President Donald Trump issued an executive order in January that would cut off all funding to international groups that provide abortion services and/or provide information on abortions. Known as the “global gag rule” or the “Mexico City Policy,” this ban has been placed by Republican administration in the past and removed under Democratic rule.…
Former First Lady of Gambia Was Generous Wife of Dictator Equatorial Guinea is the new home of former Gambian President Yahya Jammeh and his wife, Zineb Suma Jammeh, having been forced out of the country after a controversial election. Yahya Jammeh was in power for 22 years. He had participated in a coup two…
Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s New Project is a Giant Tunnel Billionaire tech entrepreneur Elon Musk is widely known for his ultra-successful ventures Tesla and SpaceX; in the near future, however, he will also be known as the founder of the Boring Company, an engineering firm that will attempt to solve massive gridlock by means of…
First, there was a rumor that Madonna’s recent trip to Malawi was to adopt a child. Then, Madonna categorically denied the rumors. Now, the truth has come out. Madonna has in fact adopted twins from Malawi. The 4-year-old girls are named Estere and Stelle. Madonna officially confirmed the news with an Instagram picture of…
Isabel dos Santos is not only the richest woman in Angola—a nation in which 2/3rds of the population lives on less than $2 a day—but she is by far one of the wealthiest women on the entire African continent. Dos Santos is an engineer by training and degree and she has put that knowledge…
Trump is facing another hit on his immigration ban which restricts Muslims from seven different countries from entering the United States. The latest realization: half of the nations on the list are African. Countries such as Libya, Somalia, and Sudan continue to struggle with civil unrest, war, and atrocities, causing millions to flee…
Amnesty International and other human rights groups are calling for an investigation into protests in Cameroon. In December, protests in the city of Bamenda and elsewhere turned into violent clashes with the police, leaving four protesters dead and dozens more injured and/or imprisoned. Some protesters claim that the police and soldiers sent to disperse…
Black history is under-represented—or even misrepresented—in the media, so it is obvious why a film about Mansa Musa could be influential. Although director Ryan Coogler and actor Michael B. Jordan are considering producing a film about the wealthy African ruler, any particulars about the potential film are uncertain at this time. However, if the…
An Innovative Economic Approach Today entrepreneurs around the world applaud the work of Dr. Victoria Kisyombe, the founder of an innovative micro-credit firm called “SELFINA.” Her efforts have helped give low-income women in Tanzania the funding tools they require to start new businesses. She developed a method to help women seeking startup capital in rural…
In January, 2017, Nigeria’s Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, stated that negotiations with Boko Haram were continuing in order to obtain the release of the remaining girls who had been kidnapped by the extremist group. January 8 marked the one thousandth day that 276 schoolgirls between the ages of 16 and 18…
