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 […]
Google Translate App to Add 10 African Languages
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK (IDN) — While a professor at the University of Nairobi, Kenyan author Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o was the catalyst of the discussion to abolish the English department. He argued that after the end of colonialism, it was imperative that a university in Africa teach African literature, including oral […]
A Schoolgirl Is Latest Victim of Nigerian Religious Strife
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK (IDN) — Religious conflicts have escalated dramatically in recent years. Throughout the 1950-1996 periods, these conflicts constituted 33% to 47% of all conflicts. Few continents are exempt from this picture of faith-based conflict and today Nigerians are grappling with a troubling theological issue following the stoning death […]
Big Oil and Gold Miners Get The ‘Unwelcome Mat’ From African Grassroots Groups
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK (IDN) — Oil companies and gold mines in Africa are facing increasingly fierce challenges from grassroots community organizations trying to address serious climate concerns. Shell Oil, to give an example, was hit with legal challenges as both the company and individual Board members faced opposition from Friends […]
Big Oil and Gold Miners Get The ‘Unwelcome Mat’ From African Grassroots Groups
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK (IDN) — Oil companies and gold mines in Africa are facing increasingly fierce challenges from grassroots community organizations trying to address serious climate concerns. Shell Oil, to give an example, was hit with legal challenges as both the company and individual Board members faced opposition from Friends […]
Shipwreck Museum in Cape Verde Recalls a Dark Past
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK (IDN) — The Republic of Cabo Verde (Cape Verde) is an archipelago island nation to the west of Senegal and Mauritania, consisting of 10 volcanic islands that lie between 320 and 460 nautical miles west of Cap-Vert, the westernmost point of continental Africa. The official language is […]
European Union Sued for Not Responding to Eritrea’s Rights Violations
By Robert Johnson BRUSSELS (IDN) — The Foundation Human Rights for Eritreans, a Netherlands based organization, has decided to sue the European Union and international bodies for failing to respond to human rights abuses by the Eritrean President Isaias Afewerki and his associates. At the press conference on May 10, the Foundation’s lawyer, Emiel Jurjens […]