African News

Landlocked African Nation Says Hundreds of Ships Misuse its Flag »

JACK WITTELS Hundreds of ships have been sailing under the flag of Eswatini without the African country’s permission to do so, according to a letter from the landlocked nation’s government.…

Sep 26 2024 / No Comment / Read More »

US, Chad planning return of US troops »

CARLA BABB The U.S. is returning Special Forces troops to Chad after leaving at the country’s request nearly five months ago. Maj. General Kenneth Ekman, who oversaw the recent U.S.…

Sep 26 2024 / No Comment / Read More »

Kenya to send 600 more police officers to Haiti »

Kenya has pledged to send 600 more police officers to Haiti in the coming weeks to help fight gangs controlling much of the capital, Port-au-Prince, and nearby areas. This would…

Sep 26 2024 / No Comment / Read More »

Coca-Cola plans $1 billion investment in Nigeria »

Coca-Cola will invest $1 billion in Nigeria over the next five years, foreseeing “significant social and economic advancements” as the West African nation tries to fix the economy. President Bola…

Sep 26 2024 / No Comment / Read More »
Community News

5 Injuries People Have Actually Gotten from Sex, according to ER Doctors »

These sex-related mishaps can land you in the emergency room. Here’s how to avoid them. KELSEY BORRESEN Sex should be…

Aug 11 2024 / No Comment / Read More »

Berlin celebrates Black US activist and LGBTQ+ icon »

JULIE GREGSON Berlin has officially renamed one of its streets for the late activist, scholar and writer Audre Lorde. She…

Jul 14 2024 / No Comment / Read More »

Surgeon General Calls for Warning Labels on Social Media Platforms »

Dr. Vivek Murthy said he would urge Congress to require a warning that social media use can harm teenagers’ mental…

Jun 26 2024 / No Comment / Read More »

Microplastics discovered in human penises for the first time »

JACK GUY Scientists have found microplastics in human penises for the first time, as concerns over the tiny particles’ proliferation…

Jun 26 2024 / No Comment / Read More »

Oklahoma Supreme Court Dismisses Tulsa Massacre Lawsuit »

The last known remaining survivors of the 1921 attack by a white mob were hoping for their day in court.…

Jun 26 2024 / No Comment / Read More »

A federal court just took a sledgehammer to parental rights »

JEREMIAH POFF The U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals issued a ruling on Wednesday May 15 in a case arising…

May 23 2024 / 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

Ghana: Giving back to the community…with difficulties »

It is said that a healthy nation is a wealthy nation. But the wealth of a nation depends on the investments of infrastructure and human…

Aug 11 2024 / No Comment / Read More »

Ghana: Thank Goodness, an abusive legislation has been withdrawn »

Some portions of Ghana’s 2012 Road Traffic Regulations Act were being considered for amendments. Spearheaded by the Ministry of Transport, the amendments to Legislative Instrument…

Jul 21 2024 / No Comment / Read More »

Ghana’s culture at a critical crossroads »

The socioeconomic development of a country is anchored on the basic tenets of its culture. Once the tenets start to give way, the center cannot…

Apr 14 2024 / No Comment / Read More »
Artcultainment

East Africa’s Swahili coast grapples with legacy of slave trade

BASTIEN RENOUIL, ELODIE COUSIN, OLIVIA BIZOT Dotting East Africa’s Swahili coast, Zanzibar, Lamu and Mombasa are synonymous with pristine waters and white sandy beaches. But many tourists are unaware that these UNESCO World Heritage Sites were…

Sep 9 2024 / Read More »
Uncategorized

It is Time to Declare a Traditional Holiday in Ghana

A. AYINIBISAH AYELAH A recent video of the Apetorku Gbodzi Festival went viral on social media reigniting the debate for a traditional holiday in Ghana. Traditionalists who are cognizant of their rights under the code of…

Apr 26 2024 / Read More »
Uncategorized

It is Time to Declare a Traditional Holiday in Ghana

A. AYINIBISAH AYELAH A recent video of the Apetorku Gbodzi Festival went viral on social media reigniting the debate for a traditional holiday in Ghana. Traditionalists who are cognizant of their rights under the code of…

Apr 26 2024 / Read More »
Uncategorized

It is Time to Declare a Traditional Holiday in Ghana

A. AYINIBISAH AYELAH A recent video of the Apetorku Gbodzi Festival went viral on social media reigniting the debate for a traditional holiday in Ghana. Traditionalists who are cognizant of their rights under the code of…

Apr 26 2024 / Read More »
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