Zimbabwean inventor of environment friendly machines Maxwell Chikumbutso poisoned
For the past few weeks, the media, especially social media networks, have been flooded by news of the mind-boggling inventions of Maxwell Sangulani Chikumbutso, a…
Africa news round up 15-21 Jan
Ghana Government extends registration for debt exchange Ghana has once again extended the deadline to register for its domestic debt exchange (DDE) due to government’s…
The paradox of the high cost of free education in Ghana
Under a new policy initiated by, the New Patriotic Party (NPP), the party currently in power, Ghana decided to make senior high school (SHS) education…
Chinese fishing companies cruel treatment of their Ghanian employees
Fishing is an important contributor to the Ghanaian economy. Much of the fish consumed in Ghana comes from Ghanaian waters and it is so abundant…
Burkina Faso expel UN official for “supporting” Jihadists
It came as a surprise to the public when Foreign Minister Olivia Rouamba, on Burkinabè National Television on Friday 23 December, declared Barbara Manzi, the…
The Congo holocaust perpetrated by Belgium
The Berlin Conference of 1884-1885 decreed the division of Africa among Western countries after the first missionaries were sent to Africa, as explorers. The task…
World Cup Football and Race
Qatar 22 is coming to an end, France and Argentina are lacing up their boots for the trophy. Some features make this edition of the…
The forgotten fallen and the Thiaroye Massacre in Senegal
A date that should be engraved in golden letters in World History is 1 December 1. It carries so much weight. That day witnessed one…
The student victims of the lecturers’ strike in Africa
There is no doubt that the crises of tertiary education in Africa are many and affect the quality of education negatively. The economic tribulations of…
Greetings in Africa
Greetings represent a cultural convention and in Africa its verbal articulation is as important as the gestures that accompany it. Those gestures include a bow,…