Israel has called on the Ghanaian government to back its bid for an observer status in the African Union (AU), which it lost in 2002 when the former Organisation of African Union (OAU) was dissolved and replaced by the AU. The request was made to Ghana’s Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley AyorkorContinue reading “Israel turns to Ghana to back its bid for a seat at the African Union”
Author Archives: Ismail Akwei
African leaders convinced of balanced trade as China moves to open its markets
Fears of China’s neo-colonialism in Africa has been met with fierce rebuttal and counter-arguments despite the Asian economic giant’s infiltration of Africa’s media space, land and airspace as well as the economic and cultural fabric of the continent’s societies. Trade is the underlying factor in the China-Africa relationship and the latter is drowning in unpaid loans asContinue reading “African leaders convinced of balanced trade as China moves to open its markets”
Rwanda opens door to Chinese firm Alibaba to build Africa’s first digital economy
Rwandan President Paul Kagame has launched Africa’s first Electronic World Trade Platform (eWTP) with the help of Chinese multinational technology conglomerate and the world’s largest e-commerce platform operator Alibaba Group to engage small businesses in electronic cross-border trade. Alibaba will support Rwanda’s economic development by working with the Rwanda Development Board (RDB) to help RwandanContinue reading “Rwanda opens door to Chinese firm Alibaba to build Africa’s first digital economy”
Jamaica turns back on Patois and plans to make Spanish an official language
Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness has on several occasions disclosed plans by his government to make Spanish Jamaica’s second language as against the widely used Jamaican native language of Patois. Holness has explained that his motive of making Spanish an official language is to make bilateral cooperation with Spain even stronger as the two countriesContinue reading “Jamaica turns back on Patois and plans to make Spanish an official language”
Slavery exists in these African countries and they are doing almost nothing to end it
It is quite disturbing that in 2018, adults and children all over the world are still being bought and sold in public markets and women are forced to marry against their will to provide labour. Others are forced to work in factories, on boats and in homes as maids while their wages are withheld. TheseContinue reading “Slavery exists in these African countries and they are doing almost nothing to end it”
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