Media Have Every Right to Cancel Trump
So, President Donald Trump has been booted off Twitter, as of now forever. Facebook also gave him the heave-ho. Apple
United Airlines Tell Employees…To Stay Off Internet?
My title may be facetious, but reminding people to avoid being “offensive” on the internet is tantamount to asking
Journalists targeted as Capitol stormed
January 7, 2021 This story, plus Twitter to restore Trump’s account after being suspended temporarily, The Tampa Bay Times
Only the world wars have rivalled covid-19 for news coverage
Given how much the world has changed in 2020, it is hard to fathom that the year was just one leap-day longer than 2019. On January 16th The Economist published its first article about a novel coronavirus in Wuhan, China,
Unpacking the misconceptions about Africa’s food imports
Sub-Saharan Africa’s spiraling food import bill—which stood at $43 billion in 2019—has attracted mounting attention as a worrisome trend. For years, many pundits have wondered why Africa seems increasingly unable to feed itself, despite having much of the world’s remaining
Why Ethiopia’s Tigray Conflict Is Dominating Africa Headline News
Tensions in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region have gone from talking about the potential for conflict into what is now the aftermath of a war between the country’s federal government in Addis Ababa and the regional government in Tigray. An estimated six million people live in the Tigray region. Since fighting began on November 4,…
Letter: There’s a word absent from today’s free speech debate
From Peter Gartside, Royston, Hertfordshire, UK
Uganda Issues New Directives for Foreign Journalists
KAMPALA, UGANDA – Human rights activists are denouncing a new Ugandan directive to scrutinize journalists working for foreign media. On Thursday, Paul Ekochu, the chairman of the Ugandan government’s Media Council, said journalists working in the country for foreign outlets
Nigeria Warns of Possible New COVID-19 Wave
Nigeria may be on the verge of a second wave of COVID-19 infections, the health minister warned Thursday, as another official said the country expects to roll out a vaccine by April next year. Osagie Ehanire, speaking at a news
UN Official: Sudan Needs World's Support in Transition to Democracy
A U.N. official says Sudan is at a critical juncture as it transitions to a democracy and needs the support of the international community to overcome its myriad economic challenges. Rosemary DiCarlo, U.N. undersecretary-general for political and peacebuilding affairs on