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."
Senegal heads to the FIFA World Cup 2026 as one of Africa’s strongest contenders, with the Lions of Teranga aiming to build on a proud recent history at the global finals. The West Africans have become one of the continent’s most consistent teams over the last two decades, reaching the World Cup quarter-finals on debut […]
Washington is set on a trade-focused shift in Africa, but critics say it facilitates further plundering of Africa’s natural resources. FEDERICA MARSI When veteran naval officer Frank Garcia was appointed by the United States Senate as assistant secretary of state for African affairs this week, he praised the administration of Donald Trump for affirming Washington’s […]
Sierra Leone, Togo, Ghana, Nigeria and several more countries in West Africa are in the midst of an overlooked opioid crisis that’s crippling the population and devastating families. The drugs that are fueling this crisis aren’t made in makeshift labs but imported by the millions from India’s pharmaceutical industry. DIYA GUPTA For more than a […]
But details remained scant after officials said in late last month that, with “extraordinary” exceptions, people seeking permanent residency must first leave the country. HAMED ALEAZIZ, MADELEINE NGO, & LYDIA DePILLIS The Department of Homeland Security sought on Friday, May 29 to clarify its announcement that immigrants seeking permanent residency would have to return to […]
Egg yolks have long been blamed for causing high cholesterol. But mounting scientific evidence suggests they were never really the problem. STACEY COLINO Skip the bland egg-white omelets: egg yolks are no longer the dietary demons they once were. That’s because in recent years there has been a major shift in how experts view dietary […]
Faith and science are coming together to reduce stigma and improve care in the African American community. DANA G. SMITH On a Thursday in April, a few hundred people, many of them older Black women, sat in the main hall at Impact Church, located in a converted warehouse near the airport in Atlanta. The windowless […]
HELGA DICKOW In most multilingual African countries, language policy is a highly charged and controversial issue. It touches on regional identity, religion and political power – as is evident in Chad, in central Africa. Around 130 languages are spoken in the multi-ethnic and multi-religious Chad. The two official languages are Standard Arabic and French. Neither […]
The judge invalidated policies the Trump administration enacted last year that halted asylum grants, as well as the processing of immigration benefits for people from 39 countries. Zach Montague and Madeleine Ngo A federal judge in Rhode Island on Friday June 5 struck down a slate of immigration policies enacted by the Trump administration, writing […]
KRISTALINA GEORGIEVA It is very appropriate that this Africa Forward Summit is being held in Kenya. Two weeks ago, a Kenyan marathon runner, Sabastian Sawe, did what had been considered impossible: by running a marathon in under two hours! What we have set ourselves here is also a marathon—and we must show the same resilience […]
Loud and expressive mourners are common at funerals around the world — but in parts of Kenya, some of them may be paid workers ASA WALLIN The body of Tom Ochieng Mima is dressed in formal funeral finery, casket shaded from the hot western Kenyan sun as family and friends of the late 64-year-old settle […]