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01/28/2016

01/24/2016

As of 2010, nearly a third of the world's population identified as Christian. But if demographic trends persist, Islam will close the gap by the middle of the 21st century.

01/16/2016

Africa is at a tipping point in 2016. In this year's Foresight Africa, the Africa Growth Initiative and its colleagues discuss six overarching themes that place Africa at this tipping point and give their view on what they perceive to be key areas for intervention to keep Africa on its current risin…

01/14/2016

You won't believe how many child slaves are being used by the world's largest corporations in Ghana and the Ivory Coast alone.

01/02/2016

The first cars to carry a “made in Ghana” seal will be under a harsh spotlight as they prepare to enter the marketplace and take on the major international brands. The man that made it happen is under no illusions about the difficulty of the task. “The biggest challenge is people believing (and) hav…

12/30/2015

Isaac Eshun watches closely as reams of newly printed fabrics flow down from the giant rollers overhead, vast sheets of cloth with intricate orange and blue designs tumbling from the factory’s whirring machines. The 53-year-old technician has spent almost half his life working at this textile compan…

08/26/2015

This is good news.

STOLEN STATUES RETURN TO NIGERIA AFTER 117 YEARS
A British citizen has returned two statues taken from the Benin Kingdom 117 years ago during the invasion of Benin by British soldiers, prompting calls for other treasures to be repatriated. The House of Representatives, called on the British Parliament to intervene in Nigeria’s efforts to get stolen artifacts in various museums in the United Kingdom repatriated. The House in adopting a motion calling for the repatriation of the artifacts also took a decision to communicate it to the British parliament.........................
Mark Walker, grandson of Capt. Herbert Walker, outside the palace of the Oba (king) of Benin, now in Edo State, Nigeria. In 2014 he returned bronzes looted during the 1897 Benin Punitive Expedition.

05/03/2015

Women in Africa are doing all these things and much more including smashing all things misogynistic and patriarchal right in the face

04/15/2015

Great story on Brazzaville by Al Jazeera. Check out the video as well. http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/witness/2014/03/sunday-brazzaville-2014322104445836363.html

04/10/2015

Reported by Liku Zelleke The flow of migration, when it comes to Africa, is almost always outwards. Brain-drain is congruous with loss of capital and natural resources as people choose to leave the continent in droves. This is the normal trend, but then there are a few Africans who choose to make th…

04/05/2015

Survivors and families of 51 deceased Malawian Freedom fighters have petitioned the Malawian government to seek reparations for British soldiers' 1959 'unjustified killings' and torture on Malawian nationals

04/05/2015

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