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."
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 […]
JENNIFER HOLLEIS Libyan authorities have clamped down on rap music for violating “moral rules.” Artists fear a return to cultural repression as observers see a more general shift to a stricter Islamic way of life. As bitter as it sounds, 2023 and 2024 were prime years for Libyan rap. The country’s political instability, economic hardship, […]
West African country is offering citizenship to descendants of enslaved persons taken from the continent, sparking huge interest in Brazil TOM PHILLIPS, TIAGO ROGERO, EROMO EGBEJULE João Diamante was gripped by a sense of belonging as he stepped out of the airport terminal thousands of miles from his birthplace in Brazil. “The first thing I […]
After seven-week hijack, Puntland locals say they are victims of foreign trawlers. But China calls the attack ‘vicious’. MOHAMED GABOBE *The names of the hijackers are pseudonyms on condition of speaking to Al Jazeera. Liban Hassan* has spent most of his adult life fishing off Somalia’s northeast coast – often finding himself with a […]
ABIODUN JAMIU About 45% of Nigerians do not have access to electricity. The government plans to power rural communities with funds recovered from a former oil minister and her associates. On Friday, January 10, the government announced that millions in recovered funds linked to former Petroleum Resources Minister Diezani Alison-Madueke will be used to fund […]
As illegal and small-scale mining contaminates rivers and soil, many worry President John Mahama will allow such practices to continue. SHOLA LAWAL When activist Oliver Barker Vormawor saw reports in September that Ghana’s water agency would not be able to supply some parts of the country with water due to extreme contamination of main rivers […]