In the ever-increasing news around Covid-19 or the coronavirus, a lot is happening. It’s hard to keep track of everything. Even while plenty of good things have happened in the midst of the pandemic, such as how people are coping with the virus, it’s the ones that cause unnecessary pain that has gained the most…
These are sorrowful times in America. Once again, tragedy hit the United States the weekend of August 4, when shootings rocked El Paso in Texas, and hours later in Dayton, Ohio. Sadly, these shootings in the U.S. are orchestrated with the use of high-powered guns, some considered weapons of war in the hands of civilians…
The recent derogatory tweets directed towards four American democratic congresswomen by the President of the United States, Donald Trump, read more like a storybook villain’s tirade than of the commander-in-chief of the world’s most powerful nation. The tweets from Trump, stating that the congresswomen “who originally came from countries whose governments are a complete and…
Africa Agenda’s inaugural “Best in Africa Reporting” awards were announced during the organization’s 2018 Africa Summit on November 2, 2018. The awards were given, albeit symbolically, to two news organizations judged to have done an excellent job in their reportage of African news in a fair and unbiased way. Read more here. The second-place winner will be…
Writing during the Donald Trump Era: It was critical for those who advocated 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…
This week’s most important headlines out of and about Africa. In this week’s news, United States President Donald Trump targets Somalia, the United Nations deals a blow to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and a Nigerian pilot makes history. US Orders Airstrikes in Somalia In an effort to fight terrorism around the world, President…
The sad thing about the 2016 U.S. Election is not that Donald Trump was elected president of the United States; it is that the new administration may be abandoning the African continent. And the damages caused by the new U.S. administration continue. The other news is that China and other big powers have stepped in…
This week we learned the Trump administration has proposed a budget that would cut foreign aid drastically. The issues, facts, and implications of decisions made under the administration are inescapable. The State Department, including the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), would be greatly impacted by these cuts. If you are not aware, the State…
This week’s most important headlines out of and about Africa. In this week’s news, the Gambia’s new president comes home, African clinics face tough times, and one of African literature’s most important voices passes away. Adama Barrow officially becomes President of the Gambia A week after he was supposed to give up power, Gambian President Yahya…
As Donald Trump prepares to assume the U.S. presidency, we are continuing to look back at the important legacy of Barack Obama and his administration vis-à-vis the African continent. On November 8, 2016, the election of Trump as the 45th president of the United States shook the world. Many people from the African continent who…