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."
‘They didn’t tell me that the chemicals were harmful.’ ANTHONY LANGAT, MARGOT GIBBS, CYNTHIA GICHIRI, & ELENA DeBRE Kenya has responded to rising food prices and climate shocks with a drive for intensive farming, but environmentalists warn that weak pesticide regulation and pressure from the US agrochemical lobby are putting the health of farmers and […]
AGGREY MUTAMBO Somalia is turning into an open canvas for the longstanding Egypt-Ethiopia feud. For long, the two countries bickered over whether the dam on the Blue Nile that Ethiopia was putting up should be controlled to ensure sufficient water reaches Cairo, but Ethiopia went on to fill the dam, forcing Cairo to quit any […]
A BOOK BY DIARMAID MAcCULLOCH How odd Christian beliefs about sex shape the world, despite their shaky grounding in scripture The worry was the Virgin Mary’s vagina. Early Christians were very clear on some things. They knew that the Holy Spirit had made the Virgin Mary pregnant but that she was still a virgin. What […]
Imposing a reciprocal visa regime will not damage tourism if done properly. In fact, it could benefit South Africa economically and politically. LINDANI ZUNGU In an abrupt move, earlier this year Namibia decided to introduce visa requirements for 31 countries, citing the lack of reciprocity. In June, the government announced the new visa regime will […]
These congregations are struggling to attract younger members. That has consequences for social cohesion and Black political power writ large. CLYDE McGRADY On a Sunday morning, about 100 worshipers gathered for services at Mother Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Philadelphia. The choir filled the room with verses from “Pass Me Not, O Gentle Savior.” […]
AMINDEH BLAISE ATABONG Rising cocoa prices driven by global production shortfalls have led to increased thefts of the commodity in farms in Cameroon, farmers and authorities say, forcing farmers to turn to machete-armed vigilantes, and amulets to stop thieves. The surge in prices in Cameroon, attributed to adverse weather conditions and plant diseases in top […]
Uganda has launched a national company to expand the country’s mineral reserves Uganda’s government has established a national mining company to manage its commercial holding and participating interests in mining operations, according to the East African nation’s minister for energy and mineral development. Ruth Nankabirwa announced the move on Tuesday, October 1 at a mining […]
Hundreds of Ghanaians have called on their government to clamp down on illegal mining in Africa’s top gold producer in a second day of protests. Placard-wielding demonstrators had called on Thursday, October 3 for the release of fellow protesters who were arrested in an earlier march. On Friday, October 4, their demands focused on the […]