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."
Is the future of Christianity African? How immigration is revitalizing British churches. TOMIWA OWOLADE There is a building in the south London borough of Lambeth that used to be a bingo hall. For decades, generations of men and women came here for pleasure and recreation, community and belonging. Now its grey walls are scoured with […]
YOYO OPOKU Picture it: one slice of pizza to feed 1.5 million people. Seems impossible, right? Well, that’s the same problem the Bronx faces with only one brick and mortar bookstore for its 1.5 million residents. But fear not, because Loc’d and Lit is here to help! This online bookseller and book club, started by […]
This makes Lagos’s Morit International School more accessible while also cleaning up the local community GABRIELLA OPARA When a neighbor recommended Morit International School to Ijeoma Obiora three years ago and told her tuition fee was not paid in cash but through plastic bottles, she found it hard to believe. She had never heard of […]
General elections in Ghana are less than two years away, precisely, on December 7, 2024. But political parties and political persons seeking office in 2025 are already in campaign mode. Some members of the ruling government have resigned to start their campaigns as demanded by their party’s constitution. And some of the opposition leaders have […]
HANNAH BROCKHAUS Two Vatican departments issued a joint statement Thursday March 30, on the “doctrine of discovery” and the dignity and rights due to indigenous peoples. The statement said the legal concept of the “doctrine of discovery” is “not part of the teaching of the Catholic Church” and historical research shows certain papal documents “written […]
Convincing riders to ditch old petrol vehicles is a key challenge apart from charging stations TOM COLLINS Zems wind their way through almost every street in Cotonou, the economic capital of Benin. These fuel-guzzling motorbike taxis emit harmful fumes, adding considerably to the city’s pollution. An e-bike startup is now looking to change all that, […]