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."
A new secretary-general of the United Nations will be appointed on 1 January 2027 to succeed Antonio Guterres, with three current nominations on the table – former Senegalese president Macky Sall, plus former Chilean president Michelle Bachelet and the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Argentine Rafael Grossi. The selection process was launched […]
Africa hosts military bases within reach of Iranian missiles and is feeling the impact of rising oil prices and threats to shipping, as the continent again suffers from events largely beyond its control. March 5, 2026 The continent is “structurally exposed” to the Middle East war, said Hubert Kinkoh, senior researcher at the CARPO think […]
Tigray’s elite has become deeply split, with every policy issue – from IDP returns to demobilization – framed through the lens of factional allegiance. DANIEL BERHANE Clashes last month in two Tigrayan districts between the federal army and Tigrayan forces could be the first steps towards a wider war that has been frozen for the […]
SIDI TIEMOKO TOURE & ESSAM YASSIN MOHAMMED It is an indictment on the global food system that, despite having some of the richest and most endowed natural resources in the world and a burgeoning youth population, West Africa spends more than $2 billion a year importing aquatic foods to feed its people, almost half of […]
LEAH ASMELASH Almost every Black woman or girl has, at some point, purchased hair extensions for box braids, boho braids, twists or faux locs. For many Black women, these “protective styles” are worn year-round to protect and maintain their natural hair. For others, they’re a pre-vacation splurge — an easy way to shield one’s curls […]
The number of Roman Catholics is growing faster in Africa than anywhere else, according to the Vatican. ELISABETTA POVOLEDO The Vatican announced on Wednesday, February 25 that Pope Leo XIV would make a 10-day trip to Africa in April, traveling to Algeria, Angola, Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea, less than a year after he was elected […]
MAY ANGEL The producers of half the world’s cocoa – Ivory Coast and Ghana – have struggled to sell beans and pay farmers this year due to ample global harvests, lower cocoa prices and falling demand from chocolate makers for the ingredient. Why did the two countries fare worse than rival producers and what are […]
The Egyptians believed that hieroglyphs offered magical protection to people in this life and the afterlife, and inscribed the signs on monuments, statues, funerary objects, and papyri. MARINA ESCOLANO-POVEDA The beginnings of hieroglyphic writing date back to the birth of ancient Egypt at the end of the fourth millennium B.C. It was in this period […]
One to two cups of caffeinated tea per day helps too, researchers found after following nearly 132,000 people for 40 years. PAM BELLUCK If you think your daily doses of espresso or Earl Grey sharpen your mind, you just might be right, new science suggests. A large new study provides evidence of cognitive benefits from […]
TOMMY TRENCHARD Squinting against the dust kicked up by the helicopter’s rotor blades, dental therapist Senate Makhoali crouches low, loads up her equipment and jumps on board. Already this morning she’s endured a hair-raising, stormy flight in a tiny Cessna 206 airplane to land on a precarious mountain ridge. Now, she steels herself for a […]