Ghanaians are protesting their government’s decision to approve a military deal with the United States government that gives U.S. forces and their contractors unimpeded access to facilities in the country among other controversial clauses. This agreement was ratified by parliament last Friday after a minority walkout and protest in and outside the House against theContinue reading “10 key parts of the controversial Ghana-US military deal you need to know”
Author Archives: Ismail Akwei
Kenyan court says NO to anal test for homosexual suspects
A Kenyan court has ruled against the forced anal examination of men suspected of being gay following a case filed by rights groups who describe the test as torture. Thursday’s ruling ends the examination that was backed by law in a 2016 ruling which says it did not violate the privacy of individuals. Human RightsContinue reading “Kenyan court says NO to anal test for homosexual suspects”
Africa is splitting into two after tear in Kenya’s Rift Valley [Video]
After heavy rains and seismic activities on Monday, the earth has split open at Kenya’s Rift Valley leaving a huge tear that is more than 50 feet deep and more than 50 feet wide weaving through the arable land in Narok County. Geologists say in about 50 million years, the African continent will split intoContinue reading “Africa is splitting into two after tear in Kenya’s Rift Valley [Video]”
RIP Sudan: The world’s last male northern white rhino dies in Kenya at 45
The feared extinction of the northern white rhino has been heightened after the death of the world’s last remaining male northern white rhino named Sudan. He died on Monday at the age of 45 after months of age-related illness at the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya where he leaves behind the only two females ofContinue reading “RIP Sudan: The world’s last male northern white rhino dies in Kenya at 45”
It’s about time ‘Wakanda Forever’ is institutionalized like the Black Power Salute
The Black Panther fever will not die down as the movie keeps breaking boundaries worldwide. It took in $27 million in weekend ticket sales, pushing its domestic gross to $605.4 million, and its international haul to about $1.2 billion. The now 14th-highest-grossing movie of all time has become more than a work of art, butContinue reading “It’s about time ‘Wakanda Forever’ is institutionalized like the Black Power Salute”
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