Nigeria Struggling Tax Revenue Rises By 29% in 2021
Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on email Nigeria’s tax receipts in 2021 rose by 29.4% to 6.41 trillion naira ($15.5 billion), the head of Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Muhammad Nami, said on Thursday. Nigeria’s government has repeatedly said it wants to boost non-oil revenues since oil sales make up […]
Black Churches Receive $20M donation From Endowment Fund
Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on email By Jay Reeves Lilly Endowment Inc., which supports religious, educational and charitable causes, contributed the money to the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund as seed funding for the Preserving Black Churches Project, according to the National Trust for Historic Preservation, which launched […]
..And UK’s Parliamentary Debate Raises Hopes For Somaliland’s Recognition
Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on email By Mathew Gordon While the rest of the Horn of Africa region is making waves on the battlefield, the tiny, self-declared republic of Somaliland has been having its presence felt where representative democracy and open debate lurk. In the halls of the UK […]
Why One Of America’s Top Sports – The NFL – Lacks Behind In Diversity
Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on email By George B. Cunningham A couple of weeks after the close of the National Football League’s regular season, there is just one Black head coach and one Latino head coach left in the League – Mike Tomlin of the Pittsburgh Steelers, and Ron […]
Somaliland: A Hidden African Story In Plain Sight
Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on email By Robert Kluijver Thirty years ago, as Somalia the northwestern part of the country seceded. It declared itself independent under the name of Somaliland. Since then, this country has built a state, a democratic order, its own currency and an economy. It has […]
Martin Luther King’s Legacy In Forging A Bond Between Africans and African-Americans Needs A Boost
Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on email By Julius A. Amin During an official visit to Washington DC in 1962, Cameroon’s founding President Ahmadou Ahidjo informed President John F. Kennedy of his displeasure over anti-black racism in the US. Ahidjo met and praised the leadership of the National Association for […]
A Retooled SAA Distances New Board From A ‘shameful past’
Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on email The newly released report does indicate an astonishingly shameful past for SAA, SAX and SAA Technical, including the well-documented rule of fear of Dudu Myeni, the former Chairperson of SAA’s board, allegedly the premier agent of the jaw-droppingly massive corruption in every corner […]
Thabo Modise: The Confluence Between Tourism and Art
Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on email By Molly Jackson In a move to influence South Africa’s economic and social scenes by bringing together art and tourism, entrepreneur and accredited tour operator ‘Thabo the Tourist’ has launched a unique art gallery tour experience in Johannesburg. Thabo Jacob Modise aims to […]
Is The Olympics Testosterone Testing Of Namibia’s Sprinters Flawed?
Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on email By Nana Adom-Aboagye Namibian athletes Christine Mboma and Beatrice Masilingi began to make headlines in 2021 for their exceptional 400-meter sprint times. In July, it was confirmed that the 18-year-old athletes had been barred from the 400m event at the Tokyo Olympics because […]
Africa The “Beautiful Bride” In The Best Place Ever While Great Powers Tango Over Her
Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on email By Folashade Soule Geopolitical competition between the United States and China is taking central stage in global affairs. Growing tensions and rivalry between the two are worsening in South East Asia, the Indo-Pacific, the Gulf and Latin America. US President Biden has identified […]