AFRICA: POWER OF SOCIAL MEDIA REACHES NEW HEIGHTS
Dec. 28 (GIN) – Social media networks in 2015 reached new heights in organizing popular protest and calls for change. Some of the most effective campaigns used Twitter…
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WORLD SCRABBLE TITLE SCOOPED BY NIGERIAN IN FIRST FOR AFRICA
Nov. 9 (GIN) – No one disputes the enormous gifts that Africans bring to the global table. But scrabble? In fact, a Nigerian college graduate is just the…
Nkrumah Betrayed: Seek Ye First A United States of Africa
Nkrumah's dream of a united prosperous Africa remains unfulfilled The African condition can generally be described by two words -- Nkrumah betrayed. These words encapsulate the continent's shameful…
How Refugees, Wars, Arms, And Climate Imperil Our Future
We turn our attention to Europe, compelled by shocking images of refugees’ deaths. To the stories of the stateless having identification numbers written on them and told their…
Obama’s vision & Africa’s future
The President understands how the continent urgently needs to liberate itself from old industries and strongmen President Obama may have found the key to unlocking Africa’s economic potential…
Nigeria: Top Educators And Innovators to Gather for AAI’s 2nd Annual State of Education in Africa Conference
Patrick Utomi Educators and innovators from across Africa and the U.S. will gather for a solutions-driven global education conference, convened by The Africa-America Institute, aimed at putting forth…
A Historic Step: Nigeria Outlaws Female Genital Mutilation
As one of his final acts as President, Goodluck Jonathan bans female genital mutilation (FGM) in Nigeria. As the most populous state in Africa, this historic decision carries…
A Historic Step: Nigeria Outlaws Female Genital Mutilation
As one of his final acts as President, Goodluck Jonathan bans female genital mutilation (FGM) in Nigeria. As the most populous state in Africa, this historic decision carries…
HUNDREDS OF NIGERIAN GIRLS FREED, TRAUMATIZED
May 4 (GIN) - Boko Haram, fleeing to a new hideout, has abandoned hundreds of women and girls in the Sambisa forest where the high school girls from…
Angolan Dictator Dos Santos: Free Rafael Marques, Anti-Corruption Reporter Who Exposed “Blood Diamonds”
Dos Santos -- in power for 36 years now The Angolan regime of President Jose Eduardo dos Santos is trying to silence Rafael Marques de Morais, perhaps Africa's…