Mali: President Keita's Party Wins Parliamentary Elections
AllAfrica.com is reporting that Mali's recent parliamentary elections have resulted in a win for the party of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita. ...
The Akosua Report: Charles Cole Diggs, Jr.
''Until Muhammad Ali came along, Diggs was the most popular American in Africa.'' Representative John Conyers (D-MI) said that Mr. Diggs...
Barbados: How We Stifle Our Creativity and Innovation (Op-Ed)
Numbers don’t lie. Barbados’ ranking on the Human Development Index is now at number 38. Though this is still quite an...
South Africa: Blocked Life-Saving Meds May Get Second Chance
Writing for Ground Up (Capetown), Marcus Low is reporting that a life-saving drug to combat drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) is being blocked...
Trinidad Hit By Second Earthquake This Week
Caribbean 360 is reporting that Trinidad has been hit by a second earthquake this week. The author reports:
"Trinidad and Tobago was...
All Africa: Survey Says Rwanda Top Promoter of Gender Equality
AllAfrica.com is reporting that Rwanda is Africa's top-performing advocate of gender equality, followed by the Seychelles, Mozambique, South Africa and Botswana...
Grenada Becomes 5th Caribbean Nation to Offer High-Speed Broadband
Caribbean News Now is reporting that Grenada has become the fifth Caribbean nation to offer 100 Mbps broadband internet service to...
Africa: 55 Billionaires and Counting
Pan African Magazine is reporting that Africa has 55 billionaires worth more than $143 billion including a Nigerian woman said to...
Africa: Inflated Infrastructure Costs Barrier to High-Speed Access
IT News Africa is reporting that Ghanaian Communications Minister Dr. Edward Omane-Boamah says that IT infrastructure costs are inflated on the...
Nigeria: Plane Carrying Body of Former Governor Crashes
AllAfrica.com is reporting that a plane carrying the body of former Governor Olusegun Agagu to Akure for burial crashed at the...