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."
PAUL NJIE & MANSUR ABUBAKAR Cameroon’s 92-year-old President Paul Biya has promised to restore order in the country gripped by post-election violence, as he was sworn in for an eighth consecutive term in office. In his inaugural address, the world’s oldest president offered condolences to victims of the protests and blamed those he called “irresponsible […]
The bloc says ballot stuffing, internet blackout and politically-motivated abductions compromised the vote’s ‘integrity’. FIONA KELLIHER Last month’s Tanzania elections failed to comply with democratic standards, says the African Union (AU), adding to mounting international pressure on President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s administration over the deadly vote. The AU’s election monitoring arm – which sent a […]
STEVE STRUNSKY After getting off work, Christopher Seals was enjoying a sunny afternoon in the plaza outside the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark. He hadn’t noticed the historical marker a few feet away, almost hidden among a row of saplings, honoring Cudjo Banquante, an enslaved Black man born in Ghana of royal blood […]
His major works include the BCEAO Headquarters in Dakar and the Monument de la Renaissance Africaine. CHINEDU OKAFOR Pierre Goudiaby Atepa is a renowned Senegalese engineer and architect shaping Africa’s architectural landscape. Educated at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, he emphasized sustainable urban development and African-centered design. Atepa’s initiatives involve constructing innovative cities that reduce reliance on […]
CLAIRE MAWISA, MARCO ORIUNTO, NICKY TROLL & JO MUNNIK Although psychedelic drugs are illegal in South Africa, many self-appointed healers and shamans based in Cape Town are openly advertising that they incorporate them in their therapies. Anyone convicted of their commercial use faces a fine, a prison sentence of up to 25 years, or both. […]
MARY CUNNINGHAM Americans are still cracking open cold ones, but what’s inside their cans is changing. More people are now reaching for cannabis beverages, nonalcoholic drinks infused with tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, the main ingredient in marijuana that makes you feel high. Some varieties also include cannabidiol, or CBD, a chemical compound found in marijuana or […]
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 […]