German pilots have interrupted the deportation of over 200 rejected asylum seekers from Africa and the Middle East following their refusal to fly planes carrying deportees. The German public broadcaster Deutsche Welle (DW) reported that the pilots refused to be part of the controversial deportations while raising safety concerns in the country of origin. Germany’s largest airlineContinue reading “Why German pilots are refusing to fly deportees back to Africa, Middle East”
Author Archives: Ismail Akwei
Ghana president’s anti-Western dependency speech gets young Africans thinking
Ghanaian President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has stirred up the lingering debate about Africa’s growing dependency on the West for aid and handouts after over 60 years of independence in sub-Saharan Africa. The president rejected the idea that Africa needed support from the Western world to develop and challenged the continent to shun the act of regularly beggingContinue reading “Ghana president’s anti-Western dependency speech gets young Africans thinking”
Entrepreneur Fred Swaniker: 3 reasons why you should move back to Africa
Many young Africans desire to chart their career paths outside the continent, but for Ghanaian entrepreneur and leadership development expert Fred Swaniker, Africa is the best place for an African to succeed. The Silicon Valley graduate and founder of the African Leadership Academy in South Africa outlined three reasons why Africans studying abroad should returnContinue reading “Entrepreneur Fred Swaniker: 3 reasons why you should move back to Africa”
Nigeria, Ghana and Uganda gunning for Africa’s first Winter Olympics medal
s difficult as it may seem, a bobsled team made up of three Nigerian women has qualified for the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Besides the fact that there is no winter in Nigeria, Seun Adigun, Ngozi Onwumere and Akuoma Omega made history as the first in Africa to qualify after completing all five North American competitionsContinue reading “Nigeria, Ghana and Uganda gunning for Africa’s first Winter Olympics medal”
Meet the first black golfer who brought color to the sport at the 1896 US Open
Golf is perhaps one of the oldest white male privilege sports in history considered a preserve for the rich and elites. U.S. President Donald Trump remarked in 2015 that only the rich should be allowed to play golf. Before Tiger Woods – one of the most successful golfers of all time – was born, a blackContinue reading “Meet the first black golfer who brought color to the sport at the 1896 US Open”
Ismail Akwei 