Obit: Ghanaian Kofi Anan, former UN’s Secretary-General passes on at 80 – Tola Adenle

  Kofi Anan  [google.com]   The death of Kofi Anan in Switzerland has been announced by his family and the Kofi Anan Foundation. Anan had a long career at the UN which he joined in 1962 first from the Geneva-based World Health Organization (WHO), and rose through the ranks, holding senior positions, including the UN’s Peacekeeping […]

2018 African Senior Athletics Championships: African athletes come face to face with Nigeria’s ineptitude & typical chaos at Lagos in flight cancellations, airport sleep-overs … Tola Adenle

African Athletes stranded in Lagos – CNN I am a consumer of athletic events as I am of many sports, and the ongoing IAAF competitions in various cities: London, Berlin, Lausanne … have prevented a big void after the high of the World Cup (WC) in Russia. I look out for Nigerian sprinter, Ms. Amusan […]

The farce of FIFA’s lottery-style draws produced five Nigeria/Argentina match-ups in six Super Eagles appearances … African teams as atmosphere at W/Cup tournaments – Tola Adenle

“God is with Argentina and would not let us down”! [Lionnel Messi, after he – and his team – played a lackluster decider against Nigeria in the Group Stage but still won.] God is maker of all and a team’s ability PLUS other variables decide a winner but then, again FIFA is also A god […]

OBIT: Winnie Mandela, South African activist and wife of South Africa’s late President, Nelson Mandela, dead at 81 – Tola Adenle

  Winnie, fond of African wears from different parts of the continent, seemed to resemble any ethnic group whose outfit she chose. Left, in Yoruba-style wear complete with gele (headwrap)  & R. in a boubou & headwrap style fit for the outfit.   With Mandela, happier times after his release from jail. [All pictures curtesy Google Images]   Winnie […]

Winter Olympics: Ṣeun Adigun, PhD., leads Nigeria’s improbable bobsled team in quest of glory – Tola Adenle

The four Nigerian-Americans: the bobsledding trio and Simisade Adeagbo (Skeleton) at the Games’ Opening Ceremony [Google Images] Thirty-one “breakout stars”  from around the world for the Pyeongchang Games are featured in a TIME magazine essay referenced below. A little down the listing are the improbable stories of a couple of young ladies from the African […]

Nigerian girl died of rare condition, not malnutrition – [Malta] Minister Michael Falzon

  “The world will never respect Africa until Nigeria earns that respect” – Mandela   The story of a “7 year-old” Nigerian girl who supposedly died of malnutrition and whose siblings were taken from the parents to care-giver caught my eyes in the Malta Independent this past week but two days later, an update [below], […]

USA/Africa: Winter Olympics, here we come! Three Diasporan Africans will make history at 2018 Games – Tola Adenle

  US Teenage speed skater, Maamey Biney, strutting her stuff ahead of other US competitors   While there will be a few other Africans during the forthcoming Winter Olympics in Seoul who qualified for the games, 17-year old Ghanaian-American, Maame Biney, may, perhaps, be the only possible medal contender but hei, Africa, a continent that […]

USA: “… why are we having these people from shithole countries …” like Africa & Haiti? – Trump to Lawmakers

  “Why are we having all these people from shithole countries come here?” Trump said, according to these people, referring to African countries and Haiti. He then suggested that the United States should instead bring more people from countries like Norway, whose prime minister he met Wednesday. The comments left lawmakers taken aback, according to […]

USA: On tap with Obiageri Amaechi, track and field’s newest throwing star – Samantha Shapiro

     Obiageri Amaechi, Princeton  Top track Athlete, Freshman.   First-year Obiageri Amaechi joins the track and field team as one of the nation’s most coveted recruits. Her personal best discus throw (177 ft) ranks fourth amongst the Class of 2021. Amaechi is also a force to be reckoned with for shot put, where she […]

African Schools Weigh Teaching in Local Languages – Voice of America

Students from CEM Serigne Bassirou Mbacke school are seen in a classroom in Kaolack, Senegal, May 19, 2017. (R. Shryock/VOA)   DAKAR, SENEGAL —  Most children in sub-Saharan Africa are taught in a common colonial language instead of their mother tongue. Proponents say teaching in an international language is advantageous, but others argue that this […]