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."
Where did our species first emerge? Fossils discovered in Morocco dating back more than 773,000 years bolster the theory that Homo sapiens originally appeared in Africa, scientists said in a study in January this year. The oldest Homo sapien fossils, dating from over 300,000 years ago, were found at the Jebel Irhoud northwest of Marrakesh. […]
Experts give us the lowdown on a very annoying penis problem. BRITTANY WONG Drink responsibly, or you might fall victim to “whiskey dick.” There are few men of drinking age who haven’t experienced some performance challenges after a night of heavy drinking ― whether they struggle to get an erection or reach climax. In the […]
Less than a century after it was rediscovered, National Geographic’s correspondent explored the ruins of Petra and found its beauty almost indescribable. FRANKLIN E. HOSKINS The highlands east of the Jordan River are strewn with ruins marking the rise and fall of successive civilizations—Semitic, Greek, Roman, Christian, Mohammedan, and Crusader. These ruins have been preserved […]
SENNEN HOUNTON & LYDIA ZIGOMO A bold action by governments, tech companies, and all communities is needed to confront the rising tech-facilitated GBV that is silencing women’s voices and threatening hard-won gains in Africa. New estimates show that violence against women and girls remains one of the most pervasive human rights violations in the world […]
What happened in Tanzania during the unrest that followed the October election remains unclear. New evidence points to killings and grave human rights abuses by security forces in the second largest city, Mwanza. Gunfire echoed through — and then abruptly, the country went silent. Rumors of mass killings by security forces in Tanzania spread fast, […]
Yoweri Museveni, Paul Biya, and several other African leaders have perfected tactics to cement their long rule, experts say. SHOLA LAWAL The home of every Ugandan president, State House, is nestled in the hilly uptown Nasakero area of the capital city, Kampala. For four decades, it has been home to just one president – Yoweri […]
The grand finale of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON ‘25) biennial soccer tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) happened before a crowd of some 66,526 at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in the city of Rabat, Morocco. The twenty-four-nation tournament that started on December 21, 2025, and played at nine […]
Case brought by Muslim leaders and MP follows failed 2024 bid and seen as part of global anti-women’s rights backlash SARAH JOHNSON A group of religious leaders and an MP in the Gambia have launched efforts to overturn a ban on female genital mutilation at the country’s supreme court. The court case, due to resume […]
Meagan Good began dating Jonathan Majors in 2023 BOUBACAR DIALLO Hollywood actors Meagan Good and Jonathan Majors have been granted Guinean citizenship, tracing their ancestry to the West African nation via DNA testing. The pair received their new nationality in a private ceremony in Conakry on Friday, January 9, 2026. They were scheduled to tour […]
PULCHERIE ADJOHA & ROBBIE COREY-BOULET Citizenship program part of Benin’s plan to raise global profile Thousands have applied, about 50 approved so far Spike Lee named ambassador to African-Americans Isaline Attelly, a native of the Caribbean island of Martinique, had been living in Benin for nearly a year before she learned that her family’s connection […]