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 government push to curb undocumented employment is exposing the dependence of many small businesses on migrant labor. QAANITAH HUNTER In the narrow lanes of Fordsburg in central Johannesburg, Junaid Mohammed* stands behind the counter of a family shop that has been in his family for decades. His father started it as a general dealer. […]
Countries pushing for reparations for slavery have hailed a milestone after adopting a shared manifesto for reparatory justice at a global summit in Ghana. Participants said the conference had given new momentum to their fight on both sides of the Atlantic. The three-day summit at Osu Castle in Accra, which ended on Friday, June 19, […]
KOFI AYIM For many Ghanaians, the grand finale of FIFA World Cup 2026 is between the Black Stars of Ghana and the Three Lions of England which comes on at the Boston Stadium (Gillette Stadium in Foxborough), Massachusetts with a seating capacity of 64,146 on June 23, 2026. It is the second group stage game […]
KOFI AYIM The Black stars of Ghana whipped the Los Canaleros of Panama in the FIFA 2026 World Cup tournament in Toronto, late June 17, 2026. The Shinning Stars of Africa, in their characteristics and nerve-wracking lackadaisical approach started the game as if there was nothing significance at stake. However, Carlos Queiroz, the 73-year Portuguese […]
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 […]