America
The Paradox of American Freedom
The Confederate flag, a Civil War –era banner was removed entirely from the South Carolina Statehouse, recently. It followed the death of nine black church members at the hands of [Read more]
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America
Donald Trump: Clinton Gets Early Christmas Card.
Donald Trump appeared to be the flavour of the month and had been flying high on the American political Richter scale. But it seems that either the wheels are coming [Read more]
America
Fariso Jordan’s Georgia ends Successful Run Off-Broadway
With Rolling Stone’s retraction of the UVA rape story after investigation by Columbia University, notwithstanding, actress and playwright Fariso Jordan succeeds in keeping it strictly real in her rescripted, full [Read more]
Africa
President Yahya Jammeh Pardoned Treason Convicts Including a Sierra Leonean
“I believe in the fear of Allah and forgiveness” Says:- Yayah Jammeh In an action that the people of The Gambia have referred to as unprecedented in the history of [Read more]
America
NYC Mayor adds flavor and ‘swag’ to Jerk Fest
Not even the scorching 96 degrees heat wave could deter 16,000 patrons from attending New York’s largest Caribbean food festival. The festival upgraded its status turning out closest to the [Read more]
Africa
Interview with Addishiwot Asfawosen, curator of Roots Ethiopian Photo Exhibition 2015 Tour
London based, Ethiopian born Artist, Photographer, African Costume and Jewelry Designer, Addishiwot Asfawosen’s exhibition has brought the Ethiopian city of Arba Minch (Amharic for forty springs) and Fairfield House the [Read more]
Middle East/Asia
Recruitment of Maids to the Arab World Must Be Banned
Generally, the history of maids’ recruitment to the Arab world has oftentimes been a source of misery for the maids themselves and a source of headache for Embassies to which [Read more]
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Female Genital Mutilation: Why Egyptian Girls Fear the Summer
Cairo, Egypt Summer days: They're what childhood memories are made of, glorious afternoons of unchecked freedom to frolic with friends in the sun, unshackled from the earthly obligations of a [Read more]
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UNAOC and Education First End Summer School 2015 in New York
“Opportunity comes but once”, usually say many writers and speakers. But I don’t think this is true. I think opportunity can come in many forms and shapes, but what we [Read more]
Africa
West African Leaders Reject Democracy
A plan to restrict West African presidents to two terms in office has been dropped for the time-being by heads of state. They discussed the proposal to impose limits at [Read more]
Africa
As Europeans Request Security Council Mandate About Refugee Crisis, Jammeh Invokes Tit-for-Tat Reactions
“We will give back to the WEST ‘TIT FOR TAT’ as we are no more fools”- Says:- PRES. Jammeh Speaking in Basse, in the Upper River Region while on [Read more]
Africa
700 Migrants Drowned in the Mediterranean Sea
Hundreds of people are feared to have drowned after a boat carrying up to 700 migrants capsized in the Mediterranean Sea, the Italian coastguard says. The vessel, thought to be [Read more]
Europe
Doctor Performed FGM in UK
A British doctor performed female genital mutilation on a young mother after she gave birth in hospital, a court has heard. Dhanuson Dharmasena, 32, is accused of carrying out the [Read more]
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US $35 million grant from King Abdallah of Saudi Arabia to fight Ebola in West Africa
JEDDAH, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, December 11, 2014/ — The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, Saudi Arabia’s King Abdallah bin Abdulaziz al-Saud has extended a grant of US$35 million [Read more]
Africa
Africa’s New Energy Bonanza
Over the past weeks I have been involved in several policy debates, where the good news about sub-Saharan Africa’s very promising economic prospects has been touted by me and others [Read more]