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."
For more than 200 years, the São José Paquete d’Africa lay hidden off Cape Town’s shore. Its excavation in 2014 uncovered a tragic story of enslavement and commerce from the time of the trans-Atlantic slave trade. ROFF SMITH For three weeks, since the Portuguese São José Paquete d’Africa lifted anchor in Mozambique, the 512 enslaved […]
French government says it is open to dialogue but does not acknowledge responsibility in letter seen by the Guardian EROMO EGBEJULE More than a century after its troops burned villages and looted cultural artifacts in the quest to include Niger in its west African colonial portfolio, France has signaled willingness over possible restitution but is […]
President Biya is the world’s oldest serving head of state and could stay in office until he is nearly 100 if he wins the October election. Cameroon’s president, Paul Biya, who is 92 years old, has announced plans to run for an eighth term in this year’s presidential election on October 12. Biya, who is […]
MOSES KOLLIE GARZEAWU Liberia’s former President William Tolbert has had a symbolic reburial, 45 years after he was murdered during a coup and his body was believed to have been dumped in a mass grave. Ten days after the president’s killing, following trials by a kangaroo court, 13 of his cabinet were stripped, tied to […]
Germany is desperate for foreign skilled workers. But despite its revamped consular services website and special visa program, few workers are relocating to Germany. How come? Silja Fröhlich Grace Ochieng (not her real name) began the visa application process a year ago to come study in Germany. “And then the insanity with the visa started,” […]
WESLEY RAHN Togolese civil society groups have called for an investigation after they said several people were killed during anti-government protests in the capital. Several people were killed during anti-government demonstrations over the last weekend last month in Togo’s capital, Lome, according to civil society groups. The unrest comes as Togo’s long-time leader, Faure Gnassingbe, […]
Algeria’s parliament approved legislation allowing foreign companies to own as much of 80% of mining projects, a step change for the OPEC country seeking to diversify its economy. A majority of lawmakers in attendance voted in favor of the new law on Monday. Authorities say it will streamline the investment process, boost extractive industries and […]
LOIDE JASON Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, has signaled possible investment interest in Namibia following his group’s record-breaking energy and industrial expansion across 12 African countries, including a newly completed oil refinery – the largest in the world. During a high-level meeting at State House on June 19, President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah and the Nigerian billionaire […]
FAROUK CHOTHIA Tanzania has decided to block access to social media platform X because it allows pornographic content to be shared, the information minister has said. The content was contrary to the East African state’s “laws, culture, customs, and traditions,” Jerry Silaa told a local TV station. Tanzanians have reported that access to X has […]
More immigrants coming to France have degrees – and most now come from Africa rather than the rest of Europe, new figures from the country’s statistics bureau show. Insee, France’s national statistics agency, examined migration trends between 2006 and 2023. The number of people moving to France rose steadily in that period – from 234,000 […]