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."
Tani Adewumi rose to stardom at age 8 for his striking chess skills and for winning a New York state championship while homeless SYDNEY PAGE Tanitoluwa “Tani” Adewumi rose to sudden stardom at age 8 for his striking chess skills: He beat 73 opponents and clinched the New York state chess championship for his division. […]
Association Football, popularly called football the world over and soccer in the United States of America is the most widely played game in the world. The Federation Internationale de Football Association – FIFA – was established in 1904, among other things, to foster unity and organize soccer tournaments including the World Cup among nations. The […]
Since its founding in 1966, the week-long holiday has been observed with candle lighting ceremonies, feasts, and reflections on past struggles and future hopes. AMY MCKEEVER Born in a time of racial unrest, Kwanzaa is a week-long celebration of African-American culture and heritage. This secular holiday takes place every year from December 26 to January […]
MICHAEL TANTOH France seems to be losing the grip it once had on its former colonies, and the rift is growing every day. “Sixty years on, francophone countries in Africa still do not have true independence and freedom from France,” Nathalie Yamb, adviser to Ivory Coast’s Freedom and Democracy Party (LIDER), told Deutche Welle in […]
SEAN JACOBS Something exciting is happening in the World Cup: The five teams representing Africa in the tournament have African coaches. This may not sound exceptional. Gregg Berhalter, who coaches the United States team, is a New Jersey native; Hansi Flick, who manages the German squad, hails from Heidelberg. But typically, African national teams have […]
JACK B. JEFFERY The debate over who owns ancient artifacts has been an increasing challenge to museums across Europe and America, and the spotlight has fallen on the most visited piece in the British Museum: The Rosetta stone. The inscriptions on the dark grey granite slab became the seminal breakthrough in deciphering ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics […]
Of the 59 French-born players in this World Cup, more than half represent African teams Alexander Onukwue & Amanda Shendruk In the 13th match of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, the Swiss striker Breel Embolo gently held his hands up after scoring the winning goal against Cameroon. Stopping himself from celebrating was a […]
A major shakeup in the Tanzanian government looks imminent as President Samia Suluhu Hassan, who is also the national chairperson of the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM), seeks to get rid of “detractors” and “languid” individuals ahead of the 2025 elections. This is what came up at the end of CCM’s national congress in Dodoma […]
MALIBONGWE DAYIMANI An Eastern Cape family is devastated by the death of one of their relatives last month after he was attacked by a swarm of bees he believed to be his ancestors. A traditional expert believes the incident demonstrated the ancestors’ wrath. Nkosentsha Njimbana, 58, died at his Zalara home outside Qonce on 4 […]
The Biden administration hopes to use a gathering of 50 African delegations in Washington “to uplift and empower African institutions, citizens and nations” through discussions about challenges such as health, democracy, governance, investment, development, climate change and more, senior administration officials said Thursday December 8. Participants in this week’s US-Africa Leaders’ Summit will spend three […]