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."
PAUL MELLY With Chad’s withdrawal of troops and the imminent reduction in French troop strength from the vast Sahel region of West Africa – where jihadist groups continue to stage attack after attack, targeting civilians and soldiers without discrimination – new anti-terror tactics are afoot. Defense ministers from the G5 Sahel countries – Burkina Faso, […]
VICTOR OLUWOLE Africa has the reputation of a continent with fertile soils and vast natural resources. Beyond rich resources, Africa is also home to some of the top-ranked countries according to the World Bank’s ease of doing business index. Mauritius, for example, has a rating of 81.5 and is ranked 13 on the global rankings. […]
Military coups in Africa have always promised transformation but experience over the years showed that the military were not to be trusted in establishing democratic governance. A few who showed initial leniency toward democracy only prepared themselves for permanency in civilian garb but could not deviate from their regimental backgrounds. Until late, however, the incessant, […]
GIn late August, the global body of St. Charles Old Boys Students Association (SCOBA) and the broader community of Tamale, witnessed yet another fire outbreak that resulted in the destruction of a newly constructed Parent Teacher Association (PTA) block. This is not the first report of such a senseless attack. St. Charles has suffered a […]
HANNAH BROCKHAUS Pope Francis has sent his condolences after a violent attack on a group of Catholic religious sisters and others in South Sudan left five dead on Monday, August 16. “His Holiness Pope Francis was deeply saddened to learn of the brutal attack on a group of Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus,” […]
The vaccination against Ebola of high-risk populations began on Monday August 16, in Côte d’Ivoire following the discovery of an outbreak in the country three days ago. The swift response came after vaccines manufactured by Merck, which the World Health Organization (WHO) helped to secure to fight a four-month long outbreak in neighboring Guinea, were […]
MOHAMMED YUSUF Kenya’s Court of Appeal ruled Friday August 20, that a plan by President Uhuru Kenyatta and opposition leader Raila Odinga to change the Constitution was unlawful. Justice Gatembu Kairu said the power to change the Constitution lay with the citizens, not the political elite. “Abolishing or abrogating provisions of the Constitution in such […]
ALEXANDER ONUKWUE The latest TikTok star to reach 100 million followers is not a musician, actor, or athlete. It’s a 21-year-old former factory worker living in Italy on a Senegalese passport. Khaby Lame has crafted a comedic brand that has resonated around the world by putting so-called life hacks or complicated maneuvers through the lens […]
TIFFANY ONYEJIAKA, MALAKA GHARIB When Sedjro Ahouansou was a kid growing up in the West African country of Benin, he loved eating a traditional dish called piron, a starchy accompaniment made of cassava flour that’s served with meat and savory foods. Now a chef, Ahouansou serves the dish at his restaurant Chill N Grill in […]
NDUKA ORJINMO The Islamic police force in Kano, a Muslim-majority state in Nigeria, has raised eyebrows after it ordered shops to only use headless mannequins to advertise clothing. “Islam frowns on idolatry,” Haruna Ibn-Sina, the commander of the Sharia police known as the hisbah, told the BBC. “With the head on it looks like a […]