African News

Nigeria joins global efforts to curb plastic waste »

STUART BRAUN The number of countries around the world banning plastic bags is growing, but enforcement is still an issue, especially in regions like Africa. In January, Nigeria became the…

Mar 26 2024 / No Comment / Read More »

Choking on waste, Kenya finds hope in recycling            »

Community-oriented recycling initiatives offer glimmer of hope as Kenya struggles for sustainable solutions to waste crisis ANDREW WASIKE  – Kenyan companies are pioneering innovative solutions to sort out recyclable waste…

Mar 26 2024 / No Comment / Read More »

The return of a mask stolen by Belgium is stoking violence in Congo »

Some believe the mask gives fighters magical powers Whenever a Belgian king takes an interest in the Congo, history looms large. In the late 19th century King Leopold II turned…

Mar 26 2024 / No Comment / Read More »

How distrust in Western vaccines was born during colonialism »

CAI NEBE In the early days of colonialism, many unsafe vaccinations were tested on African subjects without their knowledge or consent. This unaddressed trauma may explain vaccine hesitancy to this…

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

Blaxit: Tired of Racism, Black Americans Try Life in Africa »

Black people make up about 14 percent of the U.S. population. Many of them are wondering what it would be…

Mar 11 2024 / No Comment / Read More »

Canadian Province Announces Two-year Ban on Admission Of Nigerians, Other International Students »

British Columbia is banning new post-secondary institutions from applying to enroll Nigerians and other international students for the next two…

Feb 12 2024 / No Comment / Read More »

New York Considers Reparations for Descendants of Enslaved People »

Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a bill that creates a commission to study New York’s legacy with the institution of slavery,…

Jan 12 2024 / No Comment / Read More »

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 »
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

Global Warming: What Gives for Africa at COP28? »

The layman on the street only sees rains, snow and sunshine. In Africa our diviners claim the hand of the divine is obvious in occurrences…

Dec 12 2023 / No Comment / Read More »

Daasebre, Da Yie (Fare Thee Well) »

The people of Kwahu are mourning their former Omanhene, Daasebre Akuamoah Boateng with a funeral at the Okwahu state capital, Abene. Kwahu is part of…

Nov 30 2023 / No Comment / Read More »

Ghana’s Ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) Selects a New Leader »

Ghana’s Electoral Commission (EC) announced the victory of Vice President Alhaji Dr. Muhammadu Bawumia in the primaries held Saturday, November 4, 2023. Bawumia won 118,210…

Nov 12 2023 / No Comment / Read More »
Artcultainment

Madagascar asks for restitution of Sakalava king’s skull from France

Two of the great granddaughters of a Sakalava king in Madagascar, who was beheaded in 1897 by colonial troops, publicly addressed the French ambassador, asking him to speed up the restitution of their ancestor’s skull. In…

Mar 26 2024 / Read More »
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Youth-led activism sweeps across Africa: Eswatini’s struggle for change as protesters sought to oust King Mswati III

In a quest for political change and economic justice, young activists in Eswatini and across Africa are challenging the status quo, taking on leaders accused of prioritizing personal gain over national welfare. Frustrations simmer as the…

Feb 24 2024 / Read More »
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Youth-led activism sweeps across Africa: Eswatini’s struggle for change as protesters sought to oust King Mswati III

In a quest for political change and economic justice, young activists in Eswatini and across Africa are challenging the status quo, taking on leaders accused of prioritizing personal gain over national welfare. Frustrations simmer as the…

Feb 24 2024 / Read More »
Uncategorized

Youth-led activism sweeps across Africa: Eswatini’s struggle for change as protesters sought to oust King Mswati III

In a quest for political change and economic justice, young activists in Eswatini and across Africa are challenging the status quo, taking on leaders accused of prioritizing personal gain over national welfare. Frustrations simmer as the…

Feb 24 2024 / Read More »
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