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."
As the United States and other economic powers reduce their investment, aid and presence in Africa, the United Arab Emirates is wielding its wealth. PATRICIA COHEN Look at the chief economic and strategic spots across Africa — ports for key trade corridors, mines that produce critical minerals, large renewable energy projects — and you will […]
ANDREW WASIKE Two years after Uganda passed its controversial Anti-Homosexuality Act, a quiet but determined resistance is rising: mothers standing by their LGBTQ+ children. In a country where identifying as gay can result in life imprisonment, and “aggravated homosexuality” carries the death penalty, some parents are defying the law and society to stand by their […]
BOB RUBILA The African continent is experiencing a remarkable geological transformation right before our eyes. Scientists have confirmed that East Africa is gradually splitting apart, with visible evidence of this continental fracture already appearing. This extraordinary process could eventually create a new ocean, forever changing the map of Africa as we know it. The great […]
Fashion icon Beatrice ‘Bee’ Arthur warns that cultural ambition must be backed by structural reform to sustain tourism gains ISAAC KOFI TSOENAMAWU Ghanaian fashion designer and cultural advocate and Fashion Domain Leader of the Ghana Culture Forum, Beatrice ‘Bee’ Arthur has called for a comprehensive overhaul of the country’s tourism sector, warning that the newly […]
BENJAMIN ALEXANDER Three national anthems—“The Star-Spangled Banner,” “God Bless Our Homeland Ghana,” and the Black American anthem “Lift Every Voice and Sing”—were sung in the opening portion of a festive and uplifting event on Saturday afternoon, May 3, at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC), symbolizing the coming together of those three national and […]
A Pentecostal church in South Africa celebrated Easter Sunday -on April 20 – with mass wedding ceremonies for around 3,000 people, with many of them entering into polygamous marriages. The International Pentecost Holiness Church said mass weddings are part of its Easter festivities and the tradition of polygamy, which is observed in some African cultures, […]
Ghana has assumed operational control of Gold Fields’ Damang mine after it rejected an application from the South African company to renew its lease, the ministry of lands and natural resources said in a statement on Wednesday, April 16. The move breaks a tradition of automatically renewing licenses and calling it a critical step in […]
Morocco is spending hundreds of millions of dollars on tapping northern rivers to supply water to parched cities farther south. Inaugurated last August, the “water highway” had supplied more than 700 million cubic meters (24.7 billion cubic feet) of drinking water to Rabat and Casablanca areas by early March. Morocco has spent $728 million so […]
JAMES AMEMASOR A citywide tribute will take place from April 27 to May 4 as a coalition of historical and cultural organizations across New Jersey comes together to honor the extraordinary life and legacy of Cudjo Banquante—a remarkable yet largely unsung hero of the American Revolution. Once enslaved, Cudjo fought for American independence, gained his […]
JULIE BOURDIN In a soft, faltering voice, her large brown eyes staring absently ahead, Winfrida Besa repeats “A-B-C-D” over and over as she tries to sing the ABCs. With her thin, hollow face and slight frame, 7-year-old Winfrida looks much younger than she really is. “Winfrida doesn’t go to school. She would just leave the […]