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."
RICCI SHRTOCK For centuries, the history of the West African kingdom of Kaabu has been told mainly by word of mouth. Kaabu existed from the mid-1500s to the 1800s. At its peak, it encompassed Guinea-Bissau and reached into what are now Senegal and Gambia. Sometimes Kaabu’s story passed from father to son. Often it was […]
Researchers have uncovered the origins and genetic diversity of the Fulani, one of Africa’s largest pastoral populations. The study reveals a complex genetic ancestry with influences from both North and West Africa, shaped by historical migrations that have left a lasting impact on their genetic landscape. Fulani populations speak languages from the Niger-Congo family and […]
First such request in 29 years blames economic hardship and climate crisis for high livestock prices and shortages EROMO EGBEJULE & AGENCIES King Mohammed VI has urged his fellow Moroccans not to slaughter sheep for upcoming Eid al-Adha festivities as the country grapples with dwindling herds due to a six-year drought. The request was delivered […]
More chaos engulfs the United Methodist Church here, as breakaway church members clash with police in forceful eviction. EMMANUEL WISE JIPOH & THOMAS DOMAH Sunday, March 2, 2025, worship turned dramatic at Methodist Churches across Liberia over the eviction of breakaway members from Church properties for refusing to accept same-sex marriage under the new regionalization […]
WILSON McMAKIN A new report by an anti-transnational crime group has identified the core chemical components of kush, a synthetic drug that has swept through Sierra Leone and the region in the past few years. The report by the Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime conducted the first known testing of the most common varieties […]
FAROUK CHOTHIA The love life of South Africa’s Zulu king has the country agog – and has scandalized his socially conservative subjects as he messes with tradition by seeking a divorce. Polygamy is part of Zulu culture, but King Misuzulu kaZwelithini has taken the unusual step of going to court to divorce his first wife, […]
ANTOINETTE Antoinette RADFORD Warning: This report contains details of sexual assaults. Reader discretion is advised. Armed forces in Sudan’s ongoing civil war are perpetrating systematic sexual violence against young children, with one-year-olds the youngest survivors of rape, according to a new report from UNICEF, the United Nations’ (UN) children’s agency. The UNICEF report, released Tuesday, […]
There are clear health risks associated with eating red and processed meat. Here are six alternatives. SOPHIE EGAN Scientists have long known about the downsides of red and processed meats. Eating them has been linked with increased risks of health issues like heart disease, some types of cancer and earlier death. And research suggests that […]
BABA AHMED Mali said on Wednesday, March 5, it was suspending licenses for foreign artisanal gold mining companies after a series of fatal accidents in the West African country, one of Africa’s top three gold producers. Gen. Assimi Goita, president of Mali’s transitional government, ordered “the suspension of artisanal mining permits granted to foreigners,” according […]
BRITTNY MEJIA A San Bernardino pastor and onetime city council candidate was arrested earlier this month on suspicion that he swindled longtime friends and a nonprofit corporation tied to another church out of more than $230,000, according to federal authorities. Terrance Owens Elliott, who was arrested Thursday, March 6, has been charged with 11 counts […]