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May 2 2018

Profiling Africa, Nigeria

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June 18 2018

Brief Characteristics of Western Africa

The 8 million square kilometers and 17 countries covered by this atlas encompass a wide range of landscapes from alluvial valleys in Senegal and Ghana, sandy plains and low plateaus across the Sahel, and rolling hills of Togo to rugged mountains with summits reaching over 1,500 m in Guinea and 1,800 m in Niger. Covering […]

December 9 2019

Ethiopia, The Land That Proves Africa Was Never a Dark Continent

This Day By Reno Omokri In 2014, former President Jonathan said: “I am the most abused and insulted president in the world, but when I leave office, you will all remember me for the total freedom you enjoyed under my government.” On the 19th of February, 2019, HE Jonathan further said: “The choice before Nigerians […]

August 27 2019

Agricultural Start-Ups in Nigeria

The culture Trip BY ADEBOYEJO Nigerians are known as enterprising people globally. Both at home and abroad, they have been able to make the best of every situation and succeed in different areas: academia, business, arts, and in many other endeavours. In agriculture, the younger generation, especially millennials, are taking the nation by storm. Here […]

August 19 2018

Kofi Annan’s Unaccountable Legacy

During his ten years as Secretary-General of the United Nations, Kofi Annan was often spoken of as a figure of preternatural calm. He appeared, even to those who worked most closely with him, to be a man devoid of anger, who would never take things personally—a quality reflected in his habit of speaking, when matters of consequence […]

September 2 2020

Songhai Empire of West Africa

Ancient History by Mark Cartwright The Songhai Empire (aka Songhay, c. 1460 – c. 1591 CE) replaced the Mali Empire (1240-1645 CE) as the most important state in West Africa (covering modern southern Mauritania and Mali). Originating as a smaller kingdom along the eastern side of the bend of the Niger River c. 1000 CE, the Songhai would expand their territory dramatically […]

December 14 2019

First ever utility-scale wind farm”, has started transmitting power to Senegal

CNBC A project described as West Africa’s “first ever utility-scale wind farm”, has started transmitting power to Senegal’s national electricity grid. In an announcement Thursday, renewable power firm Lekela said that Parc Eolien Taiba N’Diaye (PETN) would produce electricity for Senegal across a period of 20 years. While the 158.7 megawatt (MW) facility has started […]

September 27 2019

The president of Sierra Leone demanded the U.N. Security Council to add permanent representation for Africa

By TED ANTHONY UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The leader of Sierra Leone demanded Thursday that the U.N. Security Council reconfigure itself to add permanent representation for Africa, saying the continent’s “patience is being tested” by its longstanding exclusion. Julius Maada Bio, president of the West African nation, used blunt words in his annual U.N. General […]

June 10 2020

Going to Ghana: Black Americans explore identity living in Africa

NBCNEWS, By Janelle Richards On West Africa’s coast, Ghana is drawing black people from around the world. The region played a central role in the trans-Aatlantic slave trade. Last year marked 400 years since enslaved people arrived in America, and the country honored the resilience of black people with a “Year of Return” initiative. Historic […]

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