Africa
CHILD MARRIAGE – NIGERIA’S OTHER SCOURGE
Jun. 30 (GIN) – Nearly 300 school-age girls are still in the hands of Boko Haram, a Nigerian terrorist group, but they’re not the ...
‘HASHTAG’ CAMPAIGN FOR KIDNAPPED GIRLS SPARKS DEBATE
Jun. 9 (GIN) – Is the social media campaign to bring back the abducted Nigerian schoolgirls an effective tool to win their freedom or ...
AFRICAN UNION TO CAMPAIGN AGAINST CHILD MARRIAGES
June 2 (GIN) – The West African nation of Niger has one of the highest rates of child marriage. About a quarter of all ...
NIGERIA TRIES TO STEM PROTESTS OVER ABDUCTED GIRLS
June 2 (GIN) – Under heavy pressure from civil society, lawyers and human rights groups, police in Nigeria are poised to reverse their ban ...
NEW PRESIDENT OF MALAWI UNDER FELONY CLOUD
June 2 (GIN) – In his second try for elected office, Peter Mutharika captured the winning margin of victory and edged out Malawi’s first ...
AFRICANS SHARE IN GRIEF OVER PASSING OF MAYA ANGELOU
May 28 (GIN) – Legendary poetess Maya Angelou was renowned in Africa much as she was beloved in the country of her birth. Comments ...
KERRY SCORES FEW HITS IN SHORT AFRICA TOUR
May 5 (GIN) – In his just concluded Africa tour, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry was striking few deals with African leaders who ...
Hubert Harrison: Great Black Intellectual Activist Who Was Ahead Of His Time
Hubert Harrison [A Tribute] Keep Alive the Struggles and Memory of this Giant of Black History. This Week Marks the 131st Anniversary of His ...
‘LION OF ZIMBABWE’ REFLECTS ON INDEPENDENCE DAY
Apr. 21 (GIN) – As Zimbabwe marks its 34th year of independence from colonialism, singing star Thomas Mapfumo sent a salute “to the brave ...
GUINEA-BISSAU VOTERS COULD FAVOR NEWCOMER
Apr. 14 (GIN) – Thirteen candidates are in the running for the presidency in this West African country which has yet to have an ...
