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."
Social media is enabling Africans actively engage in participatory governance cycle in the global public square, but their leaders kick back forcefully. Africans are taking to WhatsApp, Facebook and Twitter in ever greater numbers to voice their opinions. Many of their leaders aren’t happy about this. In the latest example of an African nation threatening a […]
KATE BARTLETT It’s the classic postcard image of Ghana: brightly colored, narrow wooden fishing boats pulling into the dock of seaside village, bringing in the daily catch. But increasingly this way of life is under threat, with a new investigation showing how Chinese vessels engaged in illegal fishing are depleting stocks, sometimes even selling the […]
Burkinabe architect takes the profession’s highest honor, having made his name with schools and medical facilities in Africa, built by local communities with minimal resources OLIVER WAINWRIGHT Few architects have experienced such a meteoric rise, against such odds, as Francis Kéré. Born in a remote village in Burkina Faso without running water or electricity, he […]
ALEXANDER ONUKWUE Equiano, Google’s subsea internet cable in Africa, will make its first landing in Togo this month. First announced in 2019, Equiano is Google’s 14th investment in internet subsea cables but the first dedicated to internet access in Africa. It is expected to travel from Portugal to South Africa and is part of the […]
The climatic phenomenon known as La Niña is preventing nourishing rains for the fourth season in a row, putting East Africa on the “brink of catastrophe.” KIERAN MULVANEY As many as 20 million people in four African countries are facing extreme hardship and food shortages as an exceptionally long and severe drought grips the eastern […]
CHRISPIN MWAKIDEU Nigeria, Senegal and Algeria have criticized Ukraine’s efforts to enlist international fighters as it resists a Russian invasion. Analysts say those who have responded to the call need to reconsider. Russia’s war on Ukraine is barely two weeks old but Kyiv is already attracting potential foreign fighters from as far away as Kenya. […]
VINCENT KEJITAN The Atheists in Kenya Society has written to Education CS Prof George Magoha asking him to ban forced prayers in schools. The Society stated that it had received several complaints from students in Kenyan schools who had been forced to attend church services on Sundays. “Most Kenyans have gone through a public education […]
The Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Amor Mottley, has called on Africans and the Caribbean to bridge their artificial barriers and collaborate to boost trade and investment. “This is the way to give a strong boost to the African Continental Free Trade Area (AFCTA) to resolve the myriad of debilitating socio-economic, ecological and political challenges […]
In Madagascar, child sex abuse is “widespread and tolerated” in tourist hotspots, UN-appointed rights experts said on Thursday February 17. In a call to the authorities to take action to protect youngsters from child prostitution and other violations, the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child heard that the majority of children who had sex for money, do […]
ABU MUBARIK A Black-owned tech firm based in Miami, Florida, has begun manufacturing self-driving vehicles called JéGO Pods. The firm will start releasing the pods in late 2022 and will be used to mobilize healthcare services. JéGO Technologies Inc is founded by Frederick Akphoghene, a Nigerian immigrant, who started his career in tech as early […]