Forced to the Frontline: The Cost of Dissent in Burkina Faso
This forceful recruitment came after Captain Ibrahim Traoré's junta, which seized power in September 2022, passed a decree enabling the conscription of anyone over 18 to fight.
Senegal Erupts in Celebrations as Opposition Candidate Leads Presidential Election
Bassirou Diomaye Faye, a 44-year-old member of the Pastef party and closely associated with the party's leader, Ousmane Sonko, has emerged as the favorite to win, overshadowing the governing party's candidate, Amadou Ba
The Stand Against Colonialism: How Some African Nations Preserved Their Independence
These countries managed to evade or significantly challenge European colonization through strategic geography, skilled diplomacy, and powerful resistance movements
Nigerian Professor, Ijeoma Uchegbu Becomes Cambridge University President
A Professor of Pharmaceutical Nanoscience Ijeoma Uchegbu known for her ground-breaking work in nanoparticle drug delivery, has been announced as the 7th President of Wolfson College, one of of the University of Cambridge. She is set to assume the role on October 1, 2024, succeeding the current President, Professor Jane
Egypt: President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi Re-Elected by 89.6% Vote
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi won the country's presidential election with 89.6% of the vote, securing himself a new six-year term, the National Elections Authority announced on Monday. The head of the Authority, Hazem Badawy, said that turnout had reached an "unprecedented" 66.8% among
ECOWAS Court Orders Immediate Release of Mohamed Bazoum
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Court of Justice issued an order on Friday demanding the immediate release of Mohamed Bazoum, Niger's president, who has been under captivity since the July 26 coup, along with his family. The judge, who convened in Abuja, declared that the
Somalia Celebrate News of $4.5bn Debt Relief
Somalia has been granted a debt reduction plan totaling $4.5 billion by international creditors, as revealed in a statement by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday.
Find Out the Africans Who Made the World’s Most Powerful Women List 2023
In the early months of 2023, the ranks of the world’s most powerful women thinned. Between January and April, political leaders Sanna Marin, Jacinda Ardern and Nicola Sturgeon either lost or relinquished their jobs overseeing Finland, New Zealand and Scotland. Susan Wojcicki stepped down as YouTube CEO after nine
New Rwanda Asylum Law Forces UK Immigration Minister to Resign
UK's immigration minister has stepped down citing dissatisfaction with the Rwanda asylum legislation, stating it falls short of expectations.
Top 10 Fastest Growing Companies in Africa 2023
The list shows that the fastest companies in Africa 2023 are majorly from fintech, renewable energy and healthcare sectors.
The Story of William O'Neal, the Man Who Betrayed Fred Hampton
He rose to fame for his activism and became the chairman of the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party and its deputy chairman at a very young age.
The Story of Edmond Albius, the 12-Year-Old Slave Who Saved the Vanilla Industry
Vanilla is an expensive ingredient and a principal flavouring in ice-creams and cola drinks;
The Story of America's Bloodiest Election Violence against Blacks You Didn't Know
Black veterans returned home expecting better treatment, as they got in Europe, but white-supremacist groups such as the Ku Klux Klan.
How the U.S. Plans to Rubbish Martin Luther King's Legacy in 2027
Dr. King started an intellectual revolution with the Civil Rights Movement in America, and the government – bent on abusing the rights of Blacks
Meet Benjamin Banneker, the Black Scientist Who Discovered Cicadas
Benjamin Banneker was a renowned polymath, astronomer, almanac author, and Black intellectual who first documented Cicadas in 1749. Apart from a bronze statue of Bannecker, standing outside a Maryland museum, not much is known about this great scientist, and certainly not enough credit is given for his feat. Earlier this
10 Tallest Buildings in Africa
Standing at 223-meter-tall skyscraper, the building is a replica of the famous One Seneca Tower in Buffalo, New York – also built-in 1973.