Nigerian Twitter Ban Declared Unlawful by Court: Victory by EFF and Partners
By Jason Kelley The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Court has ruled that a seven-month ban on Twitter by Nigerian authorities in 2021…
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Ugandans to Have DNA, Biometric Data Captured in New Electronic National ID Cards
By Didacus Malowa Ugandans are expected to have their DNA properties harvested by the government to be used in the development of new National Identity…
Video: Gates Foundation Spent Billions Pushing Commercial Fertilizers and Pesticides, GMO Seeds on Small African Farmers
By B.N. Frank Last year 200 organizations claimed that the Gates Foundation-funded Alliance for a Green Revolution had “unequivocally failed in its mission” and “harmed…
Kenyans Dominate Boston Marathon — Again!
By Neenah Payne The 2022 Boston Marathon was held on April 18, 2022, the 126th running of the race with the field was limited to 30,000 runners….
Technocratic Takeover: Nigeria Blocks 73 Million Mobile Numbers for Not Being Tied to National ID System
By Ken Macon Nigeria has blocked 73 million phone numbers because they were not linked to the National Identity Numbers (NINs). In 2011, African countries…
The US Military Is Training Third World Coup Leaders Again
By Ted Galen Carpenter Americans should be experiencing an uneasy sense of déjà vu. In the last two years, U.S.-trained officers have overthrown West African…
Europe’s Black History: An Untold Story
By Neenah Payne ‘Invisible Queen:’ New Book Examines Britain’s Hidden Black Royalty reminds us that Prince Harry’s marriage to Meghan Markle in 2018 was controversial…
In Nigeria, The Government Weaponises The Law Against Online Expression
By Tomiwa Ilori Online expression is not free in Nigeria. In fact, laws that ought to protect online expression in Nigeria are currently being used…
Biden Admin Unleashes Omicron Dragnet: CDC Demands Airlines Hand Over Names Of All Passengers from Southern African Nations
By Tyler Durden We can almost feel the xenophobia intensifying. As we wait for President Biden to confirm the new travel restrictions that have been…
Why Do Kenyans and Ethiopians Win Most Marathons?
By Neenah Payne In the 2021 New York City Marathon on November 7, men’s winner Albert Korir and women’s winner Peres Jepchirchir made it a…
Kenyan Government’s Use of Surveillance Technologies to Tackle COVID-19 Raises Human Rights Concerns
By Cecilia Maundu In August this year, misconfigured power apps from Microsoft led more than a thousand web apps to mistakenly expose 38 million records…
Wind Power Project “became a living nightmare”. Taxpayers Swindled and No One Is Being Held Accountable (Kenya)
By B.N. Frank Some experts have insisted that the infrastructure and technology being used to build and operate wind farms are not biologically or environmentally…
200 Organizations Ask Gates Foundation to Stop Funding “Failed” Green Revolution which “does not speak for Africans”
By B.N. Frank According to 200 organizations, the billion-dollar Alliance for a Green Revolution (AGRA) program has been hurting Africans instead of helping them. What…
World Bank Funded Digital Identity Scheme in Nigeria Leads 60m to Link National ID to SIM Cards
(Biometric Update) – Nigeria’s federal government says well over 59 million people have now been biometrically enrolled for the National Identification Number (NIN) as deadline for…