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."
ADEKUNLE AGBETILOYE Burkina Faso inaugurates new cement plant, CISINOB SA, with 2,000-tonnes-per-day capacity. Plant is a mutually beneficial partnership between Burkina Faso and China. Part of Burkina Faso’s strategy to pursue economic development free from Western influence. Burkina Faso has inaugurated a new cement plant, Société Industrielle Sino Burkina de Ciments SA […]
KOFI AYIM The distance between Accra and Kumasi by road is approximately 250 km (155 miles) and the average travel time is theoretically 5 hours 30 minutes. The horrible, yet only major roadway that connects Accra, the capital city of Ghana, to Kumasi, the second biggest city, and points north and other parts of the […]
HAUWAU SAMAILA MOHAMMED Nigeria’s textile production was once a vibrant, booming sector and a key part of its economy. But the industry has since been brought to its knees by cheap imports from China. Is there a chance of recovery? In the 1990s, the textile industry in Nigeria was a key driver of the economy, […]
First such request in 29 years blames economic hardship and climate crisis for high livestock prices and shortages EROMO EGBEJULE & AGENCIES King Mohammed VI has urged his fellow Moroccans not to slaughter sheep for upcoming Eid al-Adha festivities as the country grapples with dwindling herds due to a six-year drought. The request was delivered […]
More chaos engulfs the United Methodist Church here, as breakaway church members clash with police in forceful eviction. EMMANUEL WISE JIPOH & THOMAS DOMAH Sunday, March 2, 2025, worship turned dramatic at Methodist Churches across Liberia over the eviction of breakaway members from Church properties for refusing to accept same-sex marriage under the new regionalization […]
WILSON McMAKIN A new report by an anti-transnational crime group has identified the core chemical components of kush, a synthetic drug that has swept through Sierra Leone and the region in the past few years. The report by the Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime conducted the first known testing of the most common varieties […]
SCOTT TRAVERS Long before the invention of modern aviation technology, societies relied on homing pigeons to send messages across long distances. A trained homing pigeon, for instance, could deliver a message over a distance of 100 miles in about two hours. A skilled horse rider might take a day or longer to cover the same […]
SOLOMON EKANEM Russia has finalized plans to establish its first naval base in Africa The base is intended to serve as a logistics hub for Russian warships, including nuclear-powered vessels The Red Sea’s strategic route is crucial for global commerce and defense, making it an attractive location Russia has finalized plans to establish its first […]
Importers seeking to send goods to Nigeria are increasingly turning to other West African nations to evade excessive port charges. In less than a month, multiple government agencies, terminal operators, and shipping companies at Nigerian ports have raised their fees by nearly 100%, making cargo clearance unaffordable for many businesses. The Lagos port, in particular, […]
The widespread awareness and growing availability of low-cost tools powered by artificial intelligence is putting them on the radar of African governments and entrepreneurs keen to develop home-grown digital solutions to improving education. CONOR LENNON The emergence of cheap or free AI tools is being eagerly embraced by those with smartphones and the ability to […]