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."
By José-Amed Kouyaté After three weeks of competition (January 19 to February 10) the curtain fell on the 29th African Cup of Nations football tournament, held in South Africa. The Super Eagles won the final against amazing Stallions of Burkina Faso, led by the tournament’s best player, Jonathan Pitroipa, 1-0. In the dream team of […]
Not since the 15th century has a pope resigned his throne. Speculation abounds regarding the pope’s unusual decision. Was it the sex-abuse scandal? Pope Benedict XVI stunned the Roman Catholic Church — and the world — with his announcement that he would turn in his scepter, effective February 28. To find a precedent for […]
By Luke Lythgoe In the wake of Pope Benedict XVI’s shock resignation, bookmakers and international media alike are heralding the prospect of Rome’s first black African pontiff. With the shock resignation this morning of Pope Benedict XVI, the international media has gone into overdrive in an attempt to predict the next spiritual leader of the […]
By Lester R. Brown Washington — The world is in transition from an era of food abundance to one of scarcity. Over the last decade, world grain reserves have fallen by one third. World food prices have more than doubled, triggering a worldwide land rush and ushering in a new geopolitics of food. Food is […]
By Keith Somerville Africa inherited its borders – they were not created by those who live within them, are divided by them or who cannot easily trade across them. The many straight lines on the map (or even the wiggly ones that follow rivers or other features) are one of the banes of the continent. […]
Cairo — A new Android web browser could help users of low-end versions of smart phones, which are becoming increasingly common in Africa, the Middle East and Asia (AMEA), navigate the Internet up to 30 per cent faster. Chinese web services company Baidu has teamed up with telecommunications firm France Télécom-Orange to develop the application, […]
By Grace Kerongo On Valentine’s Day, comedian Churchill will attend the prestigious Miss Africa Dubai 2013 in Dubai alongside Ghanaian actor Majid Michel. The two will be chief guests at the event but Churchill will be playing the role of representing Kenya and East Africa at the event. He will seek to promote tourism and […]
By Faiza Jama Mohamed Female genital mutilation is a global outrage, with 100-140 million women and girls affected worldwide. Since 1992, Equality Now has been working to end all forms of violence and discrimination against women and girls. Eliminating FGM globally is one of our key priorities. Although progress has been slow at times, recent […]
By José-Amed Kouyaté The top 10 players from the Africa Cup of Nations is never an easy task and this edition has proved no different. Among the recognized class acts in an elite list are a few surprises that took the tournament by storm and played crucial roles for their country. With notable mentions to […]
By George A.m. Shackleford When one takes a critical look at the finals in the Africa Cup of Nations, it’s easy to identify that its only 5 goals that we’ve seen out of six finals. Three of the five goals came up in the 2004 finals when Tunisia won Morocco 2 – 1, the only […]