The injustice on jobless graduates
March 9, 2015 There is an emerging discourse in Kenya whose major theme is the ill-defined notion of the unemployability of our youth, especially college and university graduates. In a recent Saturday Nation article, statistical estimates attributed to the Inter-University Council of East Africa are said to place the level of graduate unemployability in the
Boko Haram Pledges Allegiance To ISIS
March 9, 2015 The Nigerian terrorist group, Boko Haram, weekend pledged allegiance to the Middle East group, Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). The Boko Haram insurgents who, in recent weeks, have suffered heavy casualty in the hands of Nigerian troops, released an audio message purportedly delivered by its leader, Abubakar Shekau, where he
Back to School, Though Not Back to Normal, in a Liberia Still Fearful of Ebola
March 9, 2015 MONROVIA, Liberia — A couple of dozen students sat quietly inside the C.D.B. King Elementary School’s dim and dusty auditorium on their first morning back. Despite the stuffy heat, many of the children wore long sleeves and trousers that covered as much skin as possible. A second grader wore pink knit mittens
Boko Haram conflict: Nigerian allies launch offensive
March 8, 2015 Forces from Niger and Chad have launched a ground and air offensive against militant group Boko Haram in north-eastern Nigeria, officials say. The campaign is said to be targeting militants in Borno state. It came as Nigerian officials dismissed Boko Haram’s pledge of allegiance to Islamic State as a reaction to military
AFRICA’S WOMEN ARE HEROES: THEIR STRUGGLE, THEIR WORTH, THEIR PAIN, THEIR TRIUMPH
March 8, 2015 What is a woman’s worth in Africa? What issues does she face daily? What joy has she experienced? What pain and suffering has she endured? A groundbreaking campaign and an anonymous guerrilla artist are committed to bringing their stories to our attention. A disturbing report on 24th May 2012 by the International Rescue Committee, shows that women in post-conflict
Boko Haram fighters mass in Gwoza, several residents killed
March 7, 2015 Kano (Nigeria) (AFP) – Boko Haram militants have been amassing in the northeast Nigeria town of Gwoza, believed to be the group’s headquarters, killing residents who were unable to flee, a senator and witnesses said Thursday. A female resident who fled Gwoza on Tuesday and requested anonymity said the insurgents rounded up
What Are You Really Saying When You Claim You Want to ‘Help’ Africa?
March 6, 2015 This Business Called Africa… … Can be so exasperating! Often, I receive solicitations: “Professor, I have applied to volunteer in Africa next semester or next year. I took some of your courses in the past and I really enjoyed them. They were an eye-opener. Studying the literatures and cultures of Africa with
Why The Nigerian Diaspora Won’t Return Home
March 5, 2015 Recently New York Times published an article about the increase of U.S. immigrants going back to their native countries to start up their own businesses. It is safe to say over the past decade the countries grouped in the BRICS have been fortunate to receive a brain-gain, as many of their best
Nigerian female bomb suspect beaten to death by mob
March 1, 2015 A mob beat a woman to death in the north-eastern Nigerian city of Bauchi in the belief that she was a suicide bomber, police and witnesses say. The woman – said to be a teenager – was attacked when she refused to be screened at the entrance to a market. No explosives
Many South Sudan boys ‘kidnapped to be child soldiers’
March 1, 2015 Hundreds of boys in South Sudan have been kidnapped and forced to become child soldiers, the United Nations children’s agency says. The figure is a big increase on the 89 child abductions reported by Unicef last month. Their latest statement blamed a militia group allied to the government. South Sudan is in