Today we bring to you Part 2 of Africa Agenda’s Celebration of World Press Freedom Day in 2019. Greetings to our all of guests in the United States and around the world. Lesson to be learned: High-quality news is important News managers must make a clear distinction between reporting and opinion writing Africans must learn to separate…
World Press Freedom Day, 2019 ‑Part 1 Ahead of the 2020 World Press Freedom Day on May 3, today we bring to you Part 1 of Africa Agenda’s Celebration of the event in 2019. Greetings to our all of guests in the United States and around the world. An interview with Dr. Luka Powanga of Regis University Duration:…
The 2020 World Press Freedom Day is on Saturday, May 3. This day is mandated by UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) as a day to put press freedom issues into focus — to educate our communities about the important contribution that free and independent media plays in society. As an organization, we’ve had…
THE DENVER AFRICANA PROJECT IMMIGRATION AND DIASPORA NARRATIVES: AFRICANA/BLACK VOICES IN THE DENVER METROPOLIS Denver, Colorado, is currently the 23rd largest city in the USA. Fondly known as the “Mile High City,” it is justly famous for the great outdoors as well as the Denver International Airport (the second largest in the world). Denver metropolis…
Editor’s Note: The original KUSA 9 News story was published in February 2016 but we returned to it because of how important it is. The Cameroon situation continues into 2018 and many fear it could lead to a full-scale civil war in the country. The Southern Cameroons issue which is plaguing the African nation of…
Since November 2016, the African nation of Cameroon has been embroiled in civil unrest marked by demonstrations and boycotts against the Francophone-dominated government of President Paul Biya. Recent news reports point to many civilian deaths through police action, while others, including journalists, lawyers, and civil society leaders, have been arrested and placed on trial. The Cameroon administration…
It’s difficult to write about the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) without referring to its unstable and authoritarian past. It’s a past that brings reminders about Patrice Lumumba, Mubutu Sesse Seko, Laurent-Desire Kabila, Belgian colonization, and Zaire. The tumultuous past remains a backdrop even as the country charges forward in a new era of elections and…