Tag: Rwanda
Cameroon and Rwanda Reshuffle Military Following Ousting of President Ali Bongo
As political upheaval spreads across the African continent, several leaders are taking proactive measures to bolster their positions amidst growing ...
Kenya bans ‘blasphemous’ film about gay lovers | 5 Things That Should Matter Today
Across the African continent, these are the 5 stories you may have missed out on: Kenya bans ‘blasphemous’ film about ...
Nigeria signs military cooperation agreement with Russia, Benin confirms H5N1 avian flu outbreak | 5 Things That Should Matter Today
Across the African continent, these are the 5 stories you shouldn’t miss: Nigeria signs military cooperation agreement with Russia Nigeria ...
U.N Climate Change Report sounds ‘code red for humanity,’ Several soldiers killed in northern Burkina Faso ambush | 5 Things That Should Matter Today
Across the African continent, these are the 5 stories you shouldn’t miss: SADC launches military mission as Rwanda helps retake ...
Why Nigerians need to desperately speak up against hate speeches
by Wareez Odunayo Over 800,000 people were killed, 250,000 women became victims of sexual violence during the genocide in ...
Africa must solve its own problems – Osinbajo
Addressing journalists in Kigali, Rwandan Capital, after attending the inauguration of President Paul Kagame on Friday, Acting President Yemi Osinbajo said ...
The Thread: Why Rwanda’s authoritarian leader cannot be a case study for Africa
Rwandan authoritarian leader, Paul Kagame on was elected for the third time on Saturday in a landslide victory, extending his ...
Rwanda President, Kagame wins Presidential election for the third time
Rwanda’s incumbent leader Paul Kagame has, in a landslide victory, won the presidential elections that granted him a third term ...
Your favourite Nollywood stars will not be attending | 5 things to expect at the AMAAs tonight
It’s hard to say that this year’s edition of the Africa Movie Academy Awards is highly anticipated, because to be ...
Today’s Noisemakers: Emir Sanusi might soon be dethroned + Omojuwa has choice words for those want Buhari to run in 2019 [The Power Tussle Edition]
Every day, there are people who keep our eyes glued to our phone screens as we read their rants, opinions, ...
Cheta Nwanze: Nigeria vs Venezuela, and this is not football
by Cheta Nwaze I am caught up in a major conundrum. I grew up in the 1980s and 1990s, on ...
The Thread: In Africa, here’s how Nigeria is leading from behind
Nigeria is supposed to be the giant of Africa. But is she? Henry Okelue explains why we are deceiving ourselves ...
The narrative of the Rising Africa | Okonjo-Iweala shares insight in TED Talk (WATCH)
“The narrative of a rising Africa is being challenged.” Nigeria’s former Minister of Finance and world renowned economist, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala ...
Opinion: Radio Biafra parallels the origins of the Rwandan genocide
by Ahmed Salkida and Johnson Chinedu Edwin Nnamdi Kalu, the name behind the radio, who is fondly called ‘Director’, has ...
Golden heart foundation to host over 5000 youths at the centenary edition of national youth summit
by Jewel Stephen Golden Heart Foundation is set to host over 5000 youths at the centenary edition of national youth ...
For International Youth Day! Tanzania’s Meck Khalfan and Nigeria’s Seyi Shay shine on cover of Y! Africa (LOOK)
by Isi Esene Tanzanian Innovator, Meck Khalfan and Nigerian singer, Seyi Shay are the cover stars on the latest issue ...
Why Keshi may not handle Super Eagles for AFCON qualifiers next month
by Mark Bassey The Super Eagles might begin their Africa Cup of Nations qualifying series under a caretaker manager, as ...
Opinion: Rwanda – From horror to hope
by Simi Fajemirokun I left Rwanda torn emotionally, on one hand I felt extremely proud and another extremely ashamed. The ...
Garba Shehu: “Jews (Read: Northerners) unwelcome” – The dangers of ethnic/religious profiling
by Garba Shehu Profiling of citizens in accordance with their religion and ethnicity is wrong and condemnable. As the Nazi leaders ...
Opinion: From Rwanda with much love
by Dolapo Aina See you in Rwanda-the land of a thousand hills; a million smiles and a billion opportunities. Rwanda’s ...
Woman hacked husband to death with a machete out of fear he would give her AIDS
by Oge Okonkwo A Rwandan woman hacked her husband to death with a machete for fear that he would infect her ...
Opinion: I wish your parents were gay
by Saatah Nubari To everybody who supports gay rights, be you a President or anybody, at this juncture I’ll just ...
Dele Momodu: If I were President Jonathan
by Dele Momodu The first and most important was that I expected a man who comes from my kind of ...
Gbenga Olorunpomi: The Bola Tinubu Colloquium – When a new generation spoke (Y! Politico)
by Gbenga Olorunpomi This time around, the youth took centre stage, while the elderly and experienced listened and marveled. Just ...
Opinion: Nigeria’s GDP – Punching below its weight
by Tunji Andrews Nigeria no longer stands on the that top ten list of “fastest growing countries”. Our 6.5% GDP ...
The ‘failure’ of #OccupyNigeria, and where we can go from here (#NewLeadership Series by Chude Jideonwo)
by Chude Jideonwo I am very proud of what Nigerians achieved this time last year, when we came together to ...
‘Big boy thingz’: Psquare again jet off to Uganda, enjoy luxury hotels (See photos)
by Akan Ido Psquare continue their ‘big boy’ commute around Africa as they head to Uganda after a successful concert ...
Big boys: Psquare flying private jets and counting dollars (PHOTOS)
by Akan Ido Psquare continues to pull the crowd everywhere they headline concerts all over Africa, their latest stop is ...
TICKER: Everywhere they go: MTN fined for poor services in Rwanda
Telecommunications giant, MTN, are not having it all rosy presently in Rwanda as the Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Agency (RURA) has ...
NYTimes: Free speech in the age of YouTube
by Somini Sengupta COMPANIES are usually accountable to no one but their shareholders. Internet companies are a different breed. Because ...
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- The Importance of Impartial Reporting in Nigeria’s Democracy
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- The Importance of Active Citizenship Beyond the Voting Booth
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