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."
Two women runners initially finished outside the top 10 in the Two Oceans Marathon in Cape Town before bib swap spotted. Two men have been disqualified from one of South Africa’s flagship marathon races after they finished in the top 10 of the women’s race. Their attempt at swapping bibs, which bear the identification numbers […]
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, has described reparatory justice for colonialism, enslavement and the trade in enslaved Africans as “key to dismantling systemic racism.” Speaking on Tuesday, April 14 at the fifth session of the UN Permanent Forum on People of African Descent, he lauded the advances in racial justice and […]
STEVE SWANN A former Nigerian oil minister accused of being treated to luxury home stays and lavish spending sprees in the UK in exchange for granting government contracts has denied asking for or taking bribes. Diezani Alison-Madueke, 65, told Southwark Crown Court on Monday, April 13 that she had “tried to push back on corruption” […]
De-dollarization drive targets cash and crime PAUL CHINEDU The Democratic Republic of Congo’s central bank has announced a sweeping restriction on cash dealings in US dollars and other foreign currencies, effective April 9, 2027, in a determined bid to curb money laundering and restore faith in the volatile local franc. Governor André Wameso described the […]
“Chattel slavery, a peculiar system of domination and exploitation was unique in the sense that, though the subjugation of one person by another has been in existence since the advent of time, it was the first time that a person would be denied human status and declared another person’s personal property. This opened the floodgates […]
KWASI KONADU The resolution passed by United Nations General Assembly on 25 March 2026 seeking recognition of the transatlantic slave trade as the “gravest crime against humanity” potentially creates a broader definition of crimes against humanity in international law and allows for restitution claims against perpetrators. The resolution could elevate the legal and moral standard […]
MIMI MEFO NEWUH A landmark UN resolution has intensified the debate over reparations for the transatlantic slave trade, with supporters arguing that recognition, apologies and structural reforms are long overdue. The United Nations General Assembly late last month adopted a landmark resolution declaring the transatlantic slave trade “the gravest crime against humanity.” It also calls […]
FERNANDO DUARTE The United Nations General Assembly this week overwhelmingly backed a resolution declaring the transatlantic slave trade “the gravest crime against humanity”. Welcoming the vote, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that the wealth of many Western nations was “built on stolen lives and stolen labor”. Noting the “barbaric punishments that maintained control – from […]
24 March 2026 Excellencies, Heads of State and Government, Distinguished Delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen. Truth begins with language, with the power that words hold to shape consciousness, to shift perspective, to propel action. I therefore offer this truth as a starting point: There is no such thing as a slave. There were human beings who […]
MARTINA SCHWIKOWSKI The Russian Orthodox Church is slowly but surely gaining a foothold in Africa. Experts say Russia is using its expansion as a form of ideological soft power. For the past three years, believers in the Central African Republic have been gathering for Russian Orthodox services at the small parish of Saint-Andre de Bimbo […]