COMMENTARY: My friend Grenadian revolutionary Lt. Col.Liam James, a personal memoir of the Grenada Revolution, Dominica & the Douglas brothers

Lieutenant Liam James Grenada Revolutionary ArmyIntroduction I was saddened to read in recent news that Lieutenant Colonel Liam James, a leader of the 1979 Grenada Revolution, was ill. I had met Liam James three times: once in Havana, Cuba in...

Spike Lee Urges African Americans To ‘Come Back To The Motherland’ In Africa

Spike Lee wants African Americans to tap into their roots in the African motherland. Spike Lee is fully immersed in his ambassadorship role in Benin, where he’s urging African Americans to reconnect with their ancestral roots on the continent....

Aurelien – Starting From Zero. Finlandisation 2.0?

I’ve written several times now about the uncomfortable situation resulting from the coming defeat in Ukraine, and the unpleasant consequences for Europe that may result. I now want to make a few tentative suggestions about how it might be sensible...

More than 40 times they asked the UN to lift the blockade on Cuba

Photo: Prensa Latina At the close of the High-Level Segment of the 80th session of the UN General Assembly, the call to lift the US blockade of Cuba was heard here more than 40 times. The speech that closed the marathon succession of speakers on...

Cashew farmers decry exploitation, foreign interference

From Okwe Obi, Abuja National Cashew Association of Nigeria (NCAN) has raised the alarm over the spate exploitation of farmers at the farm gate, distortion in the industry’s value chain, and the negative impact of unregulated foreign interference....

Inside the Nobel Peace Prize judging process (and why the liberals will never let Trump win)

Nobody has ever lobbied as hard or as openly for the Nobel Peace Prize as Donald Trump. Time and again he has laid claim to the world’s most prestigious humanitarian award, most recently in his address to the UN General Assembly, where he asserted...

Famous birthdays for Sept. 23: David Lim, Jermaine Dupri

Sept. 23 (UPI) -- Those born on this date are under the sign of Libra. They include: -- Writer Euripides in 480 B.C. -- Roman Emperor Augustus in 63 B.C. -- Mongol Emperor Kublai Khan in 1215 -- Civil rights activist Mary Church Terrell in 1863 --...

Liberia: GIABA Director Urges Journalists to Strengthen Coverage on Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing

Bissau, Guinea-Bissau – The Director General of the Inter-Governmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA), Dr. Edwin Harris Jr., has called on journalists across West Africa to enhance their reporting on money laundering...

The battle behind digital IDs

At nearly 2.5 million signatures, the petition against the Government’s proposed digital ID scheme has vastly exceeded the threshold — 100,000 — for parliamentary consideration. The plans have been decried by political figures ranging from the...

ECOWAS Amplifies Citizens’ Voices Towards Peace, Security, Regional Integration

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), through its Commission’s Department of Political Affairs, Peace and Security (PAPS), has launched in Bissau a three-day Regional Consultation on Political Stability, Peace and Security (24–26...

AIT Was Right, and More Reasons Why Taiwan is a Country

Recently, the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) pointed out that Taiwan’s status was not determined in the reshuffling of governments and sovereignty that followed World War II, a statement reaffirmed by a US State Department official. This met...

Journalists urged to strengthen coverage on money laundering and terrorists financing

By Christabel Addo, GNA Special Correspondent in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau Bissau (Guinea-Bissau), Sept. 24, GNA-Journalist undergoing a Regional Training on Investigative Journalism in Economic and Financial Crimes, have been urged to strengthen...

Sustainability “not just financial”: Caritas Africa Official Calls for Spiritual Growth at Lusophone Forum

It aimed to foster the role of the Church promoting the right to life, sanitation, a healthy environment, solidarity economy, protection, housing, healthcare, education, food security, and active citizenship. The Kenyan Caritas official lauded the...

Ivermectin emerges as promising tool in fight against Malaria

Daijiworld Media Network – New Delhi New Delhi, Sep 28: While global efforts to combat malaria made major strides between 2000 and 2015, progress has slowed in recent years. In 2023 alone, malaria claimed nearly six lakh lives, 95% of them in...

Did colonization ever end?

Let us all unite and toil together To give the best we have to Africa The cradle of mankind and fount of culture Our pride and hope at break of dawn (From the African Union anthem) Consider this scenario, courtesy of Supreme Africa Breaking News:...

Can an ivermectin pill keep malaria from being transmitted?

Between 2000 and 2015, the world’s fight against malaria made remarkable progress, with millions of lives saved through better prevention, diagnosis, and treatment. Of late, however, that momentum has slowed. In 2023 alone, malaria claimed nearly...

Chimps Regularly Consume Alcohol, Study Finds

A new study has observed that chimpanzees regularly eat fermented fruit together, suggesting that alcohol consumption is more deeply rooted in human evolution than previously thought.Chimpanzees regularly consume fermented fruit in the wild –...

A 'sea war' brews off Gambia as desperate local fishermen attack foreign vessels, and each other

BANJUL, Gambia — Kawsu Leigh writhed in pain on the fishing boat, his burned skin as mottled as the paint on the deck beneath him. Raw and slick, the burns covered large parts of his upper body. His day began as normal, with a shift on one of the...

‘africa’s Voice Is Not Heard’: Leaders Issue Call For Equity, Justice And C

On the third day of the General Assembly’s high-level debate, African leaders delivered a resounding and unified message: the United Nations must undergo meaningful reform, and the global order must be reshaped to ensure fairness, equity, and...

Colours of the revolution: Nigerians kick-start the Fidel Castro centenary, By Owei Lakemfa

On why Fidel is so revered on the continent, the immediate past Nigerian Minister of Interior said: “We Africans particularly remember Cuba as the only country which, in our most trying times when Apartheid South Africa invaded Angola and...