By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK | CAPETOWN (IDN) — Almost three decades since the end of apartheid, South Africa remains the most unequal country in the world—where the richest 10 per cent of the population owns more than 85% per cent of household wealth—a gap higher than any other country for which […]
Irregularities Uncovered at State-owned DRC Mining Company
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK (IDN) — The anti-corruption agency of the Democratic Republic of Congo has identified numerous irregularities in the management of the state-owned mining company, Gecamines, which it says has caused the loss of hundreds of millions of dollars. The report covered the years 2010 to 2020 and was […]
Some Nigerians Still Harbour Affection for The Queen
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK | ABUJA (IDN) — For one Nigerian novelist, the pomp and circuses filling the streets of London on the occasion of Queen Elizabeth’s 70th year on the throne, brought back memories of her parents’ generation, born and raised under colonialism. Thrilled to see the British leave Nigeria […]
Swiss Firm Fined Billion Dollar for Massive Bribery in Africa
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK (IDN) — Illicit payments, multiple counts of bribery and market manipulation were among the many misdeeds of Glencore International and Glencore Ltd, a Swiss-based commodity trading and mining company according to numerous reports in the press. Over a 10-year period, bribes worth millions were lavished on government […]
Wole Soyinka Wants Nigeria to End Killings of Women and Children
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK (IDN) — As Americans grapple with the proliferation of guns used against minorities, elders, children, immigrants and victims chosen randomly, Nigerian Professor Wole Soyinka has launched a similar campaign against the rising rate of intentional homicides that the Nigerian government has failed to reverse.
Mali’s Withdrawal from Sahel-5 Joint Force Undermines Africa’s Unity
By Kester Kenn Klomegah* MOSCOW | BAMAKO (IDN) — The Malian Transitional Military Government’s abrupt and unexpected decision to withdraw from the G5-Sahel group and its Joint Force is “unfortunate” and “regrettable”, a senior United Nations official told the Security Council as she urged countries in the region to redouble efforts to protect human rights, […]
African Union Delegation Plans to Visit Russia and Ukraine
By Kester Kenn Klomegah* MOSCOW I DAKAR (IDN) — The African Union (AU), a 54-member continental organisation, is planning to wade into the crisis between Russia and Ukraine with a view to finding a lasting solution and averting the looming food shortage that may hit the continent. On February 24, 2022, Russia invaded its neighbour, […]
US Consulate in Lagos to Receive Help from Convicted Billionaire
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK (IDN) — While most Americans seem troubled by the rising cost of everything, the American government is on a lavish spending spree in Nigeria. More than half a billion dollars has been budgeted for a new U.S. consulate general in Eko Atlantic, a spit of land reclaimed […]
Calls For Prosecution of Gambian Strongman in Exile
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK | BANJUL (IDN) — Civil society organizations in The Gambia are turning up the heat on current Gambian president Adama Barrow to prosecute heinous crimes linked to ousted dictator Yahya Jammeh, outlined in a report. The report on human rights crimes was compiled by the Gambia Truth, […]
Africans Fleeing War in Ukraine Face New Obstacles in France
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK (IDN) — European countries have generously offered shelter to some of the 5.5 million people who fled the war in Ukraine launched on Feb. 24 with an unprovoked attack by Russia. More than 50,000 have been welcomed by France and granted a temporary status that enables them […]