Amal Clooney and the Chagos islanders
“My wife’s the smart one,” says George Clooney without a trace of irony. Before her marriage last year in a star-studded ceremony in Venice to …
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Africa must show more leadership over Med migrant deaths – IOM
African governments and institutions must do more to prevent migrants from attempting the deadly Mediterranean crossing following a spate of fatal sinkings, according to the International Organisation for Migration.
USA: Will the Green Card lottery get a red card?
If the powers that be have it their way, a popular programme that has enabled thousands of Africans to migrate to the United States over …
Africans in Jamaica: A piece of Africa in the Caribbean
Jamaica has a long history of close cultural and spiritual ties to Africa, but now a new chapter in this relationship is being driven by …
We the people, from Ferguson to Freetown
The silence of our leaders over the plight of our African brothers and sisters in America demonstrates that we must take our destinies into our …
From Detroit to Ferguson: History repeating
The scenes from Ferguson in 2014 are reminiscent of those in Detroit and Newark in 1967 in more ways than one. Each was sparked by …