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 Zafimaniry people of Madagascar are confronting a difficult choice about their future as deforestation and globalization reshape their way of life. Fewer than 15,000 members of this forest-based community live in the “land of mist” on the southern edge of the country’s central highlands, where decades of heavy deforestation have left many hills bare. […]
Despite US pushback, officials in west Africa say controversial hepatitis B study on pause amid ethics concerns MELODY SCHREIBER US health officials insisted it was still on. African health leaders said it was cancelled. At the heart of the controversy is the west African nation of Guinea-Bissau – one of the poorest countries in the […]
Seeing the shortcomings of catering in local schools, an Abidjan entrepreneur created a chain of restaurants for schools and colleges – filling children’s bellies so they can fill their brains. “Initially, I trained in mathematics and computer science, then I retrained in professional cooking at the Bassam hotel school and launched my own business – […]
COLLEN GOKO China shifts from net provider to net receiver, data shows Africa sees $52 billion swing in five-year net finance flows Multilateral institutions increase global net financing by 124% 2025 saw record levels of Belt and Road deals, study shows China’s role as a leading financier to developing nations has […]
FELIX TAMSUT The Nazi persecution of Jews in Europe during World War II also had its effects on North African Jews, who experienced death, forced labor, hunger and looting of their property by Nazi Germany and its allies. The Holocaust is widely remembered as a tragedy that devastated Europe’s Jewish communities. But its impact extended […]
J. H. WEBSTER CLAYEH Former Liberian President George Manneh Weah has provided his account of why the Government of the People’s Republic of China halted the construction of two overhead overpass bridges during his administration, attributing the delay to geopolitical tensions between China and the United States. Speaking to congregants at the Forky Jlaleh Family […]
MATTHEW LEE The Trump administration has added seven countries, including five in Africa, to the list of nations whose passport holders are required to post bonds of up to $15,000 to apply to enter the United States. Thirteen countries, all but two of them in Africa, are now on the list, which makes the process […]
Breakaway region dismisses Somalia’s allegations as attempt to undermine diplomatic progress. FAISAL ALI Somaliland has rejected accusations that it agreed to host Israeli military facilities and resettle displaced Palestinians from Gaza in exchange for recognition by Israel. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Thursday January 1, 2026 dismissed the claims as baseless, saying its engagement […]
Congo is heading towards another tightly watched presidential race after the ruling Congolese Labor Party confirmed it will again back veteran leader Denis Sassou Nguesso, extending the 82-year-old’s decades-long grip on power into a 2026 election already drawing opposition scrutiny. Congo’s President Denis Sassou Nguesso will stand for re-election in March this year, his party […]
CLAUDIA MENDE Judaism in Morocco has a long history. Most Jews left the country for Israel after 1948. Today the small Jewish community and the Muslim population live side by side, despite the emotional fallout from the war in Gaza. The only known Jewish Museum in the Arab world is tucked away in a residential […]