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."
ELIA BORRAS The music is turned all the way up, sending vibrations through the rubber-covered stage as Yaya Sanou translates the beat with his face and gestures for a small group gathered around in Burkina Faso’s western city of Bobo-Dioulasso. The group of deaf and non-verbal dancers follow the rhythm and music through the vibrations […]
Guinness said that 5,042 people in Nigeria applied for a record between January 2022 and September 2026 OPE ADETAYO Two new Guinness World Record attempts were made in Nigeria in last month, including a seven-day dance marathon and a film premiere attended by more than 51,000 people, the largest audience ever recorded. A wave of […]
Arthur will unveil JEAN-ESIS: Chapter One, a 3-by-3-metre installation made largely from used jeans and materials associated with second-hand clothing bales ISAAC KOFI TSOENAMAWU Ghanaian artist and fashion designer Beatrice “Bee” Arthur is turning discarded clothing into commercial and environmental commentary, highlighting the economic potential of waste generated by the country’s large second-hand clothing industry. […]
DURRIE BOUSCAREN It’s a heated historic rivalry across West Africa: Which country makes the best jollof rice? Cooks across both Nigeria and Ghana have long claimed to make the best. But chefs in Senegal argue that it originated there in the 14th century — so it must be the best! No fewer than 10 countries […]
MAURIZIO ESPOSITO La ROSSA France’s Ministry of Culture handed over three Malagasy skulls to Harea Georges Kamamy, the reigning king (ampagnito) of the Sakalava people in Menabe, a western region of Madagascar, on 26 August 2025. The skulls had been held for more than a century in the Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle in Paris. One […]
A Journey of Faith, Dreams, and Unshakable Determination PROF. AKWASI AFRIYIE ACHAMPONG In the autumn of 1984, a young man stands in a ticket office in Accra with forty dollars in his pocket, a visa about to expire, and three weeks to cross an ocean. The fare to London has climbed from six thousand cedis […]
Models stepped on to a Paris runway in mid-July wearing sculptural gowns in African textiles by Imane Ayissi – the first and still the only designer from sub-Saharan Africa to take part in Paris’s haute couture shows. ALISON HIRD Ayissi’s Autumn/Winter 2026-2027 collection “fused sculptural elegance, artisanal mastery and cultural storytelling into a personal vision […]
KOFI AYIM Indubitably, Delta Airline’s Delta One Lounge, with its 39,000-square-foot area at John F. Kennedy’s International Airport Terminal 4 located near Gate B20 in New York City, opened in June 2024 and is among the best. It has taken the shine out of the Sky Club opened in 2013, also at Terminal 4, near […]
Germany’s 2026 World Cup squad has leaders with African heritage. The diversity of the team is a strength. JONATHAN HARDING Most of the news about Germany’s World Cup squad was around the return of Manuel Neuer. But beyond the headlines lies another story. Eight of the 26 players representing Germany this summer have roots in […]
Senegal heads to the FIFA World Cup 2026 as one of Africa’s strongest contenders, with the Lions of Teranga aiming to build on a proud recent history at the global finals. The West Africans have become one of the continent’s most consistent teams over the last two decades, reaching the World Cup quarter-finals on debut […]