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Oil Spills in the Niger Delta: The Shell Spills

Africa, Featured, NewsBy Staff ContributorApril 2, 2016Leave a comment

  Over the years, Nigeria has seen its fair share of oil spill devastation, and with a reported 1.5 million tons of oil spilled in the Niger Delta over the last 50 years, the ongoing risk continues to raise concern. Equal to one “Exxon Valdez” spill each year in the Delta, many Nigerians continue to…

Ivory Trade: the Pillaging of Africa

Africa, Featured, NewsBy Staff ContributorApril 2, 2016Leave a comment

  History of Elephant Ivory Elephant ivory has been exported from Africa for centuries and the earliest record dates back to the 14th century BC. Throughout history, ivory has been removed for those of exotic wealth and used in production of piano keys, billiard balls, and other luxurious products. It is said that ivory hunters…

Sarkodie – Ghanaian HipLife

Africa, Entertainment, Featured, LifestyleBy Staff ContributorMarch 30, 2016Leave a comment

  Hiplife is a music phenomenon that fuses high life and hip hop. This Ghanaian musical style is rapidly gaining momentum throughout West Africa and abroad– specifically in the United Kingdom, United States, Canada and Germany. Hiplife can be traced back to the early 1980’s with artists such as K.K. Kabobo and Gyedu Blay Ambolley.…

Jacob Zuma: Business as usual or political scandal?

Africa, Featured, NewsBy Staff ContributorMarch 29, 2016Leave a comment

    Jacob Zuma, President of South Africa, rose to power following his party’s victory in 2009, and was recently reelected in the 2014 elections. President Zuma is no stranger to controversy. In 2005 he was charged with rape, but was quickly acquitted. He has also battled legal allegations of racketeering and corruption. His main…

Terror Attacks Threaten Kenya’s Trading Power

Africa, Kenya, NewsBy Staff ContributorMarch 29, 2016Leave a comment

  On December 17, 2015, President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya announced that the country will host the next Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation. On the same day, terrorists seized a police vehicle in Kenya’s coastal county of Lamu. It was never clearer than at that moment that the country was in the midst of…

Educating Africa: The Schools for Africa Initiative

Africa, Featured, NewsBy Staff ContributorMarch 29, 2016Leave a comment

  Inspired by Nelson Mandela’s dream to help transform lives and advance society, Schools for Africa was founded in 2004 by the Nelson Mandela Foundation, the Hamburg Society, and UNICEF. Promoting equality for education to over 13 different African countries, this initiative has helped more than 30 million children get the proper education, schools, teachers…

John “Bulldozer” Magufuli: Tanzanians love their new President

Africa, Featured, NewsBy Staff ContributorMarch 29, 2016Leave a comment

  John Pombe Magufuli, was elected President of Tanzania on October 25, 2015. Backed by Chama Cha Mapinduzi, Tanzania’s dominant political party, Magufuli secured the election with 58% of the votes to Edward Lowassa’s 40%.   About the Bulldozer   Growing up as the son of a peasant farmer, Magufuli found it important to pursue education and…

Al-Shabaab in East Africa

Africa, Entertainment, Featured, Kenya, NewsBy Staff ContributorMarch 25, 2016Leave a comment

  Following the upending event of September 11th in New York City, and the ensuing global campaign against terrorism, the broader security dynamics of almost every region of the world have transformed drastically. Tactics employed by splinter groups today have taken on a new face – one dominated by intense guerrilla warfare aimed at instilling…

Somalia: Rise of the 21st Century Pirates

Africa, Featured, Kenya, News, USA/WorldBy Staff ContributorMarch 25, 2016Leave a comment

  Somalia was at one point one of the most beautiful and peaceful countries in Africa, prior to the civil war. After 1991, the entire landscape changed as the central government collapsed and the warlords began a battle of attrition to appropriate the resources of the country. Piracy off the coast of Somalia soon became…

Ghana tries to overcome economic hurdles

Africa, NewsBy Staff ContributorMarch 23, 2016Leave a comment

  Ghana is a culturally-rich country, with many different ethnic and racial groups living in harmony together. Unfortunately, its economy is in a less harmonious phase, due to many developmental issues. Natural Resources & Poverty Ghana is prosperous in several natural resources, including gold, silver, salt, fish, petroleum, limestone, and timber. Unfortunately, in spite of…

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