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."
Portugal this at the end of April marked the 50th anniversary of the Carnation Revolution – a pivotal moment in the country’s history and its relationship with its African colonies. DAVID COFFEY On 25 April 1974 – after almost half a century of dictatorship – the military coup opened a new era. Led by low-ranking […]
The African practice of libation had a significant impact on setting forth our understanding of hospitality, tokens of fellowship and respect, for family living and dead, continuity and contact. WILLIAM E. FLIPPIN, Jr. I have always been fascinated by the practice of libation. I first saw this done in a movie over twenty years ago […]
In a meeting on Wednesday, May 1, church leaders also voted to allow L.G.B.T.Q. weddings. RUTH GRAHAM The United Methodist Church removed on Wednesday May 1, its longstanding ban on ordaining gay clergy, formalizing a shift in policy that had already begun in practice and that had prompted the departure of a quarter of its […]
FAVOUR NUNOO & THOMAS NAADI Looted artefacts from the Asante kingdom are finally on display in Ghana, 150 years after British colonizers took them. Ghanaians flocked to the Manhyia Palace Museum in Kumasi, the capital of Asante region, to welcome the 32 items home. “This is a day for Asante. A day for the Black […]
STEPHEN WOODING The three staple crops dominating modern diets – corn, rice and wheat – are familiar to Americans. However, fourth place is held by a dark horse: cassava. While nearly unknown in temperate climates, cassava is a key source of nutrition throughout the tropics. It was domesticated 10,000 years ago, on the southern margin […]
A. AYINIBISAH AYELAH A recent video of the Apetorku Gbodzi Festival went viral on social media reigniting the debate for a traditional holiday in Ghana. Traditionalists who are cognizant of their rights under the code of arms of Ghana, “freedom and justice” as well as the protections bestowed on them under Chapter Five, 21 (c) […]
VITALIO ANGULA Environmentalists in Namibia have accused local wildlife officials of hiding the real extent of rhino poaching in the Etosha National Park, which holds the highest concentration of black rhinos in the world. The Ministry of Environment recently acknowledged that rhino killings at the park quadrupled during the first quarter of 2024. Namibian police […]
Lethal injections of Black people in the United States were botched more than twice as often as those of white people, according to a report from an anti-death-penalty group. NICHOLAS BOGEL-BURROUGHS As Clayton Lockett lay on an execution table in Oklahoma in 2014 awaiting his death, medical officials struggled to gain access to a vein […]
The Zambian government on Monday April 15 stopped the issuance of cordwood permits for charcoal production in an effort to control the rampant deforestation. Minister of Green Economy and Environment Collins Nzovu said in a statement that the decision will initially affect three districts where charcoal production is rampant in the central and southern provinces, […]
A quest to find living descendants of 36 enslaved people has transformed into a project that gives Black residents new clues to their ancestry, wherever it may lead. CAROLINE GUTMAN & EMILY COCHRANE When Edward Lee heard about a project collecting DNA from Black residents like him in Charleston, S.C., he had reason to be […]