Africa West Africa World 

Piracy in the Gulf of Guinea: How to deal with the problem

– – When it comes to maritime security, the west coast of Africa has been the subject of attention of the international community for a few years now. Nowhere in the world is the risk of pirate attacks as high as in the Gulf of Guinea. That is particularly problematic as the region is of big strategic importance in terms… Read More
Africa World 

Cockerel detained by police after killing owner during cockfight

Police say they have launched a manhunt for some 15 people who took part in the illegal cockfight. According to police those involved in the event face charges of manslaughter, illegal betting and hosting a cockfight. In 2020 another man in Andhra Pradesh also died from similar incident when his neck was slashed by a blade attached to his bird.… Read More
Africa Ghana West Africa World 

Government, media, and religious homophobia in Ghana

– On February 17, during the vetting of Adwoa Safo, the nominee for the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection, Mahama Ayariga the MP for Bawku Central asked whether lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people are human. The question, accompanied by laughter in the background, made a mockery of queer lives and denied the humanity of a group of… Read More
Africa Featured Ghana West Africa World 

Ghana approves new law to jail publishers of nude pictures

– – Ghana has approved a new law that seeks to punish persons who publish indecent images especially of children and women online. The new law under the country’s Cybersecurity Act 2020 is an attempt to crackdown on taking and circulating or publishing of naked and sexual images of people. Under the new law, persons who circulate naked images of… Read More
Africa Ghana West Africa World 

Ghana’s President says same-sex marriage ‘will never happen’ under him

– – Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo has publicly commented on recent uproar over activities of LGBTQ+ persons in the country. For weeks now, there has been a public outcry over the activities of LGBTQ+ persons in Ghana. It followed the opening of a meeting space for persons of such sexual orientation in the capital, Accra. The centre for the LGBTQ+… Read More
Africa World 

Pope Francis expects to remain pontiff until his death in Rome

– – Pope Francis expects to die in Rome, still the Catholic pontiff, without returning to spend his final days in his native Argentina, according to a new book titled The Health of Popes. In an interview granted to Argentinian journalist and physician Nelson Castro at the Vatican in February 2019, the pope said he thinks about death, but does… Read More
Africa World 

Saudi crown prince ‘approved’ Khashoggi murder, US report says

A US intelligence report has found that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman approved the murder of exiled journalist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018. The declassified report released by the Biden administration says the prince approved a plan to either capture or kill the US-based Saudi exile. It is the first time America has publicly named the crown prince, who denies… Read More
Africa Ivory Coast West Africa World 

Covid-19: Ivory Coast becomes second country to get Covax vaccines

– – Ivory Coast has become the second country after Ghana to receive coronavirus vaccines under the global vaccine-sharing programme Covax. The West African nation received 504,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine on Friday, delivered from a plant in India. Authorities in Ivory Coast say they intend vaccinating health workers, teachers and members of the security forces from March. “Let… Read More
Africa Featured Southern Africa World Zimbabwe 

Zimbabwe’s Vice President refuses to resign over sex scandal

– – Zimbabwe’s 71-year-old Vice President Kembo Mohadi has refused to resign over recent reports of a sex scandal involving him. Mohadi is reported by local media in Zimbabwe of having an affair with women and even being caught on tape soliciting for sex. In one of the instances, the vice president was alleged to be involved in planning to… Read More
Africa Ghana West Africa World 

Opinion: The reflections of a day-old Lesbian

As one would expect, I have done my fair share of introspection on the events of the past 24 hours (from February 24-25, 2021) and I can understand how anyone with subpar or at best average intellect would make the inference that was made from my earlier post. I did say I was grateful for the community of like-minded people… Read More
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