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”
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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”
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.”
After over 50 years, France admits pre-independence torture of Algerians but fails to apologize
Ruled by France for 130 years, Algerians from 1954 to 1962 fought against their colonial masters for independence and as a result, the French took the lives of about 1.5 million indigenes. The Algerian War of Independence started by members of the National Liberation Front (FLN) saw brutality and torture meted out to Algerians byContinue reading “After over 50 years, France admits pre-independence torture of Algerians but fails to apologize”
This Italian deputy prime minister just called African migrant workers ‘slaves’
Deputy Prime Minister of Italy and Interior Minister, Matteo Salvini has described African migrant workers as “slaves” during a closed-door session of a migration and security conference hosted by Austria. “I’m paid by citizens to help our young people start having children again the way they did a few years ago, and not to uprootContinue reading “This Italian deputy prime minister just called African migrant workers ‘slaves’”
Ismail Akwei 