NOVANEWS Ghana Independence 60th Anniversary. A Towering Political Figure impacting the Radical Phase of the First Republic. By Abayomi Azikiwe With March 6 representing six decades of statehood for the West African nation of […]
NOVANEWS Getty Images Ama Biney The Pan-Africanist movement harbours some African men who conceal patriarchal attitudes. These “Man-Africanists” are cancerous to the advancement of the movement that needs to engage in developing new men who […]
NOVANEWS By Sharon Guynup, Mongabay For weeks, the primatologists had followed a group of Grauer’s gorillas over rugged terrain — hacking through dense rainforest; following knife-edged ravines; and crossing a nearly impenetrable mountainous landscape in […]
NOVANEWS By Graham Peebles What began as a regional protest movement in Ethiopia in November 2015 is in danger of becoming a fully-fledged armed uprising. Angered and exasperated by the government’s intransigence and duplicity, small […]
NOVANEWS Zambian president Edgar Chagwa Lungu speaks at the UN General Assembly in New York, Sept. 29, 2015. | Photo: Reuters As part of efforts to silence critical voices, the Zambian government has shut-down four […]
NOVANEWS By Andrew Korybko Oriental Review As the third-largest economy in sub-Saharan Africa and the continent’s number one oil producer, Angola seems set for a promising future. The country finally pulled out of a 27-year long civil war in 2002 […]
NOVANEWS By Andrew KORYBKO An international scandal has been unfolding over the past month due to supposedly outgoing President Jammah’s flip-flopping remarks, with even the UN Security Council asking him to respect the democratic vote […]
NOVANEWS NMG Alagi Yorro Jallow For over two decades under President Jammeh, independent views were considered seditious. Secret police were everywhere listening for hints of subversion. Jammeh’s name was spoken only in whispers, unless you […]
NOVANEWS Getty Images Chidi Anselm Odinkalu The upcoming AU Summit will be “closed”, allowing only the accredited delegations and staff to participate in and witness its deliberations. What is clear is that it will give […]
NOVANEWS Getty Images Horace G. Campbell The current efforts to elect a new Chair of the AU Commission have been caught in the crosswinds of the impact of illicit capital outflows, the question of reseating […]