I doubt if the coup d’etat in Mali on the 20th of August surprised close watchers of the African continent. One of the questions I should ask the various bodies who have woken up to condemn the coup is where were they when the dethroned government was messing up? I should be quick to say…
Photo credit: Global News Trade talks with Canada collapsed late Friday night, triggering steep 50% tariffs on a wide swath of Canadian goods. The duties took effect at midnight. NBC News reports that after weeks of talks, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced that while important progress had been made, “that progress has not been enough to meet our…
Photo credit: BBC A new shop opened along Greenock’s fading High Street in May. Anik African Store has brought a small corner of Nigeria to the Scottish town, selling yams, plantains, okra and catfish. BBC reports that it is not the only African food shop here – there is another just metres away, responding to…
At least 13 Tunisians are missing after a migrant boat sank off the Tunisian coast while sailing towards Italy, and two people were rescued, the head of a migrant rights group said on Saturday. Internazionale reports that the boat set off early on Thursday, Mostafa Abdelkebir, the head of the Tunisian Observatory for Human Rights, told…
So, you are downcast because you think all hopes are lost. What is that situation that’s bugging you? You don’t have a job? You are waiting on God for fruit of the womb? You don’t have a connection to win that life changing contract? OK, but did you know there are people who are fighting…
I had an early bath like a person going to resume work in Apapa. Then I put on myaso oke with the abeti aja cap to match. I didn’t even bother to have any breakfast. I was damn too sure my Moslem pals would have been awaiting my arrival. The first person on my list…
Photo credit: CTV News Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston says Prime Minister Mark Carney has asked provinces to restock American alcohol on their shelves as Canada finalizes a trade deal with the US. Toronto Today reports that US President Donald Trump announced Tuesday he would put a three-day pause on 50 per cent tariffs that would have…
