By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK (IDN) – A long-running conflict between Cameroon’s French and English-speaking communities brought new horror on October 24 with an attack on the Mother Francisca International Bilingual Academy in the city of Kumba, in the country’s Southwest Region, by armed terrorists taking the lives of six children and […]
Ugandan Opposition Leader Bobi Wine’s Headquarters Raided and Robbed
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK (IDN) – Security forces raided the offices of reggae star and prominent opposition leader Bobi Wine, reportedly seizing cash, posters, banners and boxes of red berets – Wine’s signature headgear and a “symbol of resistance” which the government says is illegal. The raid took place in a […]
The Ouster of Top Ivorian Banker May Spell Trouble for Africa
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK (IDN) – He was a celebrated banker. Euromoney named him Banker of the Year. Credit Suisse, which he briefly headed, saw an incredible turnaround under his leadership – from a troubled bank with billions owed in fines – to a successful one. But after a few short […]
African Teens on World Stage Demand Action on Climate Change
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK (IDN) – Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg has at least two African partners stepping up on the global stage and telling world leaders to “wake up” and recognize the dangers to women and girls of climate change. In a speech broadcast as part of the Desmond Tutu […]
Cash-Strapped Sudan Faces New Demands Before Painful Sanctions Are Lifted
Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK (IDN) – The U.S. has now conditioned the lifting of painful sanctions on Sudan until it agrees to Washington’s Middle East agenda and to normalizing relations with Israel. If Sudan agrees before U.S. elections in November, sanctions could be lifted, opening the floodgates to desperately needed investment for […]
Popular Harvest Fest in Ethiopia Scaled Back as Opposition to Leadership Grows
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK (IDN) – Harvest festivals are a common sight in Africa although this year organizers were advised to keep the numbers down due to the COVID-10 pandemic. The Homowo Festival – a celebration by the Ga people of Ghana – was held as scheduled in Ga Mashie. Many […]
Faith Leaders Criticise Bill Gates for A ‘Highly Problematic’ Agricultural Project
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK (IDN) – African faith leaders are calling on Bill Gates to reconsider his foundation’s “highly problematic” support of genetically engineered foods, crops and agrichemicals against the interests of non-corporate farmers in countries throughout Africa. “We write out of grave concern that the Gates Foundation’s support for the […]
Regional Autonomy Could Resolve Nigeria’s Multifaceted Problems
Viewpoint by Kester Kenn Klomegah * MOSCOW (IDN) – The African Union (AU) and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have turned blind-eyes to the unprecedented and indiscriminate killings of civilians mostly in the southern parts of Nigeria. Nevertheless, the International Court of Criminal Justice (ICC) has utterly refused to categorise these as […]
Cathartic Returns to Morocco: From Peace Corps to Farmer-to-Farmer Volunteer
By Ellen Hernandez and Katie Bercegeay * MARRAKECH (IDN) – Upon hearing the words “Hamdullah wa inshallah,” Mark Apel is transported as if in a time capsule to the many times he and Yossef Ben-Meir, President of the High Atlas Foundation (HAF), uttered them in gratitude for the food set before them or in hope […]
China Aids Africa to Advance into The Satellite Age
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK (IDN) – An ET-SMART-RSS Earth Observation (EO) smallsat, designed in Ethiopia with Chinese funds, is preparing for launch into orbit as soon as next month. The satellite is the second to be launched into space by Ethiopia – just months after the launch of the county’s first […]