President Obama meets with leaders of Ebola-stricken countries
By Jibril Ture At the White House on Wednesday, President Obama met with the heads of state of the three West African countries hardest hit by the Ebola epidemic, Liberia’s … Read More
Category: Politics
The African Magazine provides first-hand information about U.S.-Africa relations in politics, economy, and relations between Africa and black America, and the black Diaspora,
Call for aggressive final push to neutralize Ebola epidemic
Peter Sesay The head of the UN’s Ebola fighting force, Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, expressed concerns on Sunday regarding passive efforts geared towards neutralizing the virus, praising Guinea for adopting … Read More
Gender inequality evident in natural disasters, say world leaders
By Ed Arthur U.N. officials say that natural disasters disproportionately affect women, who are 14 times more likely than men to die in the event of such, pushing for gender … Read More
Senegal’s president Macky Sall makes good on promise to reduce term length
By Jibril Ture The president of Senegal, Macky Sall, told the press on Tuesday in Dakar that he intends to organize a referendum next year to reduce the term length … Read More
U.N. report reveals “very clear patterns” of human rights abuse in Eritrea
By Alpha J. Ahmed After examining Eritrea’s human rights situation over a four-month span, the United Nations disclosed at the Human Rights Council (HRC) today in Geneva an interim report … Read More
United States denies Sierra Leone’s vice president asylum
By Jibril Ture The U.S. government has refrained from getting involved in the tug of war between Sierra Leone’s Vice President Samuel Sam-Sumana and the country’s ruling party, the All … Read More
Women’s advocates call for real progress
By Soumanou Salifou The adoption in New York on Monday of a political declaration by government officials confirming their commitment to achieve gender equality by 2030 is viewed as weak … Read More
A Food Security Framework for U.S.-Africa Trade Relations
By William J. Fighter The Chicago Council on Global Affairs, an independent organization committed to influencing global issues, recently released a report that recommends a new approach in U.S.-Africa trade … Read More
Namibia’s president Hifikepunye Pohamba wins the Mo Ibrahim Prize
By Usman Mama The outgoing president of Namibia, Hifikepunye Pohamba, was named Monday the winner of the Mo Ibrahim Prize aimed at rewarding African leaders for good governance. During the … Read More
African leaders call for Ebola ‘Marshall Plan’
By Jibril Ture During a European Union-backed conference in Brussels on Tuesday, the heads of state from the West African countries hardest-hit by the Ebola epidemic called for a Marshal … Read More