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."
The latest split in the Anglican Church comes after recent comments by the Archbishop of Canterbury on Uganda’s new law. The chair of a conservative group of Anglican church leaders on Wednesday June 14 accused the church’s global head of perpetuating colonialism with his criticism of one of the world’s harshest anti-LGBTQ laws, introduced by […]
The German government says it wants to confront the legacy of its colonial rule in Africa. But it is still failing to address issues such as its brutal repression of the Maji Maji uprising in Tanzania. PHILIPP SANDNER An impressive, yet painful reminder of the ups and downs of German-Tanzanian relations can be found in […]
JOYCE CHIMBI Plastic bags were a part and parcel of life in Kenya. More than 100 million plastic bags were used annually in Kenyan supermarkets alone, with at least 24 million plastic bags discarded every month. Kenya was choking under the weight of plastic bags. “Every food market, big or small, used plastic bags to […]
When it comes to in-flight meals, no one knows better than the flight attendants who work on the aircrafts day in and day out. ANNA RAHMANAN Every type of traveler — from occasional to frequent flyers — has an opinion about food served on planes, whether they’re appreciative of the fare or starkly opposed to […]
GLORIA DICKIE Lion and leopard populations in Zambia’s Kafue National Park are showing signs of a modest comeback following decades of poaching, helped by expanded protection strategies, including an innovative vulture early-warning system. Big cat densities across Kafue, measured broadly for the first time by global conservation organization Panthera, remained stable and in some cases […]
NAOMI GRIMLEY & CAMILLA HORROX The recruitment of nurses by high-income countries from poorer nations is “out of control”, according to the head of one of the world’s biggest nursing groups. The comments come as the BBC finds evidence of how Ghana’s health system is struggling due to the “brain-drain”. Many specialist nurses have left […]
TYLER ARNOLD A 17-member commission created by the Archdiocese of Baltimore will investigate the roles that bishops, clergy, and other prominent Catholic figures within the archdiocese played in American slavery. The commission, which is still in its early stages, includes academics, archivists, and other researchers who are poring through old documents for information on the […]
Prince Alemayehu, who was taken to England after his father’s citadel was looted, was buried at Windsor Castle in 19th century JAMIE GRIERSON Buckingham Palace has reportedly declined a request to return the remains of an Ethiopian prince who came to be buried at Windsor Castle in the 19th century. Prince Alemayehu, a claimed descendant […]
KOFI AYIM Charles III was crowned king of the United Kingdom and 14 other sovereign states of the Commonwealth realms on May 6. More than 18 million viewers in the United Kingdom were estimated to have tuned in to watch the elaborate ceremony for the first time in 70 years. Among the royal regalia in […]
The coronation of King Charles III has rekindled calls for Britain to return to South Africa the world’s largest diamond — the centerpiece of the scepter he held at Saturday’s May 6 ceremony. The 530-carat First Star of Africa was unearthed in 1905, when South Africa was under British rule, and donated two years later […]