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."
INES M. POUSADELA Last August, a one-month-old girl in The Gambia bled to death after being subjected to female genital mutilation (FGM), a practice that had been illegal in the country since 2015. FGM is a human rights violation, whatever the appeals to faith or tradition made in its defense, but now the Gambian Supreme […]
When analyzing the oldest books of the Bible, scholars have identified the work of various writers and editors. But how did the final version come to be? JAVIER ALONSO LOPEZ Of the 24 books that make up the Hebrew Bible, the oldest are the five core books of the Torah: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and […]
Tigray’s elite has become deeply split, with every policy issue – from IDP returns to demobilization – framed through the lens of factional allegiance. DANIEL BERHANE Clashes last month in two Tigrayan districts between the federal army and Tigrayan forces could be the first steps towards a wider war that has been frozen for the […]
Yoweri Museveni, Paul Biya, and several other African leaders have perfected tactics to cement their long rule, experts say. SHOLA LAWAL The home of every Ugandan president, State House, is nestled in the hilly uptown Nasakero area of the capital city, Kampala. For four decades, it has been home to just one president – Yoweri […]
Nigeria’s timely military intervention in Benin over the weekend proved decisive in defeating an attempted coup against Beninese President Patrice Talon. It was also a win for Nigerian President Bola Tinubu, whose country was powerless to prevent a spate of coups in neighbouring Niger and across the volatile West African region. David RICH It was […]
WYCLIFFE MUIA Toting sub-machine guns and sometimes wearing masks as they drive along the streets of Uganda, members of an elite military unit are increasingly viewed as a private army to keep 81-year-old President Yoweri Museveni in power – along with his ever-growing family dynasty. Museveni has led Uganda since 1986, when his rebel forces […]
At least 260,000 civilians trapped in El Fasher face a dire choice: risk being starved or bombed if they stay and raped or killed if they flee. DECLAN WALSH The city’s last functioning hospital has been bombed over 30 times. Between 30 and 40 severely malnourished children arrive every day, seeking help. There’s nothing to […]
GORDON CRAWFORD & GABRIEL BOTCHWEY Early in his eight-year tenure, in 2017, then Ghanaian president Nana Akufo-Addo declared a moratorium on all small-scale gold mining. He established an inter-ministerial committee on illegal mining and a joint military-police taskforce – Operation Vanguard – to enforce the ban. The tough measures aimed to reduce the severe environmental […]
SERTAN SANDERSON President John Mahama wants Ghana’s economy to run around the clock. Is the plan feasible, and what needs to be taken into consideration for it to succeed? Since taking office six months ago, Ghanaian President John Mahama has placed a firm focus on reviving the country’s economy — a key promise of his […]
ADWOA TENKORAMAA DOMENA| JOSEPHINE MAHACHI | ISAAC MUGABI A humanitarian crisis is looming at Malawi’s largest refugee camp. The UNHCR says it can no longer fund the camp that houses some 57,000 people from DR Congo, Rwanda, Somalia, Burundi and Ethiopia. In June, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said a funding shortfall has compelled it […]