Africa Global Village

Somalia: At least 17 killed in bomb attack in Mogadishu

July 22, 2019 Village Reporteral-Shabab, bomb blast, east africa, Featured, Mogadishu, Somalia

At least 17 people are reported dead following a bomb blast outside a hotel near the international airport in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu. The blast on Monday according to medical officials also left 27 others wounded. The city’s Madina hospital is where most of the bodies and those injured were taken to. The Al Qaeda-linked Islamist group al Shabaab has claimed… Read More

Southern Africa Zimbabwe

Is Zimbabwe’s Economy More Advanced Than ‘Rest of Africa?’

May 13, 2017May 13, 2017 Global AuthorEthiopia, Haiti, Malawi, President Robert Mugabe, Somalia, South Africa, Tanzania and Democratic Republic of Congo, Zimbabwe's Economy

President Robert Mugabe’s comments that Zimbabwe was the next most advanced country after South Africa caused a lot of debate in social media and other social circles. The president admitted that the country was facing economic challenges nonetheless. Today, it is not easy for Zimbabweans and other observers to agree with Mugabe prima facie. It would take a deep analysis… Read More

Russia US

Trump’s Travel ban targeted Three African Countries out of the Six

May 13, 2017 Global AuthorLibya and Sudan, Somalia, Trump's Travel ban

Three African countries were affected in both travel bans the U.S. leader signed – Somalia, Libya and Sudan. However both orders now stand suspended by courts. The Trump administration has shown that it will continue the fight against so called violent extremism on the continent. The sale of combat planes to Nigeria and pledges by Trump in phone calls with… Read More

REVEALED: Pastor TB Joshua’s Uncanny Influence In Tanzania

November 8, 2015October 21, 2016 Global AuthorBurundi, east africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda

Within hours of Pastor T.B. Joshua touching down in Tanzania on Tuesday November 3rd 2015, he had met the three most important political figures in the country – John Magufuli, the President-Elect, Jakaya Kikwete, the outgoing President and Edward Lowassa, the former Prime Minister and opposition leader. However, a government source has revealed that the Nigerian Pastor’s uncanny influence in... Read More

President Obama’s Visit And Africa’s Second Uhuru

July 22, 2015October 21, 2016 Global AuthorBill Clinton, Burundi, east africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Milton Allimadi, Museveni, Obama, Paul Kagame, Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda

Dear Mr. President, Your trip to Africa this week presents a legacy-defining opportunity. President George W. Bush is remembered for the billions of dollars he made available to fight HIV/Aids; a program which has continued under your administration. Bill Clinton, while decried for allowing genocide in Rwanda, is also hailed for the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA),… Read More

Mauritius: A woman president for all citizens

June 5, 2015October 21, 2016 Global AuthorBurundi, east africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda

“I think that the great strength that women bring when they move into senior levels of politics is not that they're more nurturing, caring, maternal figures, but that they will bring a certain level of different perspective, a different way of thinking, and that is just really valuable for all of us.”— Nicholas Kristof, journalist, author and Pulitzer Prize winner. ... Read More

Mauritius: Gender equality for the next term

February 6, 2015October 21, 2016 Global AuthorBurundi, east africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gender Equality, kenya, Madagascar, map of Mauritius, Mauritius, Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda, Women in Mauritius Politics

Port Louis, 6 February: The elections have come and gone. There is a new government in place of which only eight women form part of the 69 seat National Assembly. Despite progress made over the last few years, gender inequality persists. Gender inequality is deeply rooted in entrenched attitudes. Political commitment at the highest level is crucial for social change.... Read More

Uganda’s Yoweri Museveni thinks there are lessons to be learnt from Malawi’s recent elections

July 3, 2014October 21, 2016 Global AuthorBurundi, east africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Jessie Kabwila, kenya, Leonard Mulekwa, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Museveni, Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda

A three man delegation from the Uganda Electoral Commission spent a weeklong visit in Malawi to study voter education processes. Inspite of flaws in the Malawi recents elections the Ugandans believe there are still positive lessons to be learnt. Uganda has less than two years to prepare for the next national elections and this time, election officials say they want... Read More

South Sudan, Central African Republic Targeted for US Political and Military Intervention

January 15, 2014 Global AuthorCentral Africa Republic, Obama, Salva Kiir, Somalia, South Sudan, Uganda, Vice-President Riek Machar

U.S. admits that military advisers are functioning in Somalia Fierce battles have taken place in two states in South Sudan. Unity state, an oil-producing area, was retaken by the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement/Army (SPLM/A). Other gains in Jonglei state by Juba around the capital of Bor have occurred with the assistance of the Ugandan military during the first full week... Read More

Africa Alliance of YMCAs Statement of prayers on Kenya’s terrorist attack

September 24, 2013October 21, 2016 Global Authoral-Shabab, Carlos Sanvee, kenya, KENYA TERRORIST MALL ATTACK, Somalia, YMCA

ATLANTA - With the death toll currently at 68, 175 injured, and a thousand hostages brought to safety, the Kenya Westgate shopping mall drama has gripped us all around the world since midday on Saturday. We express our deepest sympathy to the families of all killed or injured, as well as those traumatised by the event, for which Somalia’s radical... Read More

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