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."
SEGUN ADEYEMI Rwanda is demanding $125 million from the United Kingdom after the abrupt cancellation of a 2022 migrant relocation deal. The case is being heard at an international tribunal in The Hague, with both sides disputing financial obligations. Kigali argues that it incurred high costs in preparing for the scheme, while London insists that […]
HENRI ASTIER A Belgian court has ruled that a former diplomat can stand trial in connection with the killing in 1961 of Patrice Lumumba, Congo’s first prime minister. Etienne Davignon, now 93, is accused of involvement in the unlawful detention and transfer of Lumumba and of his degrading treatment. Davignon was a trainee diplomat at […]
The squeeze is exposing how refinery closures and underinvestment have left much of the continent dependent on a single trade route Many African economies are running on weeks of refined fuel as the Iran war chokes off shipments through the Strait of Hormuz, forcing governments to scramble for alternatives. About 600,000 barrels a day of […]
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 […]