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."
King Mohammed VI on Friday, October 10, urged elected officials to stop wasting time and fix social injustices, framing anger voiced by Morocco’s youth-led protesters as a question of governance rather than of the country’s broader vision. The king’s short but charged address mirrored some of the grievances raised by Gen Z 212 protesters about […]
MARTINA SCHWIKOWSKI The South African anti-immigration movement Operation Dudula has opened a new front in its crackdown on foreigners. Experts believe that socio-economic disparities and ensuing problems fuel the group’s popularity. The South African populist, nationalist and anti-immigration group “Operation Dudula” is once more making headlines, having recently launched a campaign targeting migrant children. By […]
Anti-government protests reflect profound frustration about poverty and corruption To see why thousands have taken to the streets of Antananarivo, the capital of Madagascar, in recent days, look up from the demonstrations to the cable car that dangles above the city. The line, which was finished this year thanks to financing from France, is meant […]
EMMET LIVINGSTONE They’re tastier than they look. Edible insects in the form of wriggling maggots or hairy caterpillars are both delicacy and staple in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), a central African nation of nearly 120 million people. In markets in the capital Kinshasa, tubs full of writhing white maggots line the alleyways, and […]
Hundreds of thousands of people are at risk as giant trenches, known as “gullies,” tear through the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Researchers attribute the growing crisis to climate change and poor urban planning. Gigantic urban gullies stretch like scars across cities in the Democratic Republic of Congo. A study published by an international group […]
ANTONIO CASCAIS In the Mozambican province of Manica, illegal gold miners are causing environmental damage while posing a serious threat to human and animal life. Environmentalists and government authorities are sounding the alarm. Thousands of so-called ‘garimpeiros’ are flocking to the gold-rich region along the Revue River and its tributaries in western Mozambique. These illegal […]
PAUL MELLY Russia has dangled the possibility of building a nuclear power plant in uranium-rich Niger – a vast, arid state on the edge of the Sahara Desert that has to import most of its electricity. It may be deemed impractical and may never happen, but the concept is yet another move by Moscow to […]
MARK BANCHEREAU On a recent evening in Senegal ‘s capital of Dakar, an imam named Ibrahima Diane explained to a group of men why they should be more involved in household chores. “The Prophet himself says a man who does not help support his wife and children is not a good Muslim,” the 53-year-old said, […]
Ethiopia inaugurated Africa’s largest hydroelectric project on Tuesday, September 9 that has promised to revolutionize the country’s energy sector but sparked diplomatic rows with downstream neighbor Egypt. For Ethiopia, the Grand Renaissance Dam (GERD) is a national project of historic scale and a rare unifying symbol in a country torn apart by ongoing internal conflicts. […]
Diners flock to the terrace of Mother Antho Aembe’s restaurant in downtown Kinshasa to enjoy “liboke“, blissfully unaware of the linguistic brouhaha surrounding the Democratic Republic of Congo’s national dish. Made by grilling fish from the mighty River Congo wrapped in a banana-leaf parcel with spices, tomatoes, peppers, onions, garlic and chilies, liboke enjoys cult […]