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."
FABIANA BUONTEMPO There’s no denying that the costs of weddings these days are astronomically high — but if you’re inviting guests to attend your black-tie, 7-hour wedding, the least you can do is feed them. One disgruntled attendee took to Reddit’s r/weddingshaming forum to share that exact experience at a recent wedding they attended. “… […]
KRISTIN WRIGHT After a 137-year struggle, the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina has finally received full federal recognition from the U.S. government. Members of the Native American tribe shed tears as it reached the historic milestone in Washington, D.C., this week. Tribal Chairman John L. Lowery witnessed President Trump sign the bill that extended acknowledgment […]
KOFI AYIM As Gardiner explains of ancient Egypt, “Among officials whose duty it was to look after the king’s own person there were sandal bearers, keepers of the robes and crowns, barbers, and physicians, the last sometimes highly specialized like oculists, stomach doctors, and the like. A host of servants were employed in kitchen and […]
KOFI AYIM Merry Christmas! We used to say to each other not long ago. The spirit of Christmas would affect every home before December 25. Those were the days when we were young back home in Ghana. We would put on (or were made to put on) the best of clothes and shoes. Every parent, […]
Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan accused foreign powers of a colonial attitude for condemning deadly violence that marred her re-election. The United Nations has called for an investigation, saying hundreds of people may have been killed by security forces firing on protesters. Hassan defended the use of force, saying security forces were […]
ZIPPORAH MUSAU Although Africa holds more than 30 per cent of the world’s critical green minerals—including cobalt, lithium, manganese, and rare earth elements vital for building batteries, wind turbines and solar panels – this has not translated into prosperity for the continent. At the Africa Climate Summit 2025 held in Addis Ababa in September […]
ARIEL ZILBER A Campbell Soup Company vice president was secretly recorded ripping the food giant’s products, mocking “poor people” who buy them, blasting Indian co-workers as “idiots” and admitting he sometimes showed up to work high — and the employee who reported it says he was the one to get fired. Robert Garza, a […]
JONATHAN LAMBERT Five months after a “breakthrough” HIV prevention drug got approval in the United States and became available in many wealthy countries, it’s getting rolled out in two African countries hit especially hard by the disease. On Wednesday, November 19, the U.S. State Department announced that Eswatini and Zambia have each received 500 doses […]
Campaigners say the company is contributing to rising rates of childhood obesity, while the firm says it is helping to combat malnutrition KAT LAY Nestlé is still adding sugar to most baby cereals sold across Africa, according to an investigation by campaigners who have accused the company of “putting the health of African babies at […]
PAUL NJIE & MANSUR ABUBAKAR Cameroon’s 92-year-old President Paul Biya has promised to restore order in the country gripped by post-election violence, as he was sworn in for an eighth consecutive term in office. In his inaugural address, the world’s oldest president offered condolences to victims of the protests and blamed those he called “irresponsible […]