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 Kristy Siegfried and Tom Westcott After an accord with Turkey practically shut down the Aegean route, the EU is eying a raft of deals with African nations to stem an increasing surge across the Central Mediterranean that has led to a record number of migrant deaths at sea. Following recent visits by the Italian […]
Two Ghanaian academics have waded into the controversy surrounding what they call the ‘questionable’ doc- toral degrees of the disquali- fied All People’s Congress (APC) flag bearer, Hassan Ayariga. They are also insist- ing that the Criminal Investi- gations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service cannot gloss over a similar ‘fake’ doctorate degree al- […]
by Kwabena Opong Ghanaians face a crucial moment in their nation’s history as they go to the polls to se- lect a new government and a new parliament for the next four years on December 7 this year. Ideologically the two major parties, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the New Patriotic Party (NPP) claim […]
By Patrick Fort Abidjan (AFP) – An opposition-boycotted referendum to change Ivory Coast’s constitution has easily passed, elec- toral officials said, but opponents swiftly dismissed the vote as fraudulent. President Alassane Ouattara said the changes were necessary to help end years of instability linked to disputes over national identity while critics labelled the vote an […]
“Getting to a point where we can try Hissène Habré is a turning point for Africa.” Habré’s Chadian prosecutor, Jacqueline Moudeina “Hissène Habré is the fourth dictator charged with crimes against humanity who was supported by the Reagan ad- ministration.” –Human Rights Watch spokesper- son Reed Brody At the end of May 2016, after a […]
The world’s first commercial drone delivery service is in Rwanda, and it’s delivering blood. The service is operated by Zipline, a US robotics and drone company. The drones drop blood parcels on parachutes outside remote health centers. Rwanda’s govern- ment pays Zipline for the de- liveries, each of which costs about the same as the […]
The Gambia has become the latest African nation to an- nounce its withdrawal from the International Criminal Court, accusing the war crimes tribunal of persecuting Africans. The move by the poor West African nation follows simi- lar decisions this month by South Africa and Burundi to abandon the troubled institu- tion, set up to try […]
By Saskia Houttuin and Eva Huson Gerwinio never feels completely safe when he walks around Algiers. The other day, the 27-year-old from Benin was taking an evening stroll when he heard monkey sounds coming from a group of laughing teenagers. Ger- winio averted his gaze and kept walking. He has become used to such racist […]
By James Jeffrey The compound of the Jesuit Refugee Service in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, is a microcosm of the region’s troubles. Set off a busy main road, it hosts refugees from the conflicts and struggles in South Sudan, Congo, Uganda, Somalia, Eritrea , Yemen, Burundi, and more besides. Ethiopia has a refugee population […]
Two Ghanaian academics have waded into the controversy surrounding what they call the ‘questionable’ doctoral degrees of the disqualified All People’s Congress (APC) flag bearer, Hassan Ayariga. They are also insisting that the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service cannot gloss over a similar ‘fake’ doctorate degree allegedly conferred on the In- […]