African Update
Celebrating Africa's 50 Years of Independence [24/05/10]
“We prefer self government in danger to servitude in tranquility” Dr Kwame Nkrumah, founder and first President of Ghana.
MoreIn solidarity with Haiti [29/01/10]
Our organisation is aware of the unfortunate tragedy which has happened in Haiti and we are saddened by the horrible situation there. We stand in solidarity with the people of Haiti in their moment of great pain.More
Let's go to Angola [13/01/10]
Football fans in Afrika are shocked by the attack on Togo's team bus just when the Orange Afrika Nations Cup was to begin in Angola few days ago. Many Afrikans expressed their sympathies to the Togolese national team this week. Afrika's football governing body CAF let the tournament continue despite what happened. Obviously, acts of intimidation should not be allowed to ruin such a beautiful event that unites the Afrikan people.More
ECOWAS reacts to crisis in Guinea [13/10/09]
Abuja hosted talks on the crisis in Guinea. The foreign ministers of the ECOWAS member states met with the representatives of the Guinean military and opposition to try to deal with the current political and security crisis in Guinea.More
The Centenary of an Extraordinary Man [19/09/09]
The man who led Ghana to become the first tropical country to gain independence from colonial rule and, more than any Afrikan leader in the 20th century, helped greatly to liberate the Afrikan continent from foreign domination and oppression, would turn 100 years old on 21 September 2009.More
Tingainga artists looking for legal representative [17/09/09]
Tingatinga Arts Cooperative Society is looking for a lawyer to represent its members in legal matters. The illustration of some of the members have been recently used by some of the leading commercial film production companies and soon they will be enjoyed by audiences around the world starting from USA and Great Britain. Unfortunately, the cooperative has not had any legal assistance in protecting their rights in dealing with commercial giants and so ensuring that this Tanzanian art heritage is treated with justice.More
Dramatic rise in illegal ivory trade [24/08/09]
Last week, the BBC World Service broadcasted a report about a wide spread slaughtering of elephants in Africa for ivory. A new surge in the illegal ivory trade in the recent months is blamed on the growing demand of ivory products in East Asia.
MoreFight over uranium in Central and West Africa [07/04/09]
Several news sites have focused on France’s president Nicolas Sarkozy and his March visit to Central and West Africa during which he signed some important uranium-mining deals for the French Areva.More
South Africa cancels peace conference after banning Dalai Lama [02/04/09]
South Africa has canceled a global peace conference following a controversy over its refusal to let the Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama attend. Critics accuse the South African government of accusing of caving in to pressure from China, one of its largest trading partners. Nelson Mandela’s grandson, Mandla, condemned the move: “It’s a sad day for South Africa.More
Somali woman wins 2008 Right Livelihood Award [22/02/09]
Asha Hagi is the co-founder and current chair of the non-profit, Save Somali Women and Children. During the Somali peace talks in 2000, Hagi founded the Sixth Clan, the clan of women, to complement the traditional five male-dominated Somali Clans. This became the first time women were represented in a peace process in Somalia. Since the Ethiopian invasion two years ago, Hagi has been based in Kenya because of her vocal opposition to the US-backed invasion.More
