Month: October 2016

NOVANEWS Akintunde Akinleye/Reuters Peter Nkanga Freedom of expression and the press is guaranteed under Section 39 of Nigeria’s Constitution. But restrictive laws which allow for journalists and bloggers to be arrested for reporting critically on […]

NOVANEWS africaguide.com John O. Kakonge Given the value of mapping, African governments need to raise funds from different sources, including from their development partners, the private sector, international foundations and other users to support not […]

NOVANEWS MA Aziz Salmone Fall Some of the men who apparently revered him were amongst those who would eventually betray Cabral to imperialist forces. He was not the first nor the last victim in the […]

NOVANEWS The South African Gerard Boyce The prospect of South Africa joining the UN Security Council as a permanent member could explain President Zuma’s reported enthusiasm for the nuclear project. Being remembered as the president […]

NOVANEWS Yayponies Mathias Søgaard Listening carefully to the at times homophobic and hateful commentary about homosexuality among Africans, a social critique of the international community and the local elite is heard. Dislike of homosexuality is […]

NOVANEWS SB Neo Mokatsanyane To think Black first is a revolutionary call to equip Black people with the necessary mental and practical capacity to liberate themselves from the bottom of society where white supremacy through […]

NOVANEWS An institution held hostage by imperialist governments cannot fulfill yearnings for peace and security. UNGA Abayomi Azikiwe Since 2005 African leaders have been demanding two permanent seats on the Security Council as well as […]

NOVANEWS UNU Sekou Toure Otondi Most issues discussed at the UN are matters of life and death to residents of the global south, especially Africa. Yet beyond the long ceremonial speeches by African leaders at […]