Nigerian mobile game developer, Maliyo Games is collaborating with Google to host #GameUp Bootcamp in Ghana, Kenya, and Nigeria. The Bootcamp is a game developer training program aimed at preparing young people for career success in the global gaming market. During the program, participants will learn to create mobile games...
Author: Peter Otieno
Is South Africa Undergoing a Coup Attempt or a ‘Counter Revolution?’
After days of riots, South Africa is beginning to return to normal, but just what that will look like is still unclear. More than 200 people were killed, and hundreds were arrested—but the human, economic, and political cost of the riots is still being tallied. What’s more, the government’s confused response reveals...
India Makes a Big Move to Expand Influence in Africa
As China's popularity wanes, India is beginning to make moves to fill the vacuum in Africa and become a major player in the region with commercial ties, investment, and enhanced diplomatic relations. This week, Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar visited Kenya to co-chair, along with his Kenyan counterpart, Raychelle...
Man-eating Liberian Warlord Convicted and Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison
One of Liberia's most infamously brutal war criminals is finally going to face accountability for his misindeeds following a conviction by a Swiss court. Alieu Kosiah has become the first Liberian to be convicted over the country's civil war, and will now serve a 20-year sentence on charges ranging from...
Kenneth Kaunda’s Amazing Legacy of African Nationalism and Humanism
In many African nations, it is rare to have a celebrated former president. Too often they cling to power until they're dead, overthrown, or chased away, but in democratic Zambia, they have had the honor having of two former presidents, The Fourth Republican President Rupiah Banda and, until yesterday, the...
As the Jammeh Truth Commission Hearings Conclude, a Plethora of Human Rights Atrocities Come to Light
The truth commission cannot convict, but it could recommend criminal charges against Jammeh and others.
Portuguese President visits Guinea-Bissau for first time in 31 years
President Umaro Sissoco Embalo received Portuguese president Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa
While Europe Ponders Aid to Africa, Saudi Arabia Invests $1 Billion
Earlier this week, the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman announced that the country's sovereign wealth fund would be investing $1 billion into Africa to help the region recover during the post-pandemic period, drawing a sharp contrast with an underwhelming recent summit by the International Monetary Fund. According to Prince...
Competition Heats Up between Cummings and Boakai to Lead Opposition in Liberia
Though the next presidential elections are not expected until 2023 in Liberia, and with President George Weah likely a strong incumbent, there is an increasingly intense level of competition for leadership of the opposition bloc. Alexander Cummings, a prominent Liberian businessman and former executive with Coca-Cola, is insisting that the...
Lawsuit against Nigerian Government Dries Up Financing for Major Hydroelectric Project
A $400 million lawsuit brought by Sunrise Power & Transmission Co. against the government is halting a series of important loans from Chinese state banks for a critical hydroelectric project.. The lawsuit, which accuses the Nigerian government of breaking its agreements on a settlement over the rights to construct the...