African News

Youssou N’dour storms Eindhoven

By Ayo Mason, in Eindhoven. Senegalse super-star Youssou N’dour and his Super Etoile Band have started their latest European tour and thrilled hundreds (...)

| October 2010 | 392 views

Tension mounts in Guinea again

It looks like the long night of violence and political banditry that has plagued the West African country of Guinea for decades is not over yet. Tension (...)

| October 2010 | 376 views

Resisting hegemony: 10 years of Pambazuka News

As Pambazuka celebrates its 10th year and 500th issue, Ama Biney discusses challenging ‘the negative images and stereotypes" of Africa in our globalised (...)

| October 2010 | 417 views

Berlin: Ghana’s Mohamed Ibn Chambas honoured

Ghanaian top diplomat Dr. Mohamed Ibn Chambas has been honoured with the prestigious German Africa Award by the German Africa Foundation. Dr. Chambas (...)

| October 2010 | 440 views

Africa: Then, Now and Forever

– Part 1 of 5 By Philip Emeagwali, USA. Excerpt from Nigeria’s 50th anniversary lecture at the Embassy of Nigeria, Paris. Lecture video is posted at (...)

| October 2010 | 338 views

Nairobi: Security alert for AA championships

Organisers of Nairobi 2010 17th Safaricom African Athletics Championships (AAC) are on high alert following events in Uganda where suicide blasts targeting (...)

| July 2010 | 273 views