The daughter of Nobel Peace Prize winner Desmond Tutu has been forced to abandon her priesthood in the South African Anglican Church after she married a woman. Reverend Mpho Tutu-van Furth, who is in her fifties, told AFP that according to the canon law of the Anglican Church in South Africa, marriage is a union between aContinue reading “Desmond Tutu’s daughter gives up Anglican priesthood for gay marriage”
Author Archives: Ismail Akwei
Ghanaian-born speed skater is first black woman to qualify for US Olympic team
17-year-old speed skater Maame Biney is the first African-American woman to qualify for the United States Olympic speedskating team and the second speed skater to ever qualify for the Winter Olympics. Biney made history on Saturday after cruising to victory twice in the 500-meter short-track speedskating trials inside the Utah Olympic Oval. She beat Olympians Lana Gehring, Jessica Kooreman, and Katherine Reutter-Adamek to sealContinue reading “Ghanaian-born speed skater is first black woman to qualify for US Olympic team”
Wedding photos of African lesbians in traditional Ghanaian cloth cause uproar
Wedding photos of lesbians of African descent have caused an uproar on social media, especially from conservative Ghanaians who believe the two women are from their country. One of the photos shows the women wearing traditional Ghanaian cloth called Kente as they share a kiss. Other pictures show one of them in a white suit and the other inContinue reading “Wedding photos of African lesbians in traditional Ghanaian cloth cause uproar”
Nigerians angered by musician 2Face’s cancellation of scheduled protest
Nigerian musician Innocent Idibia also known as 2Face has cancelled a planned protest against economic hardship citing security concerns. He posted a video on online mobile photo-sharing site Instagram late Saturday night explaining the reason for canceling the One Voice Nigeria protest scheduled for Monday, January 6, 2017. “After due consultations, it has become clearContinue reading “Nigerians angered by musician 2Face’s cancellation of scheduled protest”
The rise and exile of Gambia’s ex-President Yahya Jammeh [Photo Story]
Former Gambian President Yahya Abdul-Aziz Jemus Junkung Jammeh seized power from the country’s first President Dawda Jawara as a young army officer in a bloodless military coup in 1994. 29-year-old Lieutenant Jammeh rose to the self-selected official title “His Excellency Sheikh Professor Alhaji Dr. Yahya Abdul-Aziz Awal Jemus Junkung Jammeh Naasiru Deen Babili Mansa” beforeContinue reading “The rise and exile of Gambia’s ex-President Yahya Jammeh [Photo Story]”
Ismail Akwei 