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The Legacy of Kofi Annan: ‘A Man of Peace and Champion of Rights’
London, June 3, 2019 (AltAfrica)- Kofi Atta Annan (8 April 1938 – 18 August 2018) was a Ghanaian diplomat who served as the seventh ... -
Africa Day Celebration: A continent half full, half empty
London, May 25, 2019 (AltAfrica)-Today as Africa Day is a fitting reflection on Kwame Nkrumah’s prescient remark “I am not African because I was ... -
The Undercover Migrant
London, May 23, 2019 (AltAfrica) – It was close to midnight when the young man crawled into the desert. All around him was darkness. ... -
The life of Mark Babatunde, a Yoruba man teaching Russians Chinese in Yakutia the coldest place on earth
London, May 18, 2019 (AltAfrica)-This story could easily pass for a fiction, but no, it is a reality of life. A Nigerian, a Yoruba ... -
The sad story of women living with HIV/AIDs in Ghana who trusted herbalist’s onion and ginger cure
London, May 16, 2019 (AltAfrica)– In Africa, it is a common practice that HIV-infected people and AIDS patients often seek complementary therapies including herbal ... -
Populism, nationalist rhetoric and the unending agony of Africans in South Africa
London, May 5, 2019 (AltAfrica)-African nationals living in South Africa, whether as undocumented migrants, asylum-seekers, refugees, or citizens have long struggled for full inclusion ... -
At last, Nigeria joins big nations, adopts community police system to combat growing security problems
By Adesina Idris London, May 1, 2019 (AltAfrica)-Nigeria has finally woken up from slumber and adopted the globally recognised community police system to combat ... -
Ethiopia scores another first after opening historic all-female operated bank
London, April 27, 2019 (AltAfrica)-There has to be something between Ethiopia and women. The East African country has a reputation of scoring first with ... -
Winnie Mandela’s detention house finally becomes a museum
London, April 27, 2019 (AltAfrica)-After years of inaction and controversy, the Free State home of Winnie Madikizela Mandela is finally being turned into a ...
