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."
The American sect has come a long way from being “the white people’s church” Two decades ago Sampson Boamah did something unusual for a Ghanaian high school student: he became a Mormon. Back then the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, as the American Christian sect is formally known, was on the fringes in […]
MAYENI JONES Even before the dam collapsed, Lamec did not feel safe working at the copper mine. “If our work protective gear gets damaged, it is not always replaced,” he tells us. “We have to take a risk and use it again.” He is talking to the BBC in a car on a quiet backroad […]
PHILIPP SANDNER Namatai Kwekweza from Zimbabwe has won the German Africa Prize 2025. The young activist receives Germany’s highest honor for Africa for her “courageous commitment” to the rule of law and democracy in her home country. This year’s prestigious German Africa Prize has been awarded to democracy activist Namatai Kwekweza from Zimbabwe. The 26-year-old […]
Camel livestock in Morocco is on the decline, due to the effects of climate change and diminishing pastures. Camels are part of the fabric of life for Saharan populations, providing meat, income, employment, and an essential draw for tourists. RFI met camel breeders in the Guelmim, the “gateway to the Sahara”. The Amhayrich camel market, […]
The number of foreigners kidnapped by jihadists in Mali has reached a record high, with at least 22 taken hostage by the al-Qaeda affiliate group JNIM in the last six months, as part of its strategy to undermine the ruling junta. Between May and October, the Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims – […]
The Libyan Humanitarian Foundation has announced the launch of a broad Libyan popular relief campaign to provide urgent assistance to Sudanese refugees fleeing the war to the Kufra district in Libya’s south-eastern region of Cyrenaica. The foundation’s leader, Dr El Haddad, said that the initiative was launched after intensive consultations with non-governmental civil society institutions, […]
CAI NEBE Gold mining has a long history in West Africa, with economies based on the precious metal. But today, a large chunk of Ghana’s gold revenues vanish into the unofficial, and untraceable, trade. In medieval times, the name Ghana meant ruler of the Ghana Empire, or “King of Gold.” The country’s colonial-era name, Gold […]
A new struggle on an old battlefield DECLAN WALSH Since the city of El Fasher in Sudan fell to a paramilitary force last month, verified images and witness accounts have pointed to an unfolding massacre in the country’s Darfur region. Residents were shot as they tried to flee the city. Videos show paramilitary forces casually […]
NICOLAS NEGOCE & NATASHA BOOTY The military commander who has ruled Guinea since a coup four years ago has entered the presidential race ahead of next month’s election, breaking an earlier promise to hand power to a civilian government. Gen Mamadi Doumbouya submitted his candidacy at the Supreme Court on Monday, November 3, flanked by […]
Djibouti’s parliament has voted unanimously to lift a presidential age limit, opening the way for its 77-year-old leader Ismail Omar Guelleh to run for a sixth term in April 2026 election. Guelleh, known as IOG, has held power in the tiny Horn of Africa nation since 1999. With a population of just one million, it’s […]