Ismail Akwei

This Ghanaian pastor was only fined $962 for whipping ‘fornicating’ church members

Two years ago, controversial Ghanaian pastor Daniel Obinim was in the news for publicly flogging a teenage couple with his black leather belt over “fornication” accusations during a church service broadcast live on TV. The assault gained a lot of attention after a video of the August 2016 incident circulated widely on social media showingContinue reading “This Ghanaian pastor was only fined $962 for whipping ‘fornicating’ church members”

To be president in poor Benin you have to be $450,000 richer, new law says so

The government of Benin has incurred the wrath of its citizens after it increased the fee to contest as a presidential candidate in the 2020 election by 1,500 per cent to 250 million CFA francs ($450,000). With almost 50 per cent of its population living below the poverty line, Benin increased the fee from theContinue reading “To be president in poor Benin you have to be $450,000 richer, new law says so”

The painful ordeal of the Bantu people in Somalia facing discrimination due to their dark skin

It was a rude awakening when a dark-skinned Somali Member of Parliament stood before the federal legislature to pour out his frustration on how he and his tribespeople are being treated in Somalia due to the colour of their skin. “I arrived at the Mogadishu airport with my diplomatic passport. The immigration officers scrutinised meContinue reading “The painful ordeal of the Bantu people in Somalia facing discrimination due to their dark skin”

Benin becomes first African country to listen to its citizens and cancel internet tax

West African country Benin has shown respect to the demands of its citizens who fought against a planned social media and internet tax that was imposed via a new law in late August. The government planned to tax its citizens 5 CFA francs ($0.008) per megabyte on the usage of social media apps, and another 5% levyContinue reading “Benin becomes first African country to listen to its citizens and cancel internet tax”

These 10 African countries are more peaceful than the UK and U.S.

Every year, since 2007, the Institute for Economics and Peace releases an index of the most peaceful countries in the world called the Global Peace Index (GPI), the world’s leading measure of global peacefulness. The GPI presents the most comprehensive data-driven analysis of trends in peace, its economic value, and how to develop peaceful societies. It usesContinue reading “These 10 African countries are more peaceful than the UK and U.S.”