2018 has been a year of grief for many journalists and the news fraternity who faced attacks, imprisonment and murder for doing their work as journalists and media workers. According to the annual report of the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), 53 journalists have been killed in 2018 and this number represents those killed with a confirmedContinue reading “The two Jamal Khashoggis of Africa who were killed in 2018 for doing their job”
Author Archives: Ismail Akwei
Africans join fight to take back Swahili phrase ‘Hakuna Matata’ from Disney
Over 37,000 people have signed a petition to get Walt Disney to reverse the trademark of the Swahili phrase “Hakuna Matata” which means “No Worries” or “No Problem”. Hakuna Matata was registered since 2003 in the United States after the release of the 1994 film, The Lion King, which made the phrase popular. Disney’s recentContinue reading “Africans join fight to take back Swahili phrase ‘Hakuna Matata’ from Disney”
Do not infantilize Africa, we choose our partners – African Union tells Europe
The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Moussa Faki Mahamat, has condemned the latest struggle for influence in Africa by Europe, America and Asia describing it as an “infantilization” of an entire continent by the so-called global superpowers. He made the remark in Vienna, Austria, on Tuesday at the High-Level Africa-Europe Forum under theContinue reading “Do not infantilize Africa, we choose our partners – African Union tells Europe”
Mutually beneficial partnership or no deal – Rwanda’s Kagame speaks for Africa
Rwandan president Paul Kagame has called for a redefinition of the relationship between Europe and Africa aimed at mutually beneficial partnership rather than the old order of “generosity” to the continent. “Africa has resources that can be brought into partnerships with Europe which bring a win-win situation for everyone. In my view we should haveContinue reading “Mutually beneficial partnership or no deal – Rwanda’s Kagame speaks for Africa”
Zambian police terminate recruitment of 8 Chinese nationals after public outcry
There was a public outcry on Monday after the recruitment of eight Chinese nationals from the Zambia-based Chinese community into the Zambian Police Service reserve unit. The Inspector-General of Police Kakomba Kangana rescinded the decision a day after commissioning the newly uniformed reserve officers at a ceremony in the capital Lusaka where the Chinese community presented twoContinue reading “Zambian police terminate recruitment of 8 Chinese nationals after public outcry”
Ismail Akwei 