Dr. Kwegyir Aggrey "Only the best is good enough for Africa."
Kwame Nkrumah "The independence of Ghana is meaningless unless it is linked up with the total liberation of Africa."
ITHACA, N.Y. — Top wheat experts are reporting a breakthrough in their ability to track strains of a deadly, rapidly mutating wheat pathogen called stem rust that threatens wheat fields from East Africa to South Asia. Using data submitted by farmers and scientists, creators of Rust-Tracker, a global cereal rust monitoring system, say they can […]
Walvis Bay, Namibia — Parched and angry, a crowd of women gathers at the water collection point in Walvis Bay. This dusty fishing town on the Atlantic coast is in water crisis mode, again, after massive floods swept away the electrical lines that power the city’s pumps and boreholes. This scene plays out on a […]
By Kwabena Adu Koranteng (Ghana) & Ouamar Abdulai (Burkina Faso) Breeding Corruption, extortions, bribery, & smuggling Restricting inter-regional trade & freedom of movement of people Special investigations by Kwabena Adu Koranteng (Ghana) & Ouamar Abdulai (Burkina Faso) Have you ever crossed a border in West Africa with or without a passport, ECOWAS green card […]
By Peter Dörrie Ouagadougou — On October 15, President Blaise Compaoré of Burkina Faso will celebrate his 25th year in power. To spend that much time in office, he had to run coups against two governments. In the first in 1983, he helped his friend and fellow revolutionary Thomas Sankara become president. In the […]
By Saskia Houttuin Fashion in Africa is breaking away from its traditional forms, making way for a new generation of African designers. These days, their innovative clothing is seen everywhere: in the street, in shops and on catwalks, on the continent as well as in the rest of the world. Over the past ten […]
By Bezawit Bekele and Mahlet Mesfin The condolences pouring in from all corners of the world by different world leaders following Prime Minister Meles Zenawi’s death at the age of 57 had one similar feature. They all appreciated his diplomatic clout at regional and international level. Ban Ki-moon, United Nations’ (UN) Secretary General, […]
By Irene Naidoo Durban — From preventing children from being used in armed conflicts to putting a stop to killer diseases, an effective civil registration system and accurate vital statistics can improve lives on the African continent. This is according Dr. Dimitri Sanga, Director at the African Centre for Statistics at the United Nations […]
Angola’s democracy is about to turn another page as the nation votes under its new constitution. Women wait outside a polling station in Sumbe town, to cast their votes in the country’s first national elections.(PHOTO ESSAY: Angola Faces New Era With Third Election ) Luanda — The Electoral Observation Mission of the African Union (AU) […]
By Craig Halliday Edinburgh — The Edinburgh Fringe Festival is the largest arts festival in the world and takes place every August for three weeks. The festival sees thousands of performers and entertainers coming from every continent, resulting in hundreds of shows in a multitude of venues across Scotland’s capital. From big names to […]
By Margaret O’Connor As Chinese investment into Africa diversifies, there is growing demand for a new generation of local business leaders with the right cultural, linguistic and technical abilities. While China’s commercial ties with Africa are fast growing – it is the continent’s largest single trading partner, with bilateral trade reaching $160bn in 2011 […]