The "Black Panther" star, 43, was memorialized on social media, where many expressed shock as news of his death spread. Chadwick Boseman, the star of "Black Panther" died Friday of cancer, his family said in a statement. He was 43. They said Boseman had been diagnosed with Stage III colon cancer in 2016, which had progressed …
Uganda’s Upcoming Elections Face Both Longstanding Problems and New Constraints by Michelle Gavin
Last month, the contours of Uganda’s 2021 elections began to take shape, and they promise to meld longstanding problems with new constraints. The upcoming polls were always going to be consequential. President Yoweri Museveni has been in office since 1986, and a new generation of Ugandans has been calling for political change. But the global …
GHANA MUST GO: The ugly history of Africa’s most famous bag BY SHOLA LAWAL
In 1983, Nigeria expelled two million undocumented West African migrants, half of whom were from Ghana. The sturdy, checked bags into which they packed their belongings have become a symbol of exclusion and intolerance. Nearly four decades later, the region is yet to confront its emotional baggage It was the bags that made up Solomon …
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Fani-Kayode rants. Videos
"The problem with FFK? He may look like an idiot and talk like an idiot but don’t let that fool you. He really is an idiot…" — Patrick Obahiagbo Three days earlier Three days after Fani-Kayode is the son of the former Deputy premier of Western Region who was popularly called FaniPower The mythology of …
There’s actually no right to family life in the UK By Iain Halliday
Everyone in the UK has the right to respect for their family life under Article 8 of the European Convention of Human Rights. But as a migrant from outside the European Economic Area, what do you actually need in order to be able to stay in the UK on the basis of your family life? …
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