Swearing In: The Aftermath On 30th January 2018, the National Super Alliance (NASA) went ahead with their planned ‘swearing in’ of Raila Amolo Odinga as the people’s president. Before a mammoth crowd at the historical Uhuru Park, the NASA co-principal and the coalition’s presidential candidate during the disputed and nullified 8th August 2017 took oath…
The planned swearing in of former Kenyan Prime Minister, Raila Amolo Odinga, as the president of the Republic of Kenya would mark a new chapter in the country’s checkered political history. The event penciled for 30th January 2018 is predicted to raise the already high political temperatures to a fever pitch with uncertainties abound…
On the second Friday of 2018, officials from the Confederation of African Football (CAF) gathered in Casablanca to formally start the fifth Total African Nations Championship, a continental tournament that features players actively signed to local leagues. This competition, which goes by the name Total CHAN Morocco 2018, is important for many reasons, and one of…
In order to combat climate change and desertification, the African Union is spearheading the Great Green Wall initiative. By creating a stretch of flourishing landscapes across the northern part of the Continent through the Sahel and the Horn, the Great Green Wall will have a monumental impact on the lives of millions of Africans. In…
For some, the third Monday of January means a 3-day weekend and nothing more. Before her death, MLK’s widow Coretta Scott King wrote movingly about what the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday really means on the King Center website: it is a day to celebrate and remember a great man, but more than that, it’s a…
There was a time when the Consumer Electronics Show was mostly a showcase of televisions, home theater systems, video game consoles, and assorted gadgets for household use. In recent years, however, the focus of CES has broadened to include major technology trends that go far beyond gadgets, and the 2018 CES has shown that this…
The vulgar remarks made by United States President Donald Trump on January 11 not only suggest a racist streak but also underscore how little he knows about the world around him. During a working session on the topic of immigration in the US,Trump reportedly described African nations as holes made in the ground for the…
Across Africa, tech entrepreneurs are taking advantage of the burgeoning consumer trend of online shopping and delivery services. In Ghana, Farmart is bringing the farmers market experience directly to consumers who can have the freshest produce, meats, poultry and seafood delivered to their doorsteps by placing orders right from their smartphones. Grocery and food delivery…
Officials from the Confederation of African Football (CAF) had a tough choice to make when selecting the male player who would be designated the best footballer of the year in 2017. With the Continent producing lots of talent in the 21st century, CAF officials narrowed down their choices to three players whose careers in top…
The 75th Golden Globe Awards show proved to be one of the most elegant events in a long time, thanks to a red carpet blackout and stars understanding the significance of the evening. Women in Hollywood had called upon their colleagues to don all black for Sunday’s event for the Time’s Up Now movement to…
