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."
PHILIP MARCELO She was orphaned during Rwanda’s genocide and lost much of one of her legs to childhood cancer, but Claudine Humure has dreams of giving back to her once war-torn homeland. First, though, she needed a new leg to propel her on the next part of her journey. The 29-year-old, who spent some of […]
NIMI PRINCEWILL Nearly $27 million seized from the Vice President of Equatorial Guinea Teodorin Nguema Obiang Mangue will be spent on Covid-19 vaccines for the country, the US Department of Justice said in a statement Monday September 20, 2021. Assets confiscated include luxury vehicles and a pair of $275,000 jewel-encrusted gloves belonging to Michael Jackson. […]
* For most of the world, and all of Africa, Britain will not recognise locally-administered vaccines – even if the jabs came from Britain The African Union’s health watchdog on Thursday September 23 warned that Britain’s pandemic travel restrictions could make people across the continent more reluctant to get vaccinated. Under the restrictions, Britain only […]
We concluded in our editorial comment in the last issue that as human as western democracy is, we would prefer that to military coups on the continent. Our contention is based on its inherent fairness and equity. It allows free expression of ideas, religion and, most of all, economic democracy that stimulates development. We reiterate, […]
President Muhammadu Buhari poured encomiums on the departed legendary musician and teacher Victor Uwaifo, saying he recorded many firsts in his lifetime. “Uwaifo lived for many firsts”, Buhari said in a condolence message sent to the family. These “include invitation to the State House by four presidents and Heads of State, and winner of a […]
CHERYL CORLEY At the top of the Grand Staircase at the Art Institute of Chicago hang massive, colorful banners announcing the art work of Bisa Butler. Butler’s specialty is fabric, specifically quilts. And the bold images of Black people she stitches together, using textiles like paint in an explosion of color, is quilting transformed. “I […]
A monkey has been filmed trying its best to comply with coronavirus safety protocols – by wearing a face mask BROOKE ROLFE Coronavirus safety protocols haven’t just become second nature to most people, they seem to be rubbing off on the local wildlife too. It was a classic case of “monkey see, monkey do” in […]
PAUL MELLY With Chad’s withdrawal of troops and the imminent reduction in French troop strength from the vast Sahel region of West Africa – where jihadist groups continue to stage attack after attack, targeting civilians and soldiers without discrimination – new anti-terror tactics are afoot. Defense ministers from the G5 Sahel countries – Burkina Faso, […]
VICTOR OLUWOLE Africa has the reputation of a continent with fertile soils and vast natural resources. Beyond rich resources, Africa is also home to some of the top-ranked countries according to the World Bank’s ease of doing business index. Mauritius, for example, has a rating of 81.5 and is ranked 13 on the global rankings. […]
Military coups in Africa have always promised transformation but experience over the years showed that the military were not to be trusted in establishing democratic governance. A few who showed initial leniency toward democracy only prepared themselves for permanency in civilian garb but could not deviate from their regimental backgrounds. Until late, however, the incessant, […]