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Recall that George Floyd died in May 2020 after Chauvin placed his knee on his neck. Obama in a statement said the verdict has brought a realization that Black Americans are treated differently which needs to change. Part of the statement read: “With Today, a jury did the right thing but true justice requires much more. “True justice requires that we come to terms that Black Americans are treated differently everyday. It requires us to come that millions of our friends, family live in fear that their next encounter with law enforcement agents could be their last and it requires us to do n...

Daily Post Nigeria Published That Nigeria, the world’s largest black nation, is at a crossroad is at the moment a consensus both within and outside the borders of the country. Fear about the future of the country and about a possible breakup of the former British colony has continued to mount, especially since the beginning of the year 2021. An indication that the fear is real was expressed by no other person than the Nigerian President himself, Muhammadu Buhari in his beginning of Ramadan message to Nigerian Muslims. President Buhari, in a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant o...

133 shares Sometime in the not-too-distant future, scientists predict that global temperatures may rise as much as 4 degrees Celsius, or even higher, on average. By 2100, the sea level is expected to rise between 0.2 meters in a best-case scenario to 2.5 meters in an extreme one, depending on efforts to curb emissions. A rise of just half a meter, though, would be enough to inundate the Egyptian cities of Port Said and Alexandria, according to one estimate. An increase of a meter would cover a quarter of the Nile River Delta, the country’s breadbasket. The slowly unfolding disaster ma...

© Yatish Ramdharrysing. Courtesy of Zaheer Allam A native of the Indian Ocean island nation of Mauritius, Zaheer Allam was a gifted student from the start. He holds a bachelor’s degree in architectural science, a master of arts degree in political economy, and a doctorate in humanities, all from universities in England and Australia. Based in his homeland, Allam works as an urban strategist and consults on matters related to “smart cities” and the intersection of technology and social concerns. He represents Africa in the International Society of Biourbanism. The president of Mauritius...

January 12, 2021 2021 will be a turbulent year for sub-Saharan Africa. Reeling from the Covid-19 pandemic’s negative health and economic effects, the region will struggle to address conflicts in Ethiopia, Mozambique, and the Sahel, while a series of elections portend further democratic retrenchment. Civil society and protest movements, including in Nigeria and Tanzania, will struggle to persevere under the weight of new government crackdowns. The China-Africa relationship will be defined by health diplomacy—particularly vaccine distribution—and limited debt forgiveness. A bright spot wi...