China is deepening its stronghold of Africa with the visit of President Xi Jinping who is in Rwanda for a two-day visit to cement the “lasting friendship” which has made China the East African country’s largest trading partner. The United States will be peeved by the level of depth of the China-Africa partnership as DonaldContinue reading “China’s love letter to Rwanda before its complete invasion [READ]”
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Why the world’s youngest country is the most embarrassing state in Africa
South Sudan is the world’s youngest country since it gained its independence seven years ago from neighbouring Sudan on July 9, 2011, after a 2005 agreement to end the longest-running civil war that started since 1962. The independence of the black South Sudanese indigenes indeed ended the civil war with the Arab Sudanese overlords, butContinue reading “Why the world’s youngest country is the most embarrassing state in Africa”
Crazy obsession with witchcraft and magic leaves African children in harm’s way
Why will anyone be so poor and vulnerable but still called a witch or wizard because of the misfortunes that befall the person? This is the exact situation of some children and old women in northern Ghanaian, Nigeria and many communities around Africa where suspected witches are abused, sacked from their homes and sometimes lynched.Continue reading “Crazy obsession with witchcraft and magic leaves African children in harm’s way”
Ghost of Emmett Till will rest after justice prevails following his brutal murder in 1955
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”
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”
Ismail Akwei 