Oprah Winfrey Receives Cecil B. de Mille Award at the 2018 Golden Globes
Oprah Winfrey Receives Cecil B. de Mille Award at the 2018 Golden Globes […]
Articles by The Wilmington Journal
SENEGAL YET TO FULFILL PLEDGE OF FREE EDUCATION TO GIRLS – HRW
In a politely worded letter from Human Rights Watch, Senegalese President Macky Sall was highly commended for addressing abuses against street children including those exploited in the course of their education in the Koran. “We […]
KENYAN MEDIA FACES JAIL OR WORSE FOR COVERING PRESIDENTIAL MASHUP
A ceremonial inauguration scheduled for this week will test the mettle of President Uhuru Kenyatta whose electoral victory last October now faces a new and possibly dangerous challenge by his rival, Raila Odinga. The two […]
GERMANY REJECTS REPARATIONS SUIT OVER COLONIAL MASSACRE IN NAMIBIA
In its first formal response to a class-action suit filed by the Herero and Nama people of Namibia, Germany has asked a New York judge to throw out the suit as “inadmissible” because of “the […]
NNPA’s Chavis Receives Promise of First Press Interview with President Trump
Move would signal departure from Obama years of ignoring requests from Black newspaper reporters […]
South Sundanese Activists Warn On Nation’s ‘Catastrophic Collapse’
South Sudanese human rights activists are turning to open letters and opinion pieces to plead for intervention in the newly-independent east African nation that appears in danger of imminent collapse due to a brutal and endless war, the activists warn. […]
Unfinished Nigerian Chapel Collapses With Heavy Fatalities
Mortuaries in the southern Nigerian city of Uyo were overflowing after the incident, Etete Peters, medical director of the University of Uyo teaching hospital, told the Associated Press. […]
A Comeback By Defeated Gambian Leader Is Widely Opposed
A new constitutional crisis has erupted in Gambia after a change in heart by Yahya Jammeh, the national president defeated in a recent election whose outcome he now refuses to respect. […]
Ghana Picks New Leader Who Promises Jobs, Jobs, Jobs
In a move to build back industry, Mr. Akufo-Addo pledged to build one factory in each of Ghana’s 216 districts. He pledged to build a dam in every village to support agriculture. […]