There is a disappointing silence by Africans on Israel’s decision to deport nearly 40,000 African migrants who have been left with no choice but prison or deportation to Uganda or Rwanda. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has visited African leaders this year and among the reasons are to find a hub for the rejected asylum seekers mainly from Sudan and Eritrea where they are sufferingContinue reading “A disappointing silence on Israel’s forced deportation of 40,000 African migrants”
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Africa’s richest woman isn’t ready to give up on wealth yet
With an estimated wealth of $2.5 billion, 44-year-old Isabel dos Santos is treading new grounds to increase her wealth after she was fired from her position as the head of Angola’s state oil company Sonangol. The daughter of the oil-rich country’s former president Jose Eduardo dos Santos said the new president João Lourenço’s decision to fire her is “normal” andContinue reading “Africa’s richest woman isn’t ready to give up on wealth yet”
How Africans are fascinated by courtesy titles
His Excellency Sheikh Professor Alhaji Dr. Yahya Abdul-Aziz Awal Jemus Junkung Jammeh Naasiru Deen Babili Mansa. These were the official titles and names of deposed Gambian president Yahya Jammeh who is in exile in Equatorial Guinea after his ouster by a West African regional force. Dictators love titles; His Excellency Sheikh Professor Alhaji Dr. Yahya Abdul-AzzizContinue reading “How Africans are fascinated by courtesy titles”
Why jailed South African amputee athlete Oscar Pistorius is fighting in prison
South African amputee athlete Oscar Pistorius was bruised after a fight in a Pretoria prison where he is serving a 13-year sentence for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine’s Day in 2013. The Paralympian was engaged in a brawl with a fellow inmate over a public phone at the special care unit of the Attridgeville CorrectionalContinue reading “Why jailed South African amputee athlete Oscar Pistorius is fighting in prison”
Africa jumps on Trump’s Jerusalem recognition move, Libya slavery issue remains unsolved
isturbing images and stories of modern-day slave auctions in Libya did not evoke mass demonstrations in Africa, yet U.S. president Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital drew a quick response from Somalia, Tunisia, Djibouti and the African Union. Thousands in Tunisia, Somalia, Egypt, Nigeria, Algeria, and Morocco marched in several towns in support of the Palestinian struggle on ThursdayContinue reading “Africa jumps on Trump’s Jerusalem recognition move, Libya slavery issue remains unsolved”
Ismail Akwei 