Africa Blog Export

February 4, 2016

Group Sows Seeds of Liberty in Burundi

The following report was submitted by ASFL Local Coordinator Aimable Manirakaza Amid the lingering crisis since April 2015 when President Pierre Nkurunziza ran for a controversial third term in office in Burundi, […]
January 24, 2016

A Thief’s Paradise: The State According to Murray Rothbard

The following, being the first of reviews of libertarian  books, was written by Michael Gyekye  Anatomy of the State is an approximately 35-page essay on the idea of the state, written by […]
December 10, 2015

The frivolous petition bill is a threat to freedom of expression

The following was contributed by ASFL local coordinator Abayomi Odewale The passage of Freedom of Information Bill, by Nigerian National Assembly on May 28, 2011 was signed by former President Jonathan on […]
December 10, 2015

The Restriction of Private Media in Ethiopia

The following was contributed by ASFL Local Coordinator Bezawit Tesfaye  Ethiopia does not have a free status of the press. All television stations, most newspapers and magazine are state-owned and controlled. News media […]
December 10, 2015

The Challenges to Freedom

The following was written by ASFL chairperson Linda Kavuka As the world marks the International Human Rights Day, the challenges to rights Africans face are myriad: Terrorism, child slavery, oppression, domestic violence […]
December 4, 2015

November 2015 update

November 2015 update ASFL would like to congratulate the 47 individuals that completed the Local Coordinator training from Algeria, Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana, Liberia, South Africa, Cameroon, Malawi, Morocco, Burundi, Zambia, Ethiopia and […]
November 16, 2015

Emmanuel Adebayor’s Family Feud: How Dependence Breaks African Families

The following was contributed by ASFL executive board member Olufemi Ogunjobi Africans, football fans especially, are not quick to forget the embittered family feud between sports personality Emmanuel Adebayor and his family […]
November 8, 2015

The Terrifying State of Press Freedom in Zimbabwe

The following was written by Pretoria-based ASFL Executive Board Member Martin van Staden According to an article in The Guardian dated 3 November 2015, three Zimbabwean journalists working for the weekly newspaper […]
November 2, 2015

November 2015 update

We are pleased to announce the birth of a new ASFL group at the Oyo State College of Agriculture, Igboora, Oyo State, Nigeria, and the official inauguration is billed to hold 18th of […]
October 30, 2015

How State Control on Trade and Power is Harming Ghana’s Economy

The following was contributed by ASFL Local Coordinator Adusei Akwasi   Recently, the retail market in Ghana has been flooded by foreigners especially Indians, Nigerians, Chinese and Lebanese who import goods from […]
October 30, 2015

#FeesMustFall: Free education is not the answer

The following was contributed by ASFL local coordinator Michael Adu Gyekye In the past few weeks,  international news reports have been awash with stories about mass demonstrations by students in South Africa. […]
October 19, 2015

Implementing the Sustainable Development Goals in Africa

The following was contributed by ASFL local coordinator Babajide Oluwase  Recently, the world unanimously declared their support for the newly adopted Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), at a summit of the world leaders, just […]
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