The president of Africa Eye Mr. Yahaya Alhassan , an online news portal and think- tank to promote and wipe the wrong impression about the continent has condemn the action by the Nevada governor, Brian Sandoval as a clear case of racism. Speaking in an interview in Accra, Mr Alhassan questioned how the governor refused to […]
On a hot November evening last year, I found myself in the middle of a bizarre, otherworldly scene in the economic capital of the Ivory Coast, Abidjan. On a small stage set up at a local stadium, Ivorian football star Didier Drogba was urging hundreds of local youth to chant, “I promise I won’t migrate! I promise I […]
Senegalese startup brings financial solution to poor women More than 2.5 billion people worldwide don’t have a bank account. a small financial technology startup in Senegal, is hoping to change that by combining age-old saving practices with new technology. by Nicolas Haque 18 Dec 2017 More than 2.5 billion people worldwide don’t have a bank […]
By Nellie Peyton Dakar — The pair urged world leaders and donors to scale up support for schooling Emmanuel Macron and Rihanna may not usually move in the same circles, but the French president and pop star joined forces on Friday to champion education for the world’s poorest countries. The pair urged world leaders and donors […]
Alhassan(L) and Khady Cisse displaying the Humanity Peace Jersey Charge d’ Affair of the Senegal Embassy of Accra, Mousa Khady Cisse, has said his country and the other African representatives for the Russian 2018 World Cup would make good representation for the continent. In a ceremony to receive the Humanity Magazine International Award, for promoting […]
Africa is poor, but we can try to help its people. It’s a simple statement, repeated through a thousand images, newspaper stories and charity appeals each year, so that it takes on the weight of truth. When we read it, we reinforce assumptions and stories about Africa that we’ve heard throughout our lives. We reconfirm our […]
The president of Equatorial Guinea Teodoro Obiang Nguema has announced his resolve to ensure that former Gambian leader Yahya Jammeh is well protected. This follows reports of a possible extradition of Jammeh to his home country to face justice for crimes he is alleged to have committed during his tenure. Obiang Nguema said the African […]
Police in the Democratic Republic of Congo have used teargas to disperse protesters, as a wave of demonstrations takes place across the country. Protesters are demanding that President Joseph Kabila – whose expected term of office expired more than a year ago – should step down. A number of people have been injured, and UN […]
“To both our people and the world beyond our borders, we wish to make it abundantly clear that this is not a military takeover of government. As soon as we accomplish our mission we expect (the) situation to return to normalcy.” – General S. B. Moyo On the evening of November 14, 2017, senior elements […]
Civil society groups and human rights activists in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are calling for sustained pressure on the country’s president, after protests demanding Joseph Kabila step downturned deadly this week. At least seven people were killed across the country on Sunday, after security forces reportedly fired tear gas, rubber bullets and live ammunition at demonstrators in the capital, Kinshasa, […]