"With substantial support from local and international partners as well as public participation, Ethiopia could become one of the few African countries that achieved under-five mortality by two-thirds and is reducing maternal mortality rate by 73 percent as compared to 1990,"
The Need To Preserve The Peace And Unity Of Nigeria – By Solomon Asemota, SAN
"Nigeria is in the throes of a terrible ideological struggle between Liberal Democracy and Sharia that must be resolved in favor of Liberal Democracy in the best interest of the divergent ethnic, cultural, and religious groups in the nation."
Uganda presidential candidates hold final rallies
Uganda’s contenders in Thursday’s presidential election concluded their campaigns yesterday. Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, the National Resistance Movement flag bearer, concluded his rallies at Kololo Airstrip and Mukono North constituency.
His archrival Dr Kizza Besigye for Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) wound up his rallies at Naguru, a Kampala suburb.
Addressing a mammoth...
The Killing of Unarmed Civilians in Nigeria – I Thought We Had A Free Country
"We call on the Government of Nigeria and the international community to investigate the incident and bring any culprits to book... We also call on the affected people and communities to remain peaceful and to rather seek redress through courts than resorting to armed-struggle..."
IMF and USA set to ruin Ghana – Former British Ambassador Craig Murray
"Just ten years ago, Ghana had the most reliable electricity supply in all of Africa ...the IMF insisted that VRA be broken up...The result is disaster. There are more power cuts in Ghana than ever in its entire history as an independent state..."
1st Annual African Entertainment Nite, Baltimore Maryland, USA
Baltimore, Maryland, USA: Recently African entertainers from around the United States came together in Baltimore to hold the First Annual African Entertainment Nite event. The event which was widely attended by entertainers and producers of all areas of African entertainment was held at St. Anthony's Hall in Baltimore, Maryland. There were high...
Book Review – Love & Stigma: The Outcast System By Sir (Chief) Adolphus Ekejiuba, KSJI.
REVIEW: Love & Stigma: The Outcast System - By Sir (Chief) Adolphus Ekejiuba, KSJI.
The Outcast System is a practice whereby some people are treated as lower class humans. This gave rise to the existence of two main classes of people in the areas where they are practiced: the Freeborn and...
Hommage A Jean Emmanuel Jabouin, Un Des Pionniers Du Compas Direct – Par Louis Carl Saint Jean
Jean Emmanuel Jabouin, plus connu sous le sobriquet de Talès, a rendu son dernier soupir le 24 septembre écoulé à l’University Hospital (Tamarac, Floride). Il avait 85 ans. Talès a quitté ce monde avec une impressionnante feuille de route. Ancien membre de nombreux ensembles musicaux tant en Haïti qu’à l’étranger, premier trompettiste du...