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."
Thousands of South Africans have attended the funeral of the slain captain of the country’s football team. Senzo Meyiwa was gunned down in a robbery last weekend. An estimated 20,000 – 30,000 people turned up to pay their last respects to former South African national team captain and first-choice goalkeeper Senzo Meyiwa in Durban on […]
Ebola fears have prompted Morocco to refuse to host the African Cup of Nations soccer finals in January. Reacting to an deadline, Rabat has reiterated its call for a tournament postponement by up to one year. Morocco sidestepped a late Saturday ultimatum from the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to either confirm or reject its […]
BY RACHEL COHEN, NEW YORK Wilson Kipsang, a former world-record holder, needed to force himself to slow down. The Kenyan star had entered his first New York City Marathon to challenge himself on a hilly course with no pacemaker. A windy morning made for quite the test Sunday, and Kipsang proved he can win a […]
By Anna Doble Facebook has added an Ebola button to users’ profile pages to help people donate to charities fighting the disease. The money will go to International Medical Corps, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, and Save the Children. Facebook is also paying for 100 satellite communication terminals to help […]
By Ukachi Uwadinobi It is generally believed among astute political observers in and outside the United States that Democratic presidential nominee Al Gore lost the 2000 presidential election to Republican George W. Bush, ostensibly because Gore practically dis-owned President Bill Clinton, his boss who put him a heartbeat away from the Oval Office. Yes, the […]
Kevin Loria If you are buying a new iPhone, don’t use it in bed — and not just because nighttime smartphone use messes up your sleep cycle. The blue light from personal electronic devices has also been linked to serious physical and mental health problems. Blue light is part of the full light spectrum, which […]
“This too shall pass,” I reassured myself after making justice to a meal of banana and roasted peanuts on a public bench. I had not been able to secure a permanent job then, and was subsisting on my girlfriend Yaa Mary, until she decided she’d had enough of me and threw me out. I guess […]
By Allyssia Alleyne Today, mourning a death in the family often means donning the most formal black outfit in one’s closet for one solemn afternoon. But 150 years ago, it was a reason to stash away one’s current best and purchase a whole new grief-appropriate wardrobe. During the Victoria era, mourning rivaled weddings in terms […]
By MICHAEL SOKOLOVE There are 1.27 million lawyers in the United States, one for about every 300 Americans — about 400,000 more of them than there are doctors. Their work is rarely glamorous, and especially for those just starting out in the profession, it can be grinding and repetitive. Jason Luckasevic, hired out of law […]
By Dr. Uchenna Ekwo When the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) Dr. Ibrahim Assane Mayaki addressed a breakfast press conference earlier this month at the Ford Foundation headquarters in New York, he painted a rosy picture of Africa in the next ten years after in his words “about […]