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Contrary to the widely held view, largely among circles of his detractors, that Nkrumah had had a direct hand in the tragic events leading to the brutal assassination of Congo-Kinshasa’s Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba, by […]

Ghana’s former President and African Union High Representative for Somalia, Flt Lt Jerry John Rawlings, says Africa failed to prevent excesses sponsored by some members of the international community during political upheavals in countries such […]

We often think of Egypt in terms of its massive and impressive ancient monuments, which have made that northeastern African country the great and unique tourist attraction that it has been for centuries. Early this […]

Thunderous chanting by thousands of demonstrators in Tahrir Square echoed on Falaky Street, hundreds of metres away, but fava bean seller Ashraf Ibrahim could find no reason to join in the revolutionary fervour. “The revolution […]

Today, the people of South Africa are ruled by a government led by the African National Congress (ANC) of South Africa. The path to this destination was long and hazardous, painful, bloody. It was full […]

As countries debate a climate changing deal to save the planet, a new satellite-based survey released by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) shows we lost forest cover the size of 10 football stadiums […]

Across the road from Maiduguri railway station, in the corner of a now abandoned property, a leafy neem tree provides a canopy for the remains of a mosque flattened by the Nigerian army. The mosque […]

Ghana’s former President, Flt Lt Jerry John Rawlings, has on a visit to Burundi praised Burundi and Uganda for their commitment to the peace process in Somalia. He said: “Burundi and Uganda must hold themselves […]