Challenges, opportunities and uncertainties face Africa in 2025
In 2025, Africa faces a range of challenges, opportunities, and uncertainties. Amid the campaigning for upcoming elections for African Union Commission Chairperson set for...
Death penalty abolition part of Zimbabwe’s new trajectory—MP
The recent abolition of capital punishment in Zimbabwe is proof that the country prioritizes human rights, MP (Member of Parliment) Shacky Timburwa has told...
Defining Africa’s contribution to World War II
Right before Tyler Perry’s inspirational film, “The Six Triple Eight,” starring Kerry Washington, about World War II’s only Black women’s Army Corps, Senegalese soldiers...
Senegal to close all foreign military bases—PM
The decision will apply to the remaining French bases in the African nation Senegal will close all foreign military bases on its territory as part...
America’s version of ‘democracy’ pushed in Africa is the latest form of exploitation
Before heading into 2025, Africa will have experienced several presidential, parliamentary, or local elections. United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Headed by Samantha...
Western powers renew their scramble for Africa’s mineral resources
Economic, political and social developments in Africa in 2024 were extensions of previous years. “The Scramble for Africa,” was a period in which nearly...
Bridging gap between Africa and the African diaspora
Dr. Mujahid Nyahuma is a professor at Rowan University in New Jersey and is also president of the group Global Africans. In comments about...
Sudanese in the diaspora work to raise awareness of issues in their homeland
The World Population Review estimates that over 70,000 Sudanese Americans live, work, and attend college in the U.S. While small in number, according to...
Exploitation and rising concerns facing Kenyan AI data labeling workers
A concerning underbelly of AI (artificial intelligence) technological advancement is the farming out of data labeling to Global South countries. For very little pay, the...
Botswana elects leader amid new wave of progressive African leaders
When the people of Botswana voted its nearly six decades-old government out of power in October, they chose a president who appears to be...