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."
LEAH ASMELASH Almost every Black woman or girl has, at some point, purchased hair extensions for box braids, boho braids, twists or faux locs. For many Black women, these “protective styles” are worn year-round to protect and maintain their natural hair. For others, they’re a pre-vacation splurge — an easy way to shield one’s curls […]
The number of Roman Catholics is growing faster in Africa than anywhere else, according to the Vatican. ELISABETTA POVOLEDO The Vatican announced on Wednesday, February 25 that Pope Leo XIV would make a 10-day trip to Africa in April, traveling to Algeria, Angola, Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea, less than a year after he was elected […]
MAY ANGEL The producers of half the world’s cocoa – Ivory Coast and Ghana – have struggled to sell beans and pay farmers this year due to ample global harvests, lower cocoa prices and falling demand from chocolate makers for the ingredient. Why did the two countries fare worse than rival producers and what are […]
Drought-hit counties face alarming malnutrition and water shortages as livestock perish and hunger intensifies. Severe drought has left more than two million Kenyans facing hunger with northeastern cattle-raising communities suffering the most, according to the United Nations. Disturbing images of starving livestock near the Somali border have recently underscored the devastating impacts of climate change […]
DOMINIKA TOMASZEWSKA-MORTIMER Relentless violence, famine and disease are fueling a rising death toll among children in Sudan, while attacks on healthcare and a lack of aid access hamper efforts to help them, UN aid agencies warned on Tuesday, February 10. As heavy fighting continues between former allies the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid […]
JAN-PHILIPP SCHOLZ The crossing between Western Africa and the Canary Islands is considered the most deadly sea migration route to the EU. People who attempt to cross face rough seas in overcrowded boats, and, in some cases, violence. The boat carrying Ismael Outtara and his family had been adrift in the Atlantic Ocean between southern […]
PAUL NJIE French President Emmanuel Macron has invited his Chadian counterpart to Paris, as both countries seek to renew and improve future relations. The verbal invitation was delivered to President Mahamat Déby by France’s Ambassador to Chad, Éric Gérard, during a meeting at the presidential palace in the capital, N’Djamena, on Monday, January 26. In […]
KHANYISILE NGCOBO South Africa has expelled Israel’s top diplomat in the country for “violating diplomatic norms”, a move that prompted Israel to kick out a South African envoy in retaliation. The diplomatic row started when South Africa’s foreign affairs ministry declared Ariel Seidman, chargé d’affaires at the Israeli embassy, persona non grata and gave him […]
BROOKE NEWMAN In this adapted excerpt from The Crown’s Silence, which examines the royal family’s links with slavery from Elizabeth I to the present, Ottobah Cugoano directly appeals to the monarchy – but is met with silence One autumn day in 1786, an unexpected parcel arrived at Carlton House, the London residence of George, Prince […]
Case brought by Muslim leaders and MP follows failed 2024 bid and seen as part of global anti-women’s rights backlash SARAH JOHNSON A group of religious leaders and an MP in the Gambia have launched efforts to overturn a ban on female genital mutilation at the country’s supreme court. The court case, due to resume […]