African News

Weah Explains Why China Suspended Overpass Bridge Projects During His Presidency »

J. H. WEBSTER CLAYEH Former Liberian President George Manneh Weah has provided his account of why the Government of the People’s Republic of China halted the construction of two overhead…

Jan 11 2026 / No Comment / Read More »

US expands list of countries whose citizens must pay up to $15,000 bonds to apply for visas »

MATTHEW LEE The Trump administration has added seven countries, including five in Africa, to the list of nations whose passport holders are required to post bonds of up to $15,000…

Jan 11 2026 / No Comment / Read More »

Somaliland denies agreeing to host Israeli bases, resettle Palestinians »

Breakaway region dismisses Somalia’s allegations as attempt to undermine diplomatic progress. FAISAL ALI Somaliland has rejected accusations that it agreed to host Israeli military facilities and resettle displaced Palestinians from…

Jan 11 2026 / No Comment / Read More »

Congo’s President Sassou Nguesso to seek re-election in March 2026 »

Congo is heading towards another tightly watched presidential race after the ruling Congolese Labor Party confirmed it will again back veteran leader Denis Sassou Nguesso, extending the 82-year-old’s decades-long grip…

Jan 11 2026 / No Comment / Read More »
Community News

Yes, ‘Whiskey Dick’ Is Real (And Here’s What to Do If It Happens to You) »

Experts give us the lowdown on a very annoying penis problem. BRITTANY WONG Drink responsibly, or you might fall victim…

Jan 22 2026 / No Comment / Read More »

The Fulani women living under the control of JNIM jihadists in the Sahel »

What is life like for the women living in the central Sahel, in areas controlled by the jihadist JNIM group?…

Dec 28 2025 / No Comment / Read More »

How to tell if your store-bought egg is real or fake (without cracking it open) »

Wait, fake eggs are real? If you’ve ever picked up a tray of eggs at the supermarket and wondered whether…

Nov 27 2025 / No Comment / Read More »

The Drink That Americans Won’t Give Up Without a Fight »

Coffee has almost no nutritional value and lots of substitutes. It’s also, apparently, too important to lose. ELLEN CUSHING Coffee…

Oct 25 2025 / No Comment / Read More »

Former airline pilot reveals why swapping to an empty seat before take-off is dangerous »

Although tempting – especially if cramped in economy – the veteran pilot advises against making a switch TED THORNHILL When…

Oct 25 2025 / No Comment / Read More »

Do Food Expiration Dates Really Matter? »

Labels on food are confusing for all kinds of reasons. Here’s what they mean. CHRISTINA COUCH When you open your…

Sep 12 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

Rare leadership traits exhibited at AFCON 2025 »

The grand finale of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON ‘25) biennial soccer tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) happened before…

Jan 22 2026 / No Comment / Read More »

Ghana: It’s about time Kotoka International Airport is renamed »

An international airport is an entry/exit point in a country, utilizing air transport. Throughout the world, airport facilities are named after things that exude positivity…

Oct 25 2025 / No Comment / Read More »

Don’t marginalize indigenous belief systems »

Ghana transitioned to a republic under its first President Kwame Nkrumah in 1960 and commemorated July 1 as Republic Day and a statutory public holiday.…

Jul 10 2025 / No Comment / Read More »
Artcultainment

What it was like to visit Petra more than 100 years ago

Less than a century after it was rediscovered, National Geographic’s correspondent explored the ruins of Petra and found its beauty almost indescribable. FRANKLIN E. HOSKINS The highlands east of the Jordan River are strewn with ruins…

Jan 22 2026 / 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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