AU Agrees Free Trade Deal
Heads of State and Governments who attended the 28th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union have signed up to the Continental Free Trade Agreement, which has the purpose of ensuring...
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Peru and Colombia Vow To Stand With Mexico After Row With Trump
Peru and Colombia vowed to stand with Mexico as the country faces an uncertain economic future and grapples with a crisis with the United States just days into U. S. President Donald Trump's...
The Yawning Disregard For Women Football In Ghana
“Quite frankly, I am sick to the stomach when it has to do with the National Women football Team in this country.’’ This was what pollster Ben Ephson opined, when he was quizzed briefly about...
The Fulani Republic Of Nigeria (part 2)
Clearly something has gone horribly wrong and this reinforces my belief that the amalglamation of the northern and southern regions of Nigeria in 1914 was not just a mistake but a...
Cocoa Workers Kick Against Investigations Into Dr Opuni’s Tenure
The Cocoa Industry Workers Union has rejected calls for investigations into the tenure of office of former chief executive of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Dr. Stephen Opuni. At a news...
Cuba Sees Explosion In Internet Access As Ties With US Grow
Two days before Christmas, Luis Gonzalez received a little Chinese modem from Cuba's state-owned telecommunications company. The 55-year-old theater producer connected the device to his phone and his...
US Visa-Free Residency For Cubans Ends
The Obama administration on Thursday announced the repeal of a measure granting automatic residency to virtually every Cuban who arrived in the United States, whether or not they had visas, ending a...
To Make Africa Great Again Buy Made In Africa
If nationalism and economic independence across Europe and America do not wake Africa up, what will? Africans were recruited during World Wars to fight in Europe for Freedom. Suddenly, it hit home...
How the NDC Plundered $6B In Ghana Oil Cash
"...To repeat, in nearly 6 years of oil production at the Jubilee Oil Fields under Mahama and his NDC party, Ghana received just $3.3 billion out of nearly $17 billion dollars in oil...
Venezuela Delays Banknote Withdrawal
Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro has delayed the withdrawal of the 100-bolivar banknote until 2 January. The sudden change of policy comes after days of economic chaos. In a national broadcast,...
Ex-Guantanamo Detainee In Uruguay Flies To South Africa
Barack Obama pledged to close down the Guatanamo Bay before close of his tenure A former Guantanamo prisoner who was resettled in Uruguay but has asked to leave flew to South Africa on Thursday as a...
Super Mario Run Launches On the IPhone and IPad
Games company Nintendo has rolled out Super Mario Run to iPhones and iPads. The app marks the first time the firm has created a smartphone game based on its most famous character. It follows the...
A Lesson Tanzania’s Magufuli Offers Nana Addo
“When I say NDC, you say no abaabasɛ. NDC, no abaabasɛ. Then, the third one, you say ‘hweeeeeeeeoooow’ ,” there was President John Dramani Mahama addressing teeming supporters. Indeed,...
Donald Trump Is Time Magazine’s Person of the Year
US President-elect Donald Trump has been named Time magazine’s Person of the Year for 2016. The property tycoon was awarded the title following his unexpected victory over Hillary Clinton in...
Bolivia Arrests LaMia Airline Boss
The authorities in Bolivia have arrested the head of the airline involved in a crash last week that killed 71 people, including most of the Brazilian football team, Chapecoense. Gustavo Vargas, a...
Venezuela’s Currency Is In ‘free Fall’
Venezuela's currency continues to collapse. Just in November, the bolivar has lost 55% of its value. It's the latest sign of Venezuela's extreme economic, political and humanitarian crisis. Sky high...
Haiti Presidential Election ‘won By Jovenel Moise’
Jovenel Moise came first in last year's election, which was annulled Businessman Jovenel Moise has won Haiti's presidential election in the first round, preliminary results show. Mr Moise polled...
Moise Wins Haiti Presidential Vote In First Round, Provisional Results Show
Haitian businessman Jovenel Moise, the candidate backed by former president Michel Martelly, won the presidential vote in the first round, official early results showed Monday. Provisional Electoral...
The Reality of African Footballers
Abuse and poor pay - the reality of African footballers African players abroad are used to the photo call after being signed. A major survey into global football shows that life for the vast majority...
Cuban Leader Fidel Castro’s Mixed Legacy
Children carrying framed images of Castro and Che Guevara in 2015. Havana, Cuba - Fidel Castro, a titan of the Cold War who defied 10 American presidents and thrust Cuba onto the world stage, is dead...