Freedmen voting in New Orleans, 1867 – Public Domain BY NICK PEMBERTON The Reconstruction Act of 1867 altered the 14th amendment through a redefinition of citizenship that would, in theory at least, include former slaves. By 1870 the 15th amendment used the specific wording of race in expanding the vote to all males. Contrary to

Akufo-Addo’s personal connections to the Agyapa deal is also raising eyebrows. Strategically situated between the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Guinea, Ghana is one of the European Union’s most important partners in Africa. Unfortunately, despite its valuable position as a springboard for EU initiatives in West Africa, Ghana continues to be held back by

Turkey does not see African countries as markets for Turkish goods, seeks win-win cooperation, says president Turkey is proud to have contributed to African countries in their fight against the novel coronavirus with Turkish-made respirators, masks and overalls, the country’s president said on Thursday. “The peoples of Africa were unfortunately left to their fate in

Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias, left, meets with Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, on the sidelines of a conference in Bratislava, Slovakia, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2020. Greek and Turkish officials say the ministers agreed to set a date for the start of a new round of exploratory talks between the two. A dispute between the

Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin, left, faces murder and manslaughter charges in connection with the death of George Floyd. (Associated Press) MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The former Minneapolis police officer charged with murder in the death of George Floyd posted bail Wednesday and was released from jail, leading Minnesota’s governor to activate the National Guard

Normalising relations with Israel will not leave Sudan exempt from paying off its external debts, a leader in the Forces of Freedom and Change (FFC) said on Monday. Speaking to the Sudan Tribune, member of the economic committee in the country’s protest movement, Tijani Hussein, said: “Normalising relations with Israel will not exempt Sudan from

The al-Qaida-linked extremist group al-Shabab has released two Cuban doctors who were kidnapped in Kenya and held for a year and a half in neighboring Somalia, officials say. A senior Somali intelligence official told The Associated Press that the doctors were released over the weekend after months of negotiations with their captors. He declined to

Rep. Ilhan Omar By Teresa Gutierrez Before being admitted to the hospital for coronavirus infection, Donald Trump spent the last two weeks on yet another vile anti-immigrant tirade. Both in a policy statement to Congress and on a campaign stop in Minnesota, Trump veered to his campaign cornerstone to send yet another message to his

The French president’s recent claims about Islam amount to a dangerous provocation, Turkey’s president said on Tuesday. “[Emmanuel] Macron’s statement on ‘Islam is in crisis’ in a city where Muslims are the majority go beyond disrespect and are a clear provocation,” Recep Tayyip Erdogan told a gathering of mosque and religious workers in the Turkish

The new Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Sabah, center, performs the constitutional oath at the Kuwaiti National Assembly in Kuwait, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020. Kuwait’s Sheikh Nawaf was sworn in Wednesday as the ruling emir of the tiny oil-rich country, propelled to power by the death of his half-brother after a long