African News

Kenya seeks to lease key ports to private firms »

ANTHONY KITIMO Kenya has revived the process of leasing its key ports to bolster competitiveness of its maritime sector in order to generate at least $10 billion annually by 2030. Kenya…

Sep 27 2023 / No Comment / Read More »

Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso establish Sahel security alliance »

The Sahel nation signed a pact that will allow them to cooperate against threats of armed rebellion or external aggression. Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have signed a mutual defense…

Sep 27 2023 / No Comment / Read More »

Why Root Crops Are the Future of Food Security in Africa »

HUGO CAMPOS Despite the dominance of the “Big Three” cereal crops and a steady rise in meat consumption, an overlooked food sector is projected to become ever more central to…

Sep 27 2023 / No Comment / Read More »

Chinese Social Media Platforms Fail to Control Racism Against Black People: Report »

WILLIAM YANG A new report by Human Rights Watch finds that racist content denigrating Black people is increasingly common on the Chinese internet, and that major social media platforms and…

Aug 28 2023 / No Comment / Read More »
Community News

Cameroon grants indigenous Baka more access to protected forests »

The government of Cameroon and the indigenous Baka people in the country’s southeast have agreed to an updated memorandum of…

Sep 27 2023 / No Comment / Read More »

NJ councilwoman’s accused killer forces Gov. Murphy to get involved »

Rashid Bynum was charged with killing Eunice Dwumfour He declined to waive extradition to New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy can…

Jul 13 2023 / No Comment / Read More »

Black men were likely underdiagnosed with lung problems because of bias in software, study suggests »

MIKE STOBBE Racial bias built into a common medical test for lung function is likely leading to fewer Black patients…

Jun 14 2023 / No Comment / Read More »

Report on medical access finds one-third of Black Americans live in ‘cardiology deserts’ »

ELAINE CHEN Many Black Americans would have to travel across county lines just to find an open spot with a…

May 13 2023 / No Comment / Read More »

Loneliness poses risk as deadly as smoking, surgeon general warns »

AMANDA SEITZ Widespread loneliness in the U.S. poses health risks as deadly as smoking a dozen cigarettes daily, costing the…

May 13 2023 / No Comment / Read More »

In counties with more Black doctors, Black people live longer, ‘astonishing’ study finds »

USHA LEE McFARLING Black people in counties with more Black primary care physicians live longer, according to a new national…

Apr 27 2023 / 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

2024 General Elections in Ghana: The Heat is on »

In fifteen months, Ghana will be heading for general elections and the climate is lively with political activity. The government is under the weight of…

Sep 28 2023 / No Comment / Read More »

Skin Bleaching by African Women »

The potential dangers and harmful side effects of skin bleaching notwithstanding, it is on the increase in Africa. It is believed that about 25 to…

Sep 13 2023 / No Comment / Read More »

Niger Coup: Flagged momentum and confused leaders »

Recent developments in post-coup Niger indicate either a change of mind or a loss of momentum even among both the military junta and the people.…

Aug 28 2023 / No Comment / Read More »
Artcultainment

LA REINE POKOU: Founder of the BAULE People

The AKAN people probably came from North Africa and very early on settled in the center of today’s Ghana. Around the middle of the 17th century, the AKAN were divided into a lot of small kingdoms,…

Jul 13 2023 / Read More »
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