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 Israeli foreign minister arrived in Somaliland on Tuesday, January 6 in a high-profile visit, condemned by Somalia as an “unauthorized incursion”, after Israel recognized the breakaway region in the Horn of Africa. Israel announced last month it was officially recognizing Somaliland, a first for the self-proclaimed republic since it declared independence from Somalia in […]
ZIMBABWE and Zambia have committed a combined US$440 million towards accelerating the implementation of the Batoka Gorge Hydro-Electric Scheme (BGHES) following a meeting of the Zambezi River Authority (ZRA) Council of Ministers held on Monday, December 29, 2025, in Victoria Falls. The council, chaired for 2026 by Zimbabwe’s Minister of Energy and Power Development, July […]
SOLOMON EKANEM Zambia has started accepting China’s yuan for mining taxes, becoming the first African nation to do so. This reflects China’s increasing financial influence in Africa’s strategic resource sectors. The Bank of Zambia is aligning its reserve management with the significant role of China as a major copper trade and debt […]
ABIGAIL ARTHUR The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has approved the admission of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger as non-ECOWAS members of the Inter-Governmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA). The decision was taken at the 68th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government held […]
The American sect has come a long way from being “the white people’s church” Two decades ago Sampson Boamah did something unusual for a Ghanaian high school student: he became a Mormon. Back then the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, as the American Christian sect is formally known, was on the fringes in […]
MAYENI JONES Even before the dam collapsed, Lamec did not feel safe working at the copper mine. “If our work protective gear gets damaged, it is not always replaced,” he tells us. “We have to take a risk and use it again.” He is talking to the BBC in a car on a quiet backroad […]
PHILIPP SANDNER Namatai Kwekweza from Zimbabwe has won the German Africa Prize 2025. The young activist receives Germany’s highest honor for Africa for her “courageous commitment” to the rule of law and democracy in her home country. This year’s prestigious German Africa Prize has been awarded to democracy activist Namatai Kwekweza from Zimbabwe. The 26-year-old […]
Camel livestock in Morocco is on the decline, due to the effects of climate change and diminishing pastures. Camels are part of the fabric of life for Saharan populations, providing meat, income, employment, and an essential draw for tourists. RFI met camel breeders in the Guelmim, the “gateway to the Sahara”. The Amhayrich camel market, […]
The number of foreigners kidnapped by jihadists in Mali has reached a record high, with at least 22 taken hostage by the al-Qaeda affiliate group JNIM in the last six months, as part of its strategy to undermine the ruling junta. Between May and October, the Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims – […]
The Libyan Humanitarian Foundation has announced the launch of a broad Libyan popular relief campaign to provide urgent assistance to Sudanese refugees fleeing the war to the Kufra district in Libya’s south-eastern region of Cyrenaica. The foundation’s leader, Dr El Haddad, said that the initiative was launched after intensive consultations with non-governmental civil society institutions, […]