By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK (IDN) — Africa had a centre stage at a U.S.-based summit this month for what leaders hope will be more than a brief moment and whose achievements will be more than talk. The U.S.-Africa Leaders’ Summit opened on December 13 with a full plate of critical topics—from […]
Lusaka Demands Probe of Zambian Student Killed on Battlefield in Ukraine
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK | LUSAKA (IDN) — Zambian officials are seeking an explanation of the death of Lemekhani Nathan Nyirenda, a former student of nuclear engineering in Moscow, who died in September fighting on the side of the Russian army. Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the Russian paramilitary Wagner group, acknowledged […]
Kenya Prides in Progress Towards Attainment of Development Goals
By Joseph Maina NAIROBI (IDN) — Seven years after the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in 2015, Kenya has made significant strides towards the realisation of the SDGs. Official sources cite “remarkable progress” made towards achieving the goals. SDGs and other development initiatives are well anchored in its long-term development blueprint dubbed […]
Planned Biden-Museveni Meeting at U.S.-Africa Summit Draws Protests
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK (IDN) — President Joe Biden is scheduled to meet his Ugandan counterpart Yoweri Museveni on the sidelines of the US-Africa Leaders’ Summit this on December 13-15 in Washington, DC. The meeting will take place at the White House with the two leaders expected to discuss, among other […]
Long Sentences in Corruption Trial for Angolan Ex-President’s Soldiers and Bankers
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK (IDN) — Dozens of former soldiers who performed illegal services for Angola’s ex-president Jose Eduardo dos Santos received jail terms for up to 14 years for fraud and embezzlement in a closely-watched high profile mass corruption trial. In addition to the soldiers who went on trial in […]
Chris Hani’s Killer Stays Behind Bars After Stabbing Incident Holds Up Parole
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK (IDN) — South Africa’s Dept. of Correctional Services has confirmed “an unfortunate stabbing incident” involving the killer of anti-apartheid hero Chris Hani. The right-wing Polish-born Janusz Walus survived the incident but his scheduled release on parole is no longer confirmed. The office of the justice minister confirmed […]
Thousands Turn Out for Pride Parade in South Africa
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK | JOHANNESBURG (IDN) — With the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions, over three thousand people turned out for a joyous gay Pride Parade in Johannesburg despite a warning by the U.S. embassy of a potential terrorist attack. LGBTQ activists cheered the resumption of the event after two years, […]
London Museums to Return Human Remains Stolen from Zimbabwe
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK | LONDON (IDN) — The era of European museums claiming ownership of the bones and skulls of African war heroes stolen years ago may finally be coming to an end. A negotiated settlement to return African remains involved London’s Natural History Museum and Cambridge University. The two […]
Disease-Resistant GM Cassava Promises to Be Game-Changer for Kenya
By Joseph Maina Alliance for Science issued this article, and it is being republished with their permission. NAIROBI, Kenya (IDN) — At the Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO) centre in Mtwapa, Kenya, scientist Paul Kuria uproots two sets of cassava tubers exposed to the devastating cassava brown streak disease (CBSD). One of the […]
Worse Flooding in A Decade Takes 600 Lives in Southern Nigeria
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK | ABUJA (IDN) — Flooding in the southern and coastal states of Nigeria has taken the lives of more than 600 people, displaced 1.4 million and destroyed roads and farmlands. Officials warn that the situation could continue into November. Thirty-one of Nigeria’s 36 states have been affected […]