African News

Belgian teens arrested with 5,000 smuggled ants as Kenya warns of changing trafficking trends »

Two Belgian teenagers were charged Tuesday, April 15, with wildlife piracy after they were found with thousands of ants packed in test tubes in what Kenyan authorities said was part…

Apr 22 2025 / No Comment / Read More »

Douala Customs Seizes 70kg of Drugs Worth CFA2bn at Airport »

On April 16, Cameroon’s Minister Delegate for Finance, Yaouba Abdoulaye, revealed that customs authorities at Douala International Airport had intercepted two drug shipments, totaling 70 kilograms. The drugs, a mixture…

Apr 22 2025 / No Comment / Read More »

Indian caught moving $2 million in cash out of Zambia »

Zambian customs officials said on Saturday, April 19 they had arrested an Indian national who had attempted to smuggle more than $2 million in cash and gold worth $500,000 through…

Apr 22 2025 / No Comment / Read More »

Slave Trade: Gorée Island and the ‘Fragility of Freedom’ »

FRANCK KUWONU Gorée Island, off the coast of Dakar, is a somber reminder of the transatlantic slave trade. Listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, it embodies both the duty…

Apr 22 2025 / No Comment / Read More »
Community News

Here’s What Green Card, Visa Holders Should Know Before Traveling, According To Immigration Attorneys »

Reports of people being shackled, detained and held for deportation, some of whom have permanent residency, have raised global concerns.…

Apr 11 2025 / No Comment / Read More »

6 Sources of Protein That Aren’t Meat »

There are clear health risks associated with eating red and processed meat. Here are six alternatives. SOPHIE EGAN Scientists have…

Mar 11 2025 / No Comment / Read More »

Pastor conned longtime friends, nonprofit out of more than $230,000, authorities allege »

BRITTNY MEJIA A San Bernardino pastor and onetime city council candidate was arrested earlier this month on suspicion that he…

Mar 11 2025 / No Comment / Read More »

Liver problems linked to supplement use are on the rise—here’s why »

The supplement industry is booming—but so are serious health issues tied to taking these pills and powders. Here’s what experts…

Feb 25 2025 / No Comment / Read More »

5 Foods to Avoid If You Want To Improve Your Focus And Concentration »

Doctors and dietitians give guidelines for what to avoid if you want to power through your day. EMILY LAURENCE ADHD…

Feb 12 2025 / No Comment / Read More »

Limit coffee-drinking to this time window to lower early death risk, study suggests »

KRISTEN ROGERS Drinking coffee has repeatedly been linked with better heart health and prolonged life. But the benefits of coffee…

Jan 11 2025 / No Comment / Read More »
Business

Amandla interviews the MD of Ghana’s SIC Insurance Plc »

Mr. Stephen Oduro, the Managing Director of SIC Insurance Plc, Ghana, was voted the CEO of the year 2022 for General Insurance in May 2023 by CEO Network of Ghana. Amandla brings you an interview it recently had with him Amandla. Good morning Mr. Oduro.…

Jul 12 2023 / No Comment / Read More »

How Wade turned a traditional Senegalese drink into a hit U.S. product and made a turnover of $3.2m »

ABU MUBARIK Magatte Wade recently recalled returning from the United States to Senegal and finding out that many Senegalese preferred foreign drinks to the country’s traditional hibiscus drink, known as bissap. “When I went to Senegal, I was sorry to see that many young people…

Apr 13 2022 / No Comment / Read More »

Nigeria-Born Tope Awotona Poured His Life Savings into Calendly. Now He’s One of America’s Wealthiest Immigrants »

AMY FELDMAN Calendly was built out of frustration. Now the scheduling app is worth $3 billion—and the subject of a heated Twitter spat among Silicon Valley elite. Tope Awotona, the 40-year-old founder and chief executive of Calendly, leans back in his chair and lets loose a…

Apr 13 2022 / No Comment / Read More »

Why Mastercard just made a $100 million bet on Africa’s mobile money market »

JACKIE BISCHOF & CARLOS MUREITHI The $100 million investment from global payments giant Mastercard in the mobile money business arm of Airtel Africa announced this week is a sign of the rapid growth and optimism in Africa’s digital payment sector. The transaction values the subsidiary,…

Apr 14 2021 / No Comment / Read More »

How Africa’s largest city is staying afloat »

AYODELE JOHNSON The most populous city in Africa is also one of its most vulnerable to sea level rise and floods. To stay afloat, everything from its architecture to its transport may have to change. Navigating the thronging streets of Lagos, Nigeria, is a challenge…

Feb 3 2021 / No Comment / Read More »

Tax evasion and theft ‘rob Africa’ of $89bn a year: UN study »

Nearly half of the total annual figure of $88.6bn is accounted for by the export of commodities such as gold, diamonds and platinum, the report found. Africa is losing nearly $89bn a year in illicit financial flows such as tax evasion and theft, amounting to…

Oct 1 2020 / No Comment / Read More »

Johnson & Johnson to End Talc-Based Baby Powder Sales in North America »

The company has faced thousands of lawsuits from cancer patients who claim that its talc was contaminated with asbestos, a known carcinogen, and that the company knew of the risks. TIFFANY HSU & RONI CARYN RABIN Johnson & Johnson is discontinuing North American sales of…

Jun 7 2020 / No Comment / Read More »

Ghana is the best investment destination – Prof. Amoako »

KOFI AYIM Ghana’s Consul General in New York, Prof. (emeritus) Samuel Amoako has urged Africans in the diaspora to invest in Ghana for optimal returns. He said the relative peace and stability in Ghana anchored upon democratic governance and its leading role in Pan-Africanism make…

Mar 12 2020 / No Comment / Read More »

South Africa has three months to defend investment grade rating »

PRINESHA NAIDOO South Africa is fighting to preserve its last remaining investment-grade credit rating and avert a forced selloff of billions of rand of its debt after Moody’s Investors Service gave it just over three months to get its finances in order. The ratings company…

Nov 13 2019 / No Comment / Read More »
Editorial

…. Of corruption and fringe benefits in Ghana »

Ghana’s President John Dramani Mahama in his second coming has vowed to stem corruption by any means possible. He has set up a five-member committee…

Jan 25 2025 / No Comment / Read More »

Ghana Goes Green as former president Mahama stages a comeback with a bang! »

Ghana’s contentious presidential and parliamentarian elections on December 7 between the two dominant parties in the 4th Republic provided several firsts. Former president John Dramani…

Dec 13 2024 / No Comment / Read More »

Election 2024 – Ghana Must Not and Will Not Burn »

Ghanaians face a crucial moment in their nation’s history as they go to the polls to select a new government and a new parliament for…

Nov 26 2024 / No Comment / Read More »
Artcultainment

Pagan loaves, Christian bread, a secular treat: a brief history of hot cross buns

DARIUS von GUTTNER SPORZYNSKI Hot cross buns aren’t just a sweet snack that appears around Easter. They carry centuries of storytelling in their dough. From ancient gods to modern supermarkets, these sticky spiced buns have crossed…

Apr 22 2025 / Read More »
Uncategorized

Is Canada the new mecca for raw materials?

INSA WREDE China is halting the export of certain critical raw materials that are essential for future technologies and the defense industry. It’s a move that will hit the US and the EU hard. Could Canada…

Apr 22 2025 / Read More »
Uncategorized

Is Canada the new mecca for raw materials?

INSA WREDE China is halting the export of certain critical raw materials that are essential for future technologies and the defense industry. It’s a move that will hit the US and the EU hard. Could Canada…

Apr 22 2025 / Read More »
Uncategorized

Is Canada the new mecca for raw materials?

INSA WREDE China is halting the export of certain critical raw materials that are essential for future technologies and the defense industry. It’s a move that will hit the US and the EU hard. Could Canada…

Apr 22 2025 / Read More »
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