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."
Tech mogul says: “Every country in Africa should be on a path to prosperity’ MAYA YANG US tech mogul Bill Gates has pledged the majority of his $200bn fortune towards health and education services in Africa. Speaking at an event in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Monday, June 2, the 69-year-old said that his pledge would […]
LENNART DODOO After 62 years, Liberia has returned to the global spotlight, securing a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) with a commanding 181 votes—its first since 1964. The historic election, held on June 3 at the UN Headquarters in New York, marks a major diplomatic milestone for the West African nation, […]
Refugees, exiles, and opposition groups hold the key to lasting peace and regional stability. VICTOIRE INGABIRE UMUHOZA More than three decades after the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda plunged the African Great Lakes region into unprecedented turmoil, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) continue to struggle in establishing collaborative and […]
MEHDI JOMAA & OBIAGELI “OBY” EZEKWESILI Digital transformation can be the engine of responsible and democratic development in Africa, but only if leadership, investment, and decision-making are rooted in the continent itself. As political, financial and social leaders met on 27 May 2025 in Abidjan, Republic of Côte d’Ivoire, for the Annual Meetings of the […]
DAVID EHL Cameroon’s displacement crises are overlooked and underfunded: nowhere else is there such disparity between the political and media attention and the gravity of the situation, reports the Norwegian Refugee Council. Whenever a conflict flares up anywhere in the world, there’s generally three things outsiders can do. Governments and institutions can mediate at the […]
Namibia on Wednesday, May 28 held its first national commemoration for the victims of mass killings by colonial-era German troops, in what is widely recognized as the first genocide of the 20th century. However, some organizations representing victims’ descendants have declined to take part. MELISSA CHEMAM Between 1904 and 1908, German troops massacred tens of […]
Archaeologists in Senegal have uncovered skeletons with bullets lodged in the bodies during the first excavation of a cemetery at the former military camp of Thiaroye outside Dakar, where French soldiers massacred African colonial troops. Excavations at the Thiaroye military cemetery began in early May. These are aimed at shedding light on the events of […]
FAROUK CHOTHIA A charismatic 37-year-old, Burkina Faso’s military ruler Capt Ibrahim Traoré has skillfully built the persona of a pan-Africanist leader determined to free his nation from what he regards as the clutches of Western imperialism and neo-colonialism. His message has resonated across Africa and beyond, with his admirers seeing him as following in the […]
Delivering Healthcare with Compassion—From New Jersey to Ghana The Ghana Association for Medical Aid (GAMA) is a U.S.-based nonprofit organization founded in 2013 to bridge the gap in healthcare access for underserved populations in New Jersey and Ghana. Through annual medical missions, public health education, and targeted humanitarian outreach, GAMA provides critical medical services and […]
SHERMAIN BIQUE-CHARLES The Air Services Agreement between the governments of Antigua and Barbuda and the Republic of Rwanda was ratified in Parliament on Monday May 19. The bilateral agreement which is governed by international law was signed on 23rd June 2022 in Rwanda but was brought before the Lower House for ratification as a treaty […]