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."
From a cheeky slingshot to Paul’s letters and information on King Nebuchadnezzar, new research is offering insight into some of the Bible’s best-known stories. KELLY FAIRCLOTH The year has already brought an array of fascinating discoveries in Biblical archeology and early church history. The finds range from central Iraq to northwestern Turkey to upper Egypt, […]
KIZITO MAKOYE Each morning on her way to Kariakoo, Clementina Nyangwine looks out of her commuter bus as it crawls through Jangwani and watches giant foundation piles rising above the muddy Msimbazi valley. Workers in safety helmets and high-visibility vests move among towering reinforcement cages. Cranes swing over the site while excavators, concrete mixers and […]
Odinga’s legacy faces a test as ODM splits over its alliance with President Ruto. VIVIANNE WANDERA One year after Raila Odinga’s death, the political movement he led for decades is struggling to define its future. Within the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM), a bitter dispute over cooperation with President William Ruto has exposed divisions over the […]
MOLLY HELFEND Iboga root, central to several Gabonese ritual traditions, is believed to have huge potential for use in treating addiction and some mental illnesses The temple is dark, its sandy floor edged with candles. People sit shoulder to shoulder beneath palm fronds hung from the rafters. Through the night, they swallow what they have […]
KATE BARTLETT Paulina Mathinye gestures with anguish at the rows of garbage-strewn graves, overrun with weeds, in the cemetery where her father is buried. “Look at that, where they sleep,” she says of the dozens of Black protesters buried here, all of whom were killed when police opened fire on March 21, 1960, in what […]
In your home, you might be inhaling chemicals linked to cancer and diabetes. Here’s what to do about it. Cleaning the dust from your home is more critical than you think for your health—but put down that feather duster. Studies show that dust is filled with chemicals that are linked to health conditions such as […]
NALOVA AKUA Geraldine Achiah, an elementary school teacher in her 30s, died barely two months into her marriage in September. Her relatives allege her husband beat her over a marital dispute and demand justice in what they say is a gender-based crime. Her only child, Courage Abombi, 18, fondly remembers her support for his dreams […]
At least 320 people detained for ‘acts against nature’ after law criminalizing homosexuality toughened, HRW reports SARAH JOHNSON Mass arrests forced HIV testing and barriers to legal representation are part of an escalating crackdown against LGBTQ+ people in Senegal, according to a new report. More than 320 individuals have been arrested and detained on allegations […]
Medical tests can be lifesaving, but few patients are ever told about the unexpected scenarios. SHERAMY TSAI Rich was about 40 and feeling fine when his doctor suggested a heart scan. His father had died of a heart attack at 45, so he agreed. The scan found so much calcium in his arteries that his […]
ANDREW FIRMIN Sudan’s civil war grinds on. It’s close to three and a half years since the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia began their battle for supremacy, and the two forces and their allies continue to slaughter civilians with impunity. As a recent UN report makes clear, the killing […]