Africa has become a dumping ground for used clothes from the West where it often costs more to dispose of clothing than to export it. This has had a negative Read More..
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Muslims Trapped in Central African Republic Church
There are hundreds of Muslims trapped inside a Catholic Church compound in Bangassou after the town was overrun by members of a Christian armed group last May. They took shelter Read More..
Hoax Alert!
News of animals purportedly stealing money in Nigeria have been making news waves in the past month. First, a snake supposedly swallowed N36 million (US$118,000) saved in the vault of the Joint Admission Read More..
U.S. Secretary Tillerson’s Visit Unlikely to Cut Much Ice With African Leaders
By: Johnnie Carson The visit to Africa by United States Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, his first since taking office 14 months ago, will do little to shore up the Trump Read More..
The Oromo of Eastern Africa: A Mazruiana perspective
By: Seifudein Adem The Oromo people have not been able to dominate the politics of Ethiopia, as the Amhara and Tigrinya people have dominated the empire’s governance. Nonetheless, the Oromo’s ancestral principle of democracy–a transitional principle of eight years as Read More..
UN Relies On DNA for Paternity Claims Against Sexually Abusive Peacekeepers
By: Thalif Deen As sexual abuse and paternity claims continue to rise against UN peacekeepers overseas, the United Nations is actively collaborating with troop contributing countries (TCC) in collecting DNA samples: Read More..