Beninese fear their democracy may soon be under attack
BY LOU SIFA (Updated on 2 June.) Checks and balances—a notion rooted in the separation of powers to ensure no one branch of government has too much power to be … Read More
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U.S. Secretary of State reaffirms U.S. ties with Nigeria
BY IDRISS SESAY In a phone call yesterday to Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari, the new U.S. Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, reaffirmed the longstanding relationship between Nigeria and the United … Read More
Officials vow North America hosting World Cup 2026 will yield huge profit, not Morocco
BY CARLITA LEO The president of the U.S. Soccer Federation, Carlos Cordeiro, said earlier this week in Brussels in an address to the International Sports Press Association (AIPS), that if … Read More
Russians hack home internet connections – here’s how to protect yourself
By Sudip Mittal, Anupam Joshi and Sandeep Nair Narayanan In late April, the top federal cybersecurity agency, US-CERT, announced that Russian hackers had attacked internet-connected devices throughout the U.S., including network … Read More
Reporters Without Borders notes worsened global press freedom
BY IDRISS CESAY Reporters Without Borders (RSF), a non-profit, international, non-governmental organization committed to the promotion and the defense of freedom of the press, raises concerns in its just-published 2018 … Read More
U.S. economy under Trump has been good to African Americans, says America’s first black billionaire
BY ALAN GREEN Robert L. Johnson, the pioneering founder of Black Entertainment Tv (BET) and the first black billionaire in the nation, said during an appearance on CNBC that the … Read More
Why I teach a course called ‘White Racism’
BY TED THORNHILL The need for students to learn about racism in American society existed long before I began teaching a course called “White Racism” at Florida Gulf Coast University earlier … Read More
U.S. Leadership approval in the world slips to unprecedented low
BY WILLIAM J. FIGHTER Worldwide approval of the United States role has slipped to a new low, a Gallup poll published today says. U.S. approval rate is now below that … Read More
Pushing Donald Trump back in his hole
BY SOUMANOU SALIFOU Ever since our democracy tripped on 9 November 2016 and a racist, insecure, vulgar and ignorant bigot, after bleeding from self-inflicted wounds of proven women’s groping and … Read More
The United States cautious about considering re-engagement with Zimbabwe
BY JIBRIL TURE The dominant sentiment that came out of the meeting of the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs’ sub-committee on Africa held on Tuesday under the title “The … Read More