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."
RYAN TRUSCOTT Conservationists on São Tomé, a tropical island that is home to a rich diversity of plants, birds, and butterflies, have launched a project to help local farmers breed butterflies to boost incomes and incentivize the protection of the island’s forests. Under a pilot project three farmers on the island, located around 200 kilometers […]
ERIKAS MWISI KAMBALE Illegal gold mining is destroying tracts of pristine rain forest in Congo’s Okapi Wildlife Reserve, a UNESCO World Heritage site meant to be a haven for the endangered mammal nicknamed Africa’s unicorn, environmental organizations warned on Tuesday, October 18. Industrial activities are supposed to be banned in the 13,000 square kilometers of […]
Unifying the cocoa sector in four West African countries could be on the cards after Cameroon and Nigeria officially applied for membership in the Côte d’Ivoire-Ghana Cocoa Initiative (CIGCI). “Cameroon and Nigeria both represent about 15 percent of world production; if they join Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana, that would be 75 percent of world production,” […]
Researchers in Botswana and South Africa, who separately identified the COVID-19 omicron variant, are the winners of the 2022 German Africa Award. Virologist Sikhulile Moyo in Botswana and South Africa-based bioinformatics scientist Tulio de Oliveira have won this year’s German Africa prize for their work identifying the COVID-19 variant omicron. Through their research and by […]
The threat of terrorism and organized crime is becoming increasingly entrenched across Africa, the head of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime told the Security Council on Thursday, October 6 warning that illegal trafficking is depriving millions of a decent livelihood. UNODC chief Ghada Waly said there were around 3,500 victims of terrorist acts […]
In the hills of northern Morocco, vast cannabis fields are ready for harvest, but farmers complain that a government plan to market the crop legally is yet to deliver them any benefits. The marginalized Rif region has long been a major source of illicit hashish smuggled to Europe while Moroccan authorities, wary of social unrest, […]
Western countries said they will spend about $25bn by 2025 to help Africa adapt to climate change but pledged only $55m Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo has criticized Western nations for their low financial commitment to addressing issues caused by climate change on the continent. “$55m for 54 countries – this is not fair,” Akufo-Addo was […]
KOFI AYIM Nike, the king of sneakers, celebrated the 40th anniversary of its popular Air Force 1 sneakers in New York City honoring Ghana and the Ghanaian community in the Bronx. The launch, held on August 12, 2022, unveiled a new variation of Air Force 1 (AF1) sneakers affectionately called “Little Accra.” The Bronx hosts […]
PIERRE DONADIEU with LADJI ABOU SANOGO in BOUAKE Youngsters in Ivory Coast return to school in September with a sword of Damocles above their heads: those with average grades of less than 8.5 out of 10 will be excluded at the end of the year. The measure is an old one brought back by authorities […]
FAUSTINE NGILA More than half of Africa’s total wealth is controlled by only three nations according to this year’s Africa Wealth Report published by UK investment consultancy firm Henley & Partners in partnership with South African wealth intelligence firm New World Wealth. South Africa, Egypt, and Nigeria which respectively command $651 billion, $307 billion, and […]