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."
ENOS DENHERE Government officials in Zimbabwe have been scrutinizing a Chinese mining company that has been operating a gold mine in the country’s east since at least 2021. The scrutiny comes as residents voice concern about the impact on health and the environment. The company in question is Sino Africa Huijin Holdings, which faces accusations […]
Morocco is aiming to grant women more rights over child custody and inheritance, as well as the power of veto over polygamous marriage, in the first review of its Islamic-based family code in 20 years. Reforms were proposed on Tuesday, December 24 to Morocco’s family law, as announced by the country’s justice and Islamic affairs […]
The ‘last biotic frontier’ – home to priceless biodiversity hotspots and carbon sinks – lies in Africa’s elusive tree canopies. By NICK DALL It’s 8am on a Tuesday and Rudi Swart, 33, is getting ready for yet another day in the office. After tossing his work bag in his car, he picks up his colleague […]
MQONDISI DUBE Botswana has issued 400 elephant hunting licenses amid fresh opposition from conservationists. International hunters pay up to $50,000 to obtain a license in order to hunt an elephant. In a recent notice from the Wildlife and National Parks department, the elephants are among other wildlife species that will be offered to hunters. Botswana’s […]
Commemoration prompts renewed calls for an investigation into the killing of African soldiers by the French army in 1944. Senegal has commemorated the 80th anniversary of a colonial-era massacre of African soldiers who fought for France during World War II and were shot by French soldiers in 1944 for demanding fair treatment and payment on […]
JUSTICE MALALA The US president-elect needs to be sensitized to the fact that if he fails to reauthorize AGOA, it would greatly diminish America’s ability to counter his nemesis China, and to a lesser extent Russia, writes Justice Malala. Like their counterparts around the globe, African leaders and investors are trying to figure out what […]
At first, the suggestion to try farming maggots spooked Mari Choumumba and other farmers in Nyangambe, a region in southeastern Zimbabwe where drought wiped out the staple crop of corn. After multiple cholera outbreaks in the southern African nation resulting from extreme weather and poor sanitation, flies were largely seen as something to exterminate, not […]
LAMECK MASINA Blantyre, Malawi — Refugees at Malawi’s only refugee camp, Dzaleka, have started receiving their first-ever insurance payouts to mitigate the impact of the El Nino weather pattern, which has destroyed their crops. The payouts, amounting to nearly $408,000 in total, were facilitated by the African Risk Capacity Group and KfW Development Bank, after […]
HENNIE STANDER The EU says it will not renew a fishing agreement between Brussels and Dakar following “shortcomings” over illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing. The accord between the EU and Senegal, in force since 2019, was due to expire at midnight on Sunday, November 17. Jean-Marc Pisani, EU ambassador for West Africa said the agreement […]
For far too long the Zambian and other African governments have prioritized urban over rural communities. HARRY VERHOEVEN As discussions at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP29) in Baku over how to finance climate action remain gridlocked, Southern Africans are learning that some “renewable energy” might not be renewable after all in an age of […]