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STREET PARLIAMENT – DO NIGERIANS SUPPORT THE CALL FOR AN INTERIM GOVERNMENT? Nigeria’s just concluded presidential election is still raising dust. This is even as the citizens look towards 29th May when the current administration of President Muhammadu Buhari will…
ARTS & CULTURE – THE HOMOWO FESTIVAL OF GHANA In Ghana, there is a harvest festival called Homowo, meaning to “hoot at hunger”, which is celebrated by the Ga people. The festival is in remembrance of famine in precolonial Ghana.…
DISCOVERY – THE MYSTIC STONE OF GHANA When British authorities were constructing a road in the 1950s at Larabanga, a Muslim community in the northern region of Ghana, they found a mysterious stone on their path. The stone was, therefore,…
Female genital mutilation (FGM) comprises all procedures that involve altering or injuring the female genitalia for non-medical reasons and is recognized internationally as a violation of the human rights of girls and women. Miss Jaha Dukureh, a Gambian female genital…
On April 4, 1960, Senegal gained its independence from France after over two centuries of colonial rule and today, the country celebrates its 63rd Independence Day. On this day, the Senegalese people celebrate their progress as a nation and their…
The Senegalese people celebrate their country’s progress with fireworks, parades, cultural delicacies, and performances. At the parade in Dakar, attendees proudly sing their national anthem, Le Lion Rouge, and wave the green, yellow, and red Senegalese flag high in the…
Ahead the World Parkinson’s Day 2023, health experts have expressed concern over access to medicine and specialized care for people suffering from this ailment. Particularly in Ghana, Parkinson’s support groups are calling on politicians, policymakers and global health organizations to…
Despite being Africa’s largest economy and most populous country, Nigeria’s healthcare outcomes compare dismally to its West African neighbours. Over the past two decades, Nigeria has witnessed a surge in deaths resulting from metabolic risk factors and non-communicable diseases, as…
Ma Yatta Zoe is a Liberian cultural icon, who plied her trade in the 60s and 70s, up to the 80s. With incredible dance steps and tuneful music, the legendary Yatta Zoe kept Liberian and international audiences on edge for…
Hajiya Fatima Lolo, born Fatima Muhammad Kolo was a Nigerian singer, songwriter, and historian. Before she became famous, she was notable for singing to farmers and hunters while dancing with a plate on her hand. She was later referred to…
Fuel Subsidy in Nigeria has been a controversial issue. On one hand, the government claims it has been draining resources meant for projects in addition to the scheme being fraught with corruption and on the other hand, citizens say the…
Amilcar Lopes da Costa Cabral was a Bissau-Guinean and Cape Verdean agricultural engineer, pan-Africanist, intellectual, poet, theoretician, revolutionary, political organizer, nationalist and diplomat. He was deeply influenced by Marxism, becoming an inspiration to revolutionary socialists and national independence movements worldwide.…
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