South African leader, Cyril Rhamaphosa, sworn into office Saturday, May 25, is counting himself a lucky man after leading the embattled African National Congress (ANC) party to a majority win in the May 8 General Elections. The ANC, the party of Nelson Mandela, continues to face allegations of corruption that plagued the party for many…
There has been plenty of news relating to the African continent over the last several weeks but Saturday’s presidential election in Nigeria is the one event that garnered the most headlines. The presidential elections were held on Saturday, February 23 a week after it was delayed by the country’s Independent National Elections Commission (INEC). The…
Presidential and parliamentary elections scheduled for Saturday, February 16 in Nigeria were suddenly postponed by the Independent National Elections Commission (INEC) just hours before the polls were due to open. The new date for the election is now Saturday, February 23. Also postponed by a week is the March 2 gubernatorial elections, now scheduled…
“Coverage of the African continent constitutes only 5.6 percent of international news produced by US news media. This 5.6 percent offers for its intended audience little depth in the portrayal of an entire continent.” —Asya A. Besova, and Skye Chance Cooley, Foreign News and Public Opinion, 2010 Each day significant African News—Today—This week— This Month happens…
If you are like me I am sure you’ve been wondering what is going on with recent news from the African continent. For example — I met a gentleman who I’ll refer to simply as a friend — at a restaurant in Aurora, Colorado on January 16. After a brief conversation, he quickly asked me…
Editor’s Note: As the 2018 World Cup in Russia progressed we assigned Ife Nwosu to give us a scorecard of what was happening. Here you’ll find Ife’s observations, first recorded in July. This year’s World Cup is taking place in Russia. And as always, the competition is fierce, especially among the four African countries still participating.…
Recent happenings on the African continent, specifically in countries like Zimbabwe and Liberia prove that power can change hands peacefully, even democratically, in Africa. Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe, one of Africa’s longest-serving presidents came under the spotlight in December 2017 when army chief of staff at the time, Constantino Chiwenga, flexed his muscle, rudely indicating…