Month: August 2018
How a group of single mothers is changing lives in Sierra Leone
By Joshua Lew McDermott Just south of Bo, the second largest city in Sierra Leone, lies Tinkonko, a bustling and largely-rural chiefdom home to about…
Sexual violence, teenage pregnancy on the increase in Sierra Leone
By Abdulrahman Koroma A sixty-three-year-old man is currently on trial in Sierra Leone on allegation of sexual assault and rape against a thirteen year old…
Zimbabwe’s opposition challenges president’s legitimacy
Leaders of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) Alliance in Zimbabwe have vowed to continue their challenge of Emmerson Mnangagwa’s legitimacy as the newly elected…
Tanzanian police arrest journalist
Human rights organizations are demanding the immediate release of a Tanzanian journalist, Sitta Tumma. Tumma was arrested on August 8 while covering an opposition campaign rally…
Ugandan military arrest, beat journalists
Security forces in Uganda have been accused of beating and detaining four journalists covering protests in the capital, Kampala early this week. The arrested journalists…
Mauritania: The Forgotten Genocide of Black Africans
By Yahaya Ba Growing up, I knew West African families tended to be large. What I didn’t know was why my family seemed so much…
Unknown Men destroy Radio Station in West Cameroon
A community radio station in the northwest region of Cameroon, Sky FM has been attacked and burnt down by supposedly unknown persons. The alleged arson attack , which happened on August 3, destroyed the radio station’s two transmitters, computers, four recorders, a video camera, a mixer, a decoder, television set, and several office furniture.
Political Gang Attacks Ugandan Journalist
Ugandan journalist Damba Wiziri has been attacked twice while covering a recent national parliamentary election in the Sheema Municipality in Uganda.
Damba Wiziri works for the majority state-owned Vision Group’s print, television, and online platforms. A report from Uganda’s Human Rights Network for Journalists confirmed that Wiziri was attacked while covering a demonstration by members of an opposition party, Forum for Democratic Change (FDC).
Jones Abiri still detained by Nigeria
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) in New York has called on Nigerian authorities to immediately release Jones Abiri, the publisher and editor-in-chief of the Weekly Source newspaper. Jones Abiri was arrested by Nigeria’s state security service in July 2016 and has been in jail without trial since his arrest two years ago. Abiri was brought to court on Friday in Abuja, his second court appearance in a week after two years in detention without family visitation. His lead counsel, Femi Falana confirmed that Abiri was charged at the first hearing with sending text messages to two oil companies, Shell and Agip, allegedly demanding bribe payments, but the state couldn’t produce witnesses to testify against Abiri.
Grenada’s revolution and what Africa can learn from it
Netflix is in many ways like Youtube.com, and Facebook.com. It can be a useful tool, or a big distraction. You have the choice of watching mundane entertainment which can bring about a couple of chuckles, and a few other emotions. Or you have the choice of searching for content that may very well shake your very core. When I stumbled upon one called The House on Coco Road,I did not expect that it would start a researching journey that is still occurring to this very day. The film is about an African descendant born in America who happened to be an activist. She had the pleasure of rubbing shoulders with Angela Davis.
