Open Letter To the President (1)
Dear Mr. President, usually it is the brightness of a day that will pre-dispose one to want to write a letter to you, mainly because all those (or almost, nearly all of them) who come near you or try...
Tag: Ethiopia
Ethiopia To Issue IDs For Rastafarian Community
Ethiopia's foreign ministry said Friday it will issue identification cards to Rastafarians, granting rights to a community that has long complained of living in limbo in their "promised land"....
Rwanda Schools Face Tricky Task Teaching Genocide History
"Who can tell us what the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi was all about?" teacher Josephat Arinetwe asks his pupils as he chalks the question on the blackboard. The class of Rwandan teenagers stare...
CAF Adds 8 More Teams To Tournament, Changes Timing
AFCON Expansion will take effect from 2019 at the 32nd edition of the African tournament… Several changes have been made in African grand football tournament -the African Cup of Nations (AFCON)....
UN Sees 70% Shortfall In Aid For South Sudan Refugees
Only 30 percent of $1.4 billion aid needed in 2017 for refugees fleeing the conflict in South Sudan has been raised, a UN official said Monday, raising fears of aid cuts. Nearly two million South...
NAC Breda Re-Sign Ghana Winger Thomas Agyepong On Loan From Manchester City
Ghana winger Thomas Agyepong has returned to promoted Dutch Eredivisie side NAC Breda on loan from Manchester City. Agyepong excelled last season on a season-long loan deal where he scored three...
Eritreans Pursue Two-Wheeled Dreams In Exile
After representing Eritrea in cycling tournaments across Africa, Daniel Teklay took a journey of a different sort last year when he escaped across his country's militarised border to a new life as a...
US Warns South Sudan Regional Plan Is Last Chance For Peace
The United States warned Thursday that a new regional plan to shore up South Sudan's failing peace agreement was the last chance for Juba's leaders to end the war, now in its fourth year. US Deputy...
Ghana’s Economy To Expand
The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) has listed Ghana as one of the countries to watch on the continent saying the national economy stands the chance of expanding significantly. A market watch...
Kingsley Sarfo’s Champions League Hopes With Malmo Ended
Diminutive Ghana international, Kingsley Sarfo’s hopes of playing in the Champions League were dashed last night as his Swedish side Malmo were dumped out of the competition’s second round of...
S.Sudan Clashes Force Patients, Doctors To Flee Hospital
Thouk Reath, 19, was recovering from a leg amputation after being shot in fighting in northeastern South Sudan when the clinic he was in had to be evacuated because of approaching gunfire. Patients...
‘I Want To Do Better With Gender Parity’
‘I want to do better with gender parity’ – Nana Addo President Nana Addo has admitted his government’s efforts at ensuring gender parity has been quite poor. The President made this admission...
South Sudan Declares State of Emergency
South Sudan’s president Salva Kiir has declared a state of emergency in part of the country’s north-west. The statement, broadcast on state television, did not give a reason for the decree. The...
Malaysia Arrests Vietnamese Man For ‘ivory Smuggling’
Malaysian authorities have arrested a Vietnamese man and seized a stash of elephant ivory worth almost $70,000, an official said Monday, highlighting the country's role as a hub for the...
China To Open First Overseas Military Base In Djibouti
Ships carrying personnel for China’s first overseas military base have set sail to begin setting up the facility in Djibouti, as the country’s rapidly modernising military extends its global...
Chinese Man Arrested In Botswana Over Donkey Skin Trade
A Chinese man alleged to be involved in Botswana's illegal donkey skin trade has been arrested after being found with 500 animals suffering in dire conditions, police said Thursday. The animals were...
S.Korean Diplomat Recalled From Ethiopia Over Alleged Rape
A senior South Korean diplomat has been recalled from Ethiopia after he allegedly raped a female colleague, Seoul's foreign ministry said Thursday, as it issued a public apology. The incident came...
South Sudan Forces Launch Fresh Offensive Against Rebels
South Sudan government forces have launched an offensive towards a rebel stronghold in the north of the country, the UN said Wednesday. David Shearer, head of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS),...
China Ships Troops To Its First Overseas Base In Africa
China has deployed troops to its first overseas naval base in Djibouti, a major step forward for the country's expansion of its military presence abroad. Chinese sailors sailed out of a naval base in...
USM, Ahly Tripoli Advance, 10-Man Zamalek Out
USM Alger of Algeria and Al Ahly Tripoli of Libya reached the CAF Champions League quarter-finals Sunday as 2016 runners-up Zamalek of Egypt bowed out with 10 men. A 4-1 home victory over CAPS United...