DENVER — (AFRICA NEWS MATTERS) Recently we learned Denver International Airport (DIA) and the city of Denver, fondly called the mile-high city, in the US state of Colorado, have begun exploring possibilities for direct flights to continental Africa. DIA has set up a team that is working on this initiative called Denver Air Service Committee. …
DENVER — (AFRICA NEWS MATTERS) AFRICA NEWS HIGHLIGHTS — April 8, 2022. WHY ARE WE DOING THIS? April 7, 2022 — The New York Times The New York Times: A Covid Mystery in Africa. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/07/podcasts/the-daily/covid-cases-africa.html April 4, 2022 — FIFA FIFA.com: Third time lucky for Cameroon?. https://www.fifa.com/news/cameroon-brazil-fifa-world-cup-draw-reunion April 4, 2022 — My Broadband South Africa’s top 10 news publications…
DENVER, USA — (Africa News Matters) Our Africa News Highlights focuses on some of the most impactful headlines out of and about Africa that you may have missed. This week’s stories come from the following publications: Foreign Policy Research Institute, Associated Press (AP), CBS News, Slate Magazine, Federal News Network, and The Guardian. WHY ARE…
It’s hard to say in which direction the fortunes of the Cameroonian nation are heading while it is hosting the 2021 African Cup of Nations. The premier men’s soccer tournament translates as Coupe d’Afrique des Nations (CAN) in French or African Cup of Nations in English. AFCON is held under the banner of the Confederation of…
On the African continent itself where there is a proliferation of media of all types, the passing of Bishop Demond Tutu is a big enough event. Even more, is how to and how not to cover it adequately so as to give a sense of how important he was not just to South Africa, but…
Today we learned that Archbishop Desmond Tutu who played a pivotal role in the fight against Apartheid in South Africa passed away at 90. News Organizations, including many in the United States, have written extensively celebrating and honoring Tutu’s life. This includes CNN, The New York Times, The Hill, The Washington Post, and The Wall…
I liked and enjoyed watching Chris Cuomo and his program Cuomo Prime Time on CNN. The host was probably one of the smartest people on American prime-time TV. There are a lot of others with TV shows who simply read off the script and are not masters of their subject. Even while journalists are encouraged…
I’ve written about US news media coverage of the African continent over the course of many years. In my analysis of the coverage seen, the emphasis continues to be on what’s wrong with the continent, with little effort made to report progress made over many decades of African social, economic, and democratic change. The coverage…
A destabilizing war between the government in Yaoundé, Cameroon, and Anglophone separatists has been going on for more than four years. Hundreds of civilians have died as a result. Thousands have been displaced and are now refugees in neighboring countries. Most negotiations to resolve the conflict appear to have failed. With each passing day that…
From a cursory look, at least two dozen US news organizations reported this story about African snails on their websites and TV broadcasts. We are not even counting the ones that reported the story in other forms. It’s the custom of many African immigrants living in the United States that when they travel to the continent,…