Women Are Tired Of Being A Hashtag
You strike a woman, you strike a human being Wathint’ abafazi, wathint’ imbokodo,uza kufa! (You strike the women, you strike a rock, you will die!): a well-known freedom song sung by 20 000 women as they marched to the Union Buildings to protest the oppressive pass laws. For over 60 years, the song has represented […]
Sarkodie Appointed Ambassador Of The Pan African Heritage World Museum
Ghanaian world-star rapper and multiple award winner, SARKODIE, has been appointed Ambassador for the proposed Pan African Heritage World Museum project to be launched on September 21, this year. Appointed for his passion for Pan African unity and love for the continent and the diaspora, Sarkodie in a response to the appointment, expressed his appreciation, […]
AGOA Coalition Warns Congress: Duty-Free Imports Sought by U.S. Apparel Makers Would Vitiate Africa Trade
AGOA Action Coalition Letter to Congress on GSP Modernization Provisions The following letter was sent by the Agoa Action Coalition to the chairman of the U.S. House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade Earl Blumenauer (Democrat-Oregon), as well as the chairman of the full committee, Richard Neal (Democrat-Massachusetts) and ranking Committee member Kevin Brady (Republican-Texas), […]
Senegalese Teacher Rebuilds Classrooms to Welcome Learners after Lockdown
Schoolteacher Mamadou Junior Diakhaté is on a mission to rebuild a school in Senegal in time for students to pass their exams to enter high school. The teacher nicknamed “Junior” used his social media accounts to crowdfund the rebuild and has raised about 3,000 euros. The institution was shut due to the coronavirus pandemic in March […]
A Pink Flock Makes its Return to Kenyan National Park
Eight years ago, rising water levels in Kenya’s Lake Nakuru drove away the clouds of pink-coloured flamingos that were the park’s biggest draw. Rangers say their disappearance triggered a drop in visitor numbers for the Nakuru National Park. Now they’re back. On a recent visit, flocks of flamingos foraged for food in the lake’s turquoise […]
