In yet another setback to bringing lasting peace to Zimbabwe, Reuters News Service reported Monday that there is a deadlock in negotiations between the ruling ZANU PF party and the opposition Movement for Democratic Change(MDC) on the terms of implementation of the September 2008 power-sharing agreement. Both sides are currently at a regional summit to…
These days, all roads lead to Washington, where senator Barrack Obama will be inaugurated on January 20 as the 44th president of the U.S. The expectations of what Obama will do for Africa are high. Whether Africa will gain from an Obama presidency or not is the subject of much chatter on many African blogs,…
The interesting news being reported by from Bloomberg News is that beleaguered Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has agreed to a constitutional amendment that will create the posts of a prime minister and two deputy prime ministers in Zimbabwe. The plan is that Movement for Democratic Change(MDC) leader Morgan Tsvangirai will become prime minister, if current…
Vote for Africa’s own Yohaness Gebregeorgis as CNN hero of the year. This story has not filtered much into the local media in Colorado but I take this opportunity to bring it up. After reading about Yohannes Gebregeorgi’s story many times, I am now compelled to do something about it. If you have heard all the commercials…
If we can forget about the doom and gloom created by the world financial crisis for a moment and look at history, economists tell us that the crash of the stock market and fears of a recession or depression is nothing new. By the way, some of us can barely remember the crash of…
Africa Agenda has been selected to be the spotlight non-profit that will help showcase this year’s Building Aurora’s Future. Building Aurora’s Future is in its second year and was started by Aurora City Council member Ryan Frazier as a way to bring together a community that “lives, works and plays together.” This year, the focus…
Denver-Saturday Feb. 9, 2008, 2:30–4:30 pm in the Community Room of Aurora Central Library (14949 E. Alameda Pkwy, Aurora, CO 80012) Africa Agenda will host a historical, post-election forum and community dialogue on the election disputes in Kenya, current peace efforts, and work toward reconciliation between Kenyan citizens and their government. Long considered one of the…
In the world of fast-paced twenty-four-hour news, to craft a powerful news headline means the headline should stand out and draw readers’ attention amid a plethora of stories from all directions. It’s a theory that applies to print and television news–when powerful headline news, embodied in sudden peace agreements, rebel surrenders, mayhem, and conflict, easily…
The 2007 Annual Banquet of the Colorado Association of Black Journalists(CABJ) took place on August 3 at the Denver Mariott City Center. The event featured journalists and media professionals all over Colorado. The theme for the 2007 event was Embracing New Media. Awards were presented to journalists in various categories, including Broadcast, Public Relations, and…
The Graduate School of International Studies at the University of Denver is where a lot of discussions are held every year on many hot-button international affairs. There was no exception to that rule on Saturday, July 23, 2007, when a group of Africans across the United States came together to discuss the state of democracy…