Cameroon Says Radio Contributes to Solving Crises, COVID-19
YAOUNDE, CAMEROON – World Radio Day (February 13) was observed in crisis-prone Cameroon, with journalists and other media practitioners calling
YAOUNDE, CAMEROON – World Radio Day (February 13) was observed in crisis-prone Cameroon, with journalists and other media practitioners calling
From fiction and non-fiction to essays and poetry, we bring you some of the continent's most exciting reads from 2020.
From Miguel Monjardino, Azores, Portugal
From Peter Gartside, Royston, Hertfordshire, UK
shareSharenocloseShare pagelinkCopy linkAbout sharing image copyrightGetty Images Prominent Black Lives Matters activists and celebrities have written to Nigeria’s president demanding justice over the treatment of people during protests against police brutality. The group, which
In ancient times, debt jubilees were customary after wars or dramatic events. By wiping out debts, these jubilees sought to avoid polarization and social tensions. Today, the massive dislocations caused by the COVID-19 pandemic provide justification for the international community
Within hours of the publication of a New York Post article on October 14th, Twitter users began receiving strange messages. If they tried to share the story—a dubious “exposé” of emails supposedly from the laptop of Hunter Biden, son of
It is critical for those who advocate on behalf of the African continent, African bloggers and journalists especially, to take a stand and fight for the continent we believe in. African bloggers need to have a voice on the internet, just as the military has a voice on the military affairs of a nation, or…
It is becoming apparent that Nigerian writer Chimamanda Ngozie Adichie is a hero, if not a literary star, among today’s generation of young Africans. Adichie’s “The danger of a Single Story,” a Ted Talk she gave in 2009 about the single African narrative portrayed by the media that focuses solely on poverty, destitution, and hopelessness,…
News that the African continent is making progress continues to pour in. Not only is the continent making progress economically and politically, optimism by the African people is playing a role in this as well. In a recent Pew Research Center survey of eight African nations, the research found out that Africans were more optimistic…