The U.S. federal government has reopened the murder case of 14-year-old Emmett Till who was brutally murdered in 1955 by two white men after he was accused of wolf-whistling at Carolyn Bryant Donham who was then married to one of Till’s killers. Till, who was from Chicago and was visiting his family in Money, MississippiContinue reading “Ghost of Emmett Till will rest after justice prevails following his brutal murder in 1955”
Author Archives: Ismail Akwei
Western Sahara: The 55th African state still being colonized by its neighbour
Africa has 54 countries but the African Union has 55-member states from the continent. The mysterious state is the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) which is represented by a Sahrawi nationalist movement, the Polisario Front. However, Western Sahara – 80% of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic – is under the control of Morocco, which hasContinue reading “Western Sahara: The 55th African state still being colonized by its neighbour”
Kenyan govt shockingly allows Chinese racism against its citizens in revamped rail sector
It was all pomp and pageantry in May 2017 when Kenya’s president Uhuru Kenyatta flagged off the Madaraka Express to launch the $3.8 billion China-funded Standard Gauge Railway that will shuttle 4000 tonnes of cargo and 1590 passengers between the coastal city of Mombasa to the capital Nairobi. Little did the president and the country know thatContinue reading “Kenyan govt shockingly allows Chinese racism against its citizens in revamped rail sector”
One man brings Jay-Z, Beyonce, Oprah, Ed Sheeran and all the stars to South Africa
The world’s most popular entertainers are converging in South Africa on December 2, 2018, to celebrate one African man who has led his country to freedom after spending 27 years in prison – Nelson Mandela. It has been confirmed by the Global Citizen’s Mandela 100 campaign that Oprah Winfrey, Naomi Campbell, Gayle King, Bob Geldof,Continue reading “One man brings Jay-Z, Beyonce, Oprah, Ed Sheeran and all the stars to South Africa”
How an insult almost derailed the restoration of diplomatic ties between Rwanda and South Africa
South Africa and Rwanda have had strained diplomatic relations since 2014 after failed attempts to assassinate a former Rwandan army chief, General Faustin Nyamwasa Kayumba, who is in exile in South Africa. General Kayumba is a former ally of Rwandan president Paul Kagame and they fell out in 2010 when he was accused of attemptingContinue reading “How an insult almost derailed the restoration of diplomatic ties between Rwanda and South Africa”
Ismail Akwei 