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."
Hundreds of thousands of people are at risk as giant trenches, known as “gullies,” tear through the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Researchers attribute the growing crisis to climate change and poor urban planning. Gigantic urban gullies stretch like scars across cities in the Democratic Republic of Congo. A study published by an international group […]
ANTONIO CASCAIS In the Mozambican province of Manica, illegal gold miners are causing environmental damage while posing a serious threat to human and animal life. Environmentalists and government authorities are sounding the alarm. Thousands of so-called ‘garimpeiros’ are flocking to the gold-rich region along the Revue River and its tributaries in western Mozambique. These illegal […]
JESSICA O’LEARY Standing before the Inquisition in Lisbon, Portugal in 1556, Mónica Fernandes, a woman from the coast of modern-day Ghana, was accused of casting malevolent spells and making pacts with demons. Her crime? Seeking a traditional Akan remedy for a simple cat bite. The Portuguese Inquisition was a powerful institution tasked with identifying, investigating […]
The Trump administration has confirmed it plans to destroy the already purchased supplies, preventing their distribution. Belgium has called on the administration of United States President Donald Trump to abandon a plan to destroy a massive stockpile of contraceptives for women as part of its rollback on foreign aid. In an interview on Friday, September […]
Burkina Faso on Friday, August 22 halted a project backed by US billionaire Bill Gates that had seen genetically modified mosquitoes released in a bid to eradicate malaria and other insect-borne diseases. Target Malaria, funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, is the latest NGO to come under pressure from the country’s military rulers. […]
As Kenyan police continue to exhume bodies from a mass grave discovered last week, authorities are linking these new discoveries to a starvation cult uncovered with the discovery of hundreds of bodies in a forest in 2023 – according to documents exclusively obtained by RFI. In mid-August, 24 bodies were exhumed from Kwa Binzaro, a […]
Cities in Japan have received thousands of complaints amid confusion over scheme that was intended to foster closer ties JUSTIN McCURRY An attempt to promote friendship between Japan and countries in Africa has transformed into a xenophobic row about migration after inaccurate media reports suggested the scheme would lead to a “flood of immigrants”. […]
CECILIA JAMASMIE Burkina Faso is accelerating its drive to nationalize natural resources, requesting this week to acquire another 35% of West African Resources’ (ASX: WAF) Kiaka gold mine — a move that forced the miner into a trading halt on Thursday, August 28. The company said the government wants to raise its stake in Kiaka, […]
THOMAS NAADI Ghana’s President John Mahama has fired the country’s Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo following a recommendation by an inquiry. She had been on suspension since April after complaints were lodged against her in petitions by three individuals. A president-appointed commission then found that “grounds of stated misbehavior… had been established and recommended her removal […]
Labels on food are confusing for all kinds of reasons. Here’s what they mean. CHRISTINA COUCH When you open your fridge, how often do you check the dates on your food? The yogurt container says it’s still good for a few more days, but the label on the half-used barbecue sauce says it was best […]