Category: AFRICA
Niger coup: Britain cuts aid and neighbours ‘may use force’ to restore president
Ecowas bloc issues one-week ultimatum, warning it will take ‘all measures necessary” to restore order Security…
The Durban Magistrate Court has sentenced the convicted Khaya Ngubane.
Monday, 24 July 2023 The Durban magistrate court has this morning sentenced the convicted Khaya Ngubane.…
Mali drops French as official language
With its new constitution, Mali has dropped French, which has been the country’s official language since…
International Centenary Conference on Lenin, Leninism, Africa & the World, 21-24 January 2024.
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS. International Centenary Conference on Lenin, Leninism, Africa & the World, 21-24 January 2024.…
JUST IN: Court Grants Emefiele N20m Bail
Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, Southwest Nigeria has granted bail to Godwin Emefiele, suspended governor…
Abahlali baseMjondolo vows to continue struggle for justice following sentencing of Ayanda Ngila’s killer
On July 24, a court in Durban, South Africa sentenced the man who killed the deputy…
After disputed elections in Sierra Leone, parliament’s functioning is in question
Observers have questioned the credibility of the results of the most violent election since the civil…
Mandela’s daughter and granddaughter criticise British government’s controversial Rwanda plan
It’s designed to educate people about diversity, humanity and equality: the key principles which Nelson Mandela…
Africans meeting in Nairobi: If Nigeria’s awake, Africa will rise.
By Owei Lakemfa. I HAVE attended a few African Union, AU, Heads of State Summits and…
NNPC Increases Petrol Pump Price To N617 In Abuja And N568 In Lagos
…As fuel stations adjust petrol pump price in Abuja The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL),…
Nigerians Outraged By New Hike In Fuel Pump Price.
In a recent development by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), fuel pump price has been…
We can’t release Tinubu’s criminal cases, immigration records till 2026 due to ‘unusual circumstances’, FBI, State Department say
The agencies have been summoned to appear in court to show course why records relating to…
After Disputed Elections in Sierra Leone, Parliament’s Functioning Is in Question
Sierra Leone, Parliament Uncertainty looms over the viability of the parliament and the functioning of local…
Egypt’s Decade of Dictatorship and Repression
On the 10th anniversary of the coup by then Defense Minister and current President Abdel Fattah…
TRAVELOGUE: A PASSAGE TO RUSSIA
TRAVELOGUE A PASSAGE TO RUSSIA By Wale Okediran It’s almost midnight in Saint Petersburg and the…
Xi, Biden and Putin: Big men in a small world, By Owei Lakemfa.
The tension which has enveloped the universe for over a century, has been exacerbated by the…
African Leaders Reaction in France, Ramaphosa told Macron Africa we are not beggars!
African leaders are now speaking up! Saying to the Oppressors’ faces that we are not beggars!…
Decolonization’s Last Stand in the Sahara
How the Polisario Front’s 50-year war for independence is escalating a battle over a territory long…
STATE HOUSE PRESS STATEMENT: NO PRESIDENTIAL APPROVAL FOR SALARY INCREASE FOR POLITICAL OFFICE HOLDERS AND JUDICIAL OFFICERS
We have followed with consternation the viral story of the purported 114% increase in the salary…
Left Parties, Movements and Trade Unions from around the world condemn the Zambian’s govt’s repression of Dr Fred Mmembe.
Left Parties, Movements and Trade Unions from around the world condemn the Zambian’s govt’s repression of…
FIVE DAYS ON THE RIVER NILE
TRAVELOGUE By Wale Okediran We were still having Lunch in her cavernous and lovely restaurant when…
NUMSA secures 7% wage increase at Eskom
15 June 2023Press statementThe National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) has signed the wage…
Ben Kalu Becomes Deputy Speaker of House of Representatives
Ben Kalu has been Elected as the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representative. The lawmaker…
How love for Amala saved me from Abacha’s killers in Cotonou – Freedom Fighter Tinubu
That June 12 was Democracy Day in Nigeria may no longer be news to most people.…
Akpabio emerges as Senate President of 10th NASS
By Kingsley Okoye Abuja: Sen. Godswill Akpabio (APC-Akwa Ibom) has been sworn in as the Senate…
Communist Party of Swaziland to Launch Campaign for Release of Its Member Mvuselelo Mkhabela and Other Political Prisoners
The Communist Party of Swaziland (CPS) is set to launch a “Break the Chains” campaign to…
LGBTQ+ Ugandans Face Deadly Threat as “Anti-Homosexuality Act” Signed Into Law
By Global News Service Credit Line: from the Peoples Dispatch / Globetrotter News Service On May…
People’s Health Tribunal Finds Shell and Total Energy Guilty of Harming African Communities
A panel of environmental and human rights activists acted as judges in a People’s Health Tribunal…
Sudanese Army and Rapid Support Forces Extend Fragile Ceasefire by Five Days
The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) agreed to extend a…
Labour directs workers to shut shipping operations, begin nationwide strike Monday
Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria, MWUN, has directed workers to shut down all operations of shipping…
‘Nigeria only OPEC member that imports 95% of refined petroleum for domestic use’
Nigeria is the only member country of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) that imports…