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."
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 […]
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, […]
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak promised on Monday April 22 to start sending asylum seekers to Rwanda within 10 to 12 weeks as the upper house of parliament finally passed required legislation, delayed for weeks by attempts to alter the plan. Sunak said the government had booked commercial charter planes and trained staff to take […]
GLORIA ARADI Togo has delayed parliamentary and regional elections amid tensions following controversial constitutional reform. The reform approved by lawmakers late last month replaced the presidential system with a parliamentary one. It also hands executive power to the prime minister, reducing the presidency to a symbolic role. Opposition parties have rejected the reform, fearing it […]
Anti-Homosexuality Act 2023 imposes penalties of up to life in prison for consensual same-sex relations and possible death in ‘aggravated homosexuality’ cases. Uganda’s Constitutional Court has rejected a petition seeking to annul an anti-gay law that has been roundly condemned internationally as one of the toughest in the world. The court found on Wednesday April […]
Mariama Sonko’s voice resounded through the circle of 40 women farmers sitting in the shade of a cashew tree. They scribbled notes, brows furrowed in concentration as her lecture was punctuated by the thud of falling fruit. This quiet village in Senegal is the headquarters of a 115,000-strong rural women’s rights movement in West Africa, […]
STUART BRAUN The number of countries around the world banning plastic bags is growing, but enforcement is still an issue, especially in regions like Africa. In January, Nigeria became the latest African country to fight a mounting waste crisis by banning single-use plastics. Nigeria’s Lagos State government said it would outlaw Styrofoam packaging and gradually […]
Community-oriented recycling initiatives offer glimmer of hope as Kenya struggles for sustainable solutions to waste crisis ANDREW WASIKE – Kenyan companies are pioneering innovative solutions to sort out recyclable waste from landfills and incentivize recycling at the consumer level At Dandora, a dumpsite in the Kenyan capital Nairobi, the acrid tang of burning plastic hangs […]
Some believe the mask gives fighters magical powers Whenever a Belgian king takes an interest in the Congo, history looms large. In the late 19th century King Leopold II turned the territory into a giant slave plantation, murdering, raping and slicing off limbs in a ruthless bid to profit from its resources. So, when Philippe, […]
CAI NEBE In the early days of colonialism, many unsafe vaccinations were tested on African subjects without their knowledge or consent. This unaddressed trauma may explain vaccine hesitancy to this day. Why was Germany interested in developing medical cures in the colonies? During 1870s and 1880s, European nations scrambled to acquire territories across Africa. The […]