BY VIJAY PRASHAD – KAMBALE MUSAVULI [EXTRACT: IT WAS DURING ISSOUFOU’S TIME IN OFFICE THAT THE…
Category: AFRICA
A 26 Year Reflection – Kalakuta REPUBLIC
Fela ANIKULAPO KUTI A hustler’s life! “Kalakuta Republic” was where you could walk with your head…
President Tinubu: Set the captives free!
President of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Adekunle Tinubu By Owei Lakemfa Violence was expected last Friday, July 28,…
ANALYSIS: Niger Coup: What options are available to Tinubu, ECOWAS?
The leaders of ECOWAS convene in Abuja for a special session at the request of Mr…
The coup in Niger and the Moncada Barracks attack.
By Owei Lakemfa. EXACTLY 70 years separate the July 26, 1953 suicidal attack on Moncada Barracks…
Thousands Rally in Support of Niger’s Coup Leaders as Western-Backed ECOWAS Threatens Military Intervention
The military junta which took power in Niger warned on July 31 that France might militarily…
Second Russia-Africa Summit Ends With Commitments Toward Cooperation Across Key Sectors
By Global News Service The second Russia-Africa Summit for Peace, Security, and Development concluded in the…
ECOWAS delegation seeks diplomatic solution with Niger’s coup leaders
Former Nigerian military leader Abdulsalami Abubakar is leading the delegation AMID concerns over the coup in…
West Africa Is In Deep Crisis
Ahmed Rajab, Journalist, essayist, analyst. West Africa is in deep crisis. Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu…
Niger coup leaders accuse France of plotting military intervention
Junta that seized power claims Paris is aiming to reinstate deposed president as regional tensions grow…
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…