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."
A. AYINIBISAH AYELAH A recent video of the Apetorku Gbodzi Festival went viral on social media reigniting the debate for a traditional holiday in Ghana. Traditionalists who are cognizant of their rights under the code of arms of Ghana, “freedom and justice” as well as the protections bestowed on them under Chapter Five, 21 (c) […]
VITALIO ANGULA Environmentalists in Namibia have accused local wildlife officials of hiding the real extent of rhino poaching in the Etosha National Park, which holds the highest concentration of black rhinos in the world. The Ministry of Environment recently acknowledged that rhino killings at the park quadrupled during the first quarter of 2024. Namibian police […]
Lethal injections of Black people in the United States were botched more than twice as often as those of white people, according to a report from an anti-death-penalty group. NICHOLAS BOGEL-BURROUGHS As Clayton Lockett lay on an execution table in Oklahoma in 2014 awaiting his death, medical officials struggled to gain access to a vein […]
The Zambian government on Monday April 15 stopped the issuance of cordwood permits for charcoal production in an effort to control the rampant deforestation. Minister of Green Economy and Environment Collins Nzovu said in a statement that the decision will initially affect three districts where charcoal production is rampant in the central and southern provinces, […]
A quest to find living descendants of 36 enslaved people has transformed into a project that gives Black residents new clues to their ancestry, wherever it may lead. CAROLINE GUTMAN & EMILY COCHRANE When Edward Lee heard about a project collecting DNA from Black residents like him in Charleston, S.C., he had reason to be […]
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak promised on Monday April 22 to start sending asylum seekers to Rwanda within 10 to 12 weeks as the upper house of parliament finally passed required legislation, delayed for weeks by attempts to alter the plan. Sunak said the government had booked commercial charter planes and trained staff to take […]
FRANK NTARINDWA Nigeria’s Afrofusion sensation and Grammy-winning Damini Ogulu, commonly known as Burna Boy, among many more Africans celebrities have secured spots on Time magazine’s list of the world’s most influential people 2024. The ‘Twice as Tall’ crooner was honored in the icons category for his significant impact on the music industry. Legendary Beninese singer […]
KOFI A. BOATENG At a meeting of Ghana’s Inter Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) in Accra on Thursday March 7, 2024, two of the forty-two attendees asked the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Mrs. Jean Mensa, questions on the implementation of the Representation of the People Amendment Act 2006 (ROPAA) for the 2024 elections, slated […]
To enter the Museum of the Bamoun Kings in western Cameroon, you have to pass under the fangs of a gigantic two-headed snake — the highlight of an imposing coat of arms of one of the oldest kingdoms in sub-Saharan Africa. Thousands of Cameroonians gathered in the royal palace square in Foumban on Saturday April […]
Nigeria recorded 1,742 suspected meningitis cases, including 101 confirmed cases and 153 deaths in seven states between 1 October 2023 and 11 March. MARIAM ILEYEMI Nigeria has become the first country in the world to roll out a new vaccine- Men5CV, to protect people against five strains of the meningococcus bacteria. The new vaccine […]