupert Bishop was born on May 29, 1944, to […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Kenyans forcibly evicted from their ancestral land in the Rift Valley by British colonisers have now filed a case at the European Court of Human Rights, according to their lawyers. They point out that Britain’s treatment of their complaints has violated the European Convention on Human Rights to which the UK is a […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu Six weeks after his death in Spain, the body of former Angolan president Jose Eduardo dos Santos arrived in Luanda on Saturday evening. Dozens of people gathered at the airport in Luanda to welcome the casket carrying dos Santos’ remains in support of his family. Following weeks of ambiguity regarding the former president’s […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu Nigerians are “starved of heroes,” according to acclaimed author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, who recently spoke at the annual general meeting of the Nigerian Bar Association. She also said that young people “no longer find individuals to look up to.” In her discussion was also the continuing kidnapping-for-ransom situation and other security issues affecting Nigeria. “Nigeria is in […]
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Avellon Williams PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI- As Haiti’s central bank reported a 10-year high in inflation, thousands of Haitians demonstrated around the Caribbean country to protest rampant crime and soaring consumer prices. In Port-au-Prince and some other areas, protesters set up burning barricades, angry that businesses could close due to a shortage of gasoline and diesel. Following a […]
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Faith Nyasuguta The global economies’ electrification has created new demand for the “red metal”, pushing prices of copper to a 10-year high. Following this, one of the industry’s most influential players has called the moment an “inflection point” for the metal, as Africa sees a jump of investment and newly sparked interest in copper mining […]
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Wayne Lumbasi Manchester United bounced back from two straight Premier League defeats with a 2-1 victory over rivals Liverpool. Without Harry Maguire and Cristiano Ronaldo, United appeared sharp in possession and hungry out of it. The team took the lead, surprisingly but completely deservingly. That was a victory that will provide Erik Ten Hag, the manager under pressure, with […]
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DRIVING LOCAL CONTENT, STRENGTHENING THE DOMESTIC MARKET AND ENSURING NIGERIAN CITIZENS BENEFIT FROM THE COUNTRY’S ’s OIL AND GAS RESOURCES, THE NOC SERVES AS AN EXAMPLE FOR OTHER NOCs IN AFRICA Thandisizwe Mgudlwa, Cape Town, SA “Having the Nigerian National Oil Company (NNPC) as a diamond sponsor of AEW 2022 is huge. The sponsorship not […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu For the first time since the COVID-19 outbreak struck two years ago, millions of kids in the Philippines are back in primary and secondary schools. On Monday, as kids returned to their classes in schools across the nation wearing masks and uniforms, they lined up for temperature checks. One of the last nations […]
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Avellon Williams LA PAZ, BOLIVIA- Did you know Afro-Bolivians are still around today? They are Bolivian people of Sub-Saharan African heritage in South America; descendants of Black slaves transported to the Americas via the middle passage. Landlocked between Peru, Chile, Argentina, and Brazil, Bolivia is often ignored by its South American neighbors, but it’s an undeniable gem. This country is home to majestic […]
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