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."
Hundreds of environmental activists marched in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, Saturday November 11, demanding drastic curbs on plastic production, ahead of a meeting to negotiate a global plastics treaty. Representatives of more than 170 nations will meet in Nairobi Monday to negotiate what concrete measures should be included in a binding worldwide treaty to end […]
GEETA PILLAI The Nile River, a lifeline of civilizations since antiquity, has undergone a startling transformation. Its waters, traditionally a life-giving blue, have inexplicably turned red, drawing the eyes of the world to Egypt’s storied riverbanks. The phenomenon has set off a cascade of interpretations, from apocalyptic prophecies to scientific inquiries, as people grapple with […]
—Weah tells Cabinet Ministers EMMANUEL WISE JIPOH President George Manneh Weah has admonished members of his cabinet to correct the wrongs and move on, having lost the 14 November 2023 presidential run-off election. During an emergency cabinet meeting on Wednesday, 22 November 2023, Mr. Weah urged his cabinet to maintain internal unity and solidarity as […]
GUILIA PARAVICINI & DAWIT ENDESHAW A fresh eruption of fighting in northern Ethiopia has raised concerns among residents about the safety of rock-hewn churches in the town of Lalibela dating back to the 12th and 13th centuries. Fano militiamen fighting the Ethiopian army in the Amhara region over-ran Lalibela and Gondar for several days in […]
The UN human rights office (OHCHR) expressed alarm on Friday November 3, over reports that in Sudan, women and girls are being abducted, chained and held in “inhuman, degrading slave-like conditions” in areas controlled by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Darfur. The stark report comes against the backdrop of a sharp uptick in fighting […]
King Charles III said Tuesday October 31 there could be “no excuse” for British colonial atrocities against Kenyans as he visited the country. However, he stopped short of offering the apology that many Kenyans had been hoping for. KELVIN OGOME “There were abhorrent and unjustifiable acts of violence committed against Kenyans as they waged… a […]
KATE BARTLETT Africa is the site of a new battle for influence as Washington ramps up efforts to build alternative critical minerals supply chain to avoid reliance on China. Beijing dominates the processing of critical minerals such as cobalt, lithium and other resources from the continent that are needed for the transition to clean energy […]
MOHAMMED YUSUF A Kenyan court has dismissed a case challenging the importation of genetically modified foods, letting stand an earlier court ruling allowing the entry of so-called GMOs. The Law Society of Kenya, the nation’s premier bar association that petitioned the court, argued that genetically modified food was unsafe for humans and that lifting a […]
MAINA WARURU Women in pastoralist areas of East Africa are critical to the health of livestock in their communities, holding the key to effective animal vaccination campaigns meant to protect herds against deadly diseases. They are, therefore, an important part of any vaccination strategies designed to guard the animals against killer outbreaks and need to […]
More than 11,600 unaccompanied children have crossed the Central Mediterranean to Italy so far this year the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Friday, September 29, an increase of 60 per cent compared with last year. The number of arrivals peaked in September on the small island of Lampedusa off Italy’s southern coast, with 4,800 […]