By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK | 9 January 2024 (IDN) — South African professional sprinter Oscar Leonard Carl Pistorius has been released from prison after serving half of his more than 13-year sentence for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. Pistorius shot Ms. Steenkamp multiple times through a locked bathroom door in his […]
Beyond Gaza and Ukraine, 10 Humanitarian Crises Demand Urgent Attention
This story was originally published by The New Humanitarian* GENEVA | 8 January 2024 (IDN) — As the conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine continue to dominate headlines going into 2024, it’s important to remember the many other crises that are too easily forgotten by the media and neglected by aid donors—often just because of their […]
In Pursuit of Eliminating Hamas, Israel Might Bring Forth Something Worse
By Azu Ishiekwene The writer is the Managing Director/Editor-in-Chief of LEADERSHIP newspaper based in Abuja, Nigeria. ABUJA | 3 January 2023 (IDN) — After futile attempts by others to get the prosecutor at the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate allegations of genocide against the parties in the war in Gaza, South Africa raised the […]
South Africa Charges Israel with Genocide in UN’s Top Court
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK | 1 January 2024 (IDN) — Acting under the Genocide Convention, South Africa has made the first challenge worldwide against Israel charging genocide. The case was submitted to the UN’s International Court of Justice. In an 84-page application, South Africa claimed that “acts and omissions by Israel […]
Opposition Seeks Rerun of Congo Election, Calling Returns Flawed
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK | 1 January 2024 (IDN) — Preliminary election results announced in the Congolese capital of Kinshasa have sparked demands by members of the opposition for a rerun. According to the country’s election commission, Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi handily won reelection with more than 70% of the vote, […]
South Africa Grieves Death of Celebrated Writer of ‘Sarafina!’
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK | 1 January 2024 (IDN) — Members of the theatre world, the arts community and followers worldwide are lamenting the death of Mbongeni Ngema—playwright, composer, lyricist, director and musician—who died in a head-on collision in Lusikisiki in the Eastern Cape. The celebrated playwright who brought the liberation […]
Ex-Credit Suisse CEO to Lead Ivory Coast Opposition
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK | 25 December 2023 (IDN) — A former CEO of Credit Suisse, Tidjane Thiam, was voted by a wide margin to head the opposition Democratic Party. He received 95% of the vote while his opponent, Jean-Marc Yace, the mayor of Cocody in the de facto capital, Abidjan, […]
Two African Films Make It to the ‘Oscars So White’ Awards
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK | 25 December 2023 (IDN) — There’s a burgeoning industry of great African films, but you’ll be lucky to see any of them at the Oscars. “I’m sure the majority of the world doesn’t even know we make movies,” commented Likarion Wainaina, the 35-year-old writer-director of Supa […]
New South-South Health Cooperation Initiative Launched Linking Africa and the Caribbean
By WHO Joint Press Release BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS, GENEVA | 19 December 2023 (IDN) — The Health Development Partnership for Africa and the Caribbean (HeDPAC), a new initiative to strengthen South-South health cooperation between Africa and the Caribbean, was launched today. The initiative stems from the recognition that the burden of the COVID-19 pandemic fell most […]
Famed Congolese Guitarist Lokassa Ya Mbongo Has Found His Rest
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK | 18 December 2023 (IDN) — The legendary musician, whose real name is Denis Kasiya Lokassa, has died at age 77 after battling diabetes and complications from a mild stroke he suffered in 2020. He was one of DR Congo’s best rhythm guitarists, but spent most of […]