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."
JACK THOMPSON Rice borders on the sacred in Sierra Leone. Unless a meal includes rice, people say, you haven’t eaten at all. But as prices soar, consumers in the West African nation are giving up other food to buy it. That’s a major reason why 83% of the population is food insecure, according to the […]
MOUSTAPHA DIALLO After years of serving as Mali’s minister of the environment, Aida M’bo now spends her time planting trees in a fight that many in the arid West African country acknowledge they are losing. “Deforestation is an important issue in Mali,” she said, standing in front of the Zamblara forest. For decades it has […]
BASILLIOH RUKANGA Kenya’s Catholic Church has rejected a donation of about $40,000 (£32,000) made by President William Ruto. He offered the money towards the building of a priest’s house and as a gift to the choir during Mass on Sunday at the Soweto Catholic Church in the capital, Nairobi. The donation followed a recent statement […]
Italian priest Davide Marcheselli has been fighting for years against Chinese companies illegally mining gold in the town of Kitutu in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. He says mining has spoilt the town which lies in South Kivu province, polluting rivers and destroying fields. Hundreds of foreign companies, most of them Chinese-owned, mine gold in […]
Ghanaians face a crucial moment in their nation’s history as they go to the polls to select a new government and a new parliament for the next four years on December 7 this year. The political climate is so taut and saturated with political rhetoric between the two main parties, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) […]
Antananarivo – In a small workshop on the outskirts of Madagascar’s capital, Antananarivo, a team of master artisans is keeping maritime history alive by crafting detailed models of famous ships. For three decades, craftsmen at “the Village” have been creating museum-quality models of vessels that once ruled the waves. From the Bounty to the Soleil […]
ALON BEN-MEIR The UN, which was established to foster global peace and stability, has now become a paralyzed institution that inadvertently contributes to raging conflicts because it is constrained by an archaic structure that no longer meets the dramatically changed world order. The United Nations, established in 1945 at the end of World War II, […]
CARLOS LOPES As we approach the global annual climate change conference, COP29, the need for increased public finance from the global north to address climate adaptation in Africa has become more urgent than ever. However, framing the finance debate solely around this need risks deepening mistrust and downplaying the scale of the challenge. The financial […]
World’s most successful political party select a Nigerian to oppose Labour after July’s crushing election defeat. Styling herself as the “Anti-woke” candidate, Kemi Badenoch on Saturday, November 2, won the vote to become the UK Conservatives’ new leader, replacing Rishi Sunak who quit after the party’s disastrous showing in July’s general election. Badenoch, 44, came […]
ESKINDER FIREW As the dispute between Somalia and Ethiopia over sea access escalates, Ethiopia’s prime minister on Thursday said his country was seeking access to the Red Sea “through peaceful means.” Speaking at the parliament where he was questioned by lawmakers, Abiy Ahmed said Ethiopia has a “clear stance” on the issue. “Let the world […]