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."
AMINDEH BLAISE ATABONG Rising cocoa prices driven by global production shortfalls have led to increased thefts of the commodity in farms in Cameroon, farmers and authorities say, forcing farmers to turn to machete-armed vigilantes, and amulets to stop thieves. The surge in prices in Cameroon, attributed to adverse weather conditions and plant diseases in top […]
Uganda has launched a national company to expand the country’s mineral reserves Uganda’s government has established a national mining company to manage its commercial holding and participating interests in mining operations, according to the East African nation’s minister for energy and mineral development. Ruth Nankabirwa announced the move on Tuesday, October 1 at a mining […]
Hundreds of Ghanaians have called on their government to clamp down on illegal mining in Africa’s top gold producer in a second day of protests. Placard-wielding demonstrators had called on Thursday, October 3 for the release of fellow protesters who were arrested in an earlier march. On Friday, October 4, their demands focused on the […]
ISAAC KALEDZI | MUHAMMAD AL-AMIN | BLAISE DARIUSTONE | GAZALI ABDOU| MOUHAMADOU KANE Unprecedented flooding in Nigeria, Cameroon, Niger, Chad, Mali, Ghana and Liberia has triggered humanitarian crises. An estimated 4 million people — most of them children — are caught up in the devastation. The flooding that has swept through parts of West and […]
Since childhood, Loveness Bhitoni has collected fruit from the gigantic baobab trees surrounding her homestead in Zimbabwe to add variety to the family’s staple corn and millet diet. The 50-year-old Bhitoni never saw them as a source of cash, until now. Climate change-induced droughts have decimated her crops. Meanwhile, the world has a growing appetite […]
A row between a prominent journalist and a king has captivated many in Ghana. THOMAS NAADI It began when Afia Pokua criticized the Ashanti king’s handling of tensions with other ethnic groups, the deference that politicians show him, and expressed her frustration about the apparent supremacy of the Asante community. “Even the president… bowed to […]
North America is their top destination, followed by the UK, France, Germany and Spain in Western Europe. Nearly 60 percent of young Africans want to leave their countries because their governments are not reining in corruption, according to a new poll of youth across 16 African nations. They cited corruption as the biggest obstacle to […]
STUART BRAUN A majority of people across 22 countries are deeply concerned about the future of our planet. A new survey shows over 70% want to punish those who harm nature and the climate. A new survey of 22,000 people, drawn primarily from the G20 group of 19 major economies and the European Union and […]
Senegal has suspended mining activities along the Falémé river, which forms part of its southeastern border with Mali, in a bid to preserve the environment and protect public health. However, enforcing the ban won’t be easy. Artisanal gold mining is booming in Kédougou, a region in southeast Senegal where the Falémé river flows. Over the […]
The viral disease has swept through a number of African countries, particularly the Democratic Republic of Congo. The EU said it would donate than 175,000 vaccine shots to the continent’s top health body. The African Union’s health authority has declared a public health emergency over an mpox outbreak on the continent. “With a heavy heart […]