Issues

The Ethiopian migrants waiting on Saudi Arabia’s death row

According to Human Rights Watch (HRW), at least 10 Ethiopians have already been executed in Saudi Arabia this year. Fifty-eight…

Trump’s frenzied focus on investigating elections raises fears of midterm meddling

President Donald Trump was speaking to supporters at a Pennsylvania rally June 23 when he made an extraordinary admission about…

Ghana-South Africa row deepens over migrant’s death

Ghana and South Africa are locked in a diplomatic row after the apparent killing of a Ghanaian in the southern…

African and Caribbean nations call for formal apology for transatlantic slavery

African and Caribbean countries have called for a formal apology and reparations from countries that benefited from the transatlantic slave…

Over 40 dead in Ebola outbreak in DR Congo and Uganda

Health authorities have confirmed more than 300 cases of the virus in the two countries and are investigating 1,500 more…

Africa Forward Summit: France Seeks to Broaden Anglo-African Relations

The Africa Forward summit comes amid France’s fading ties with its former African colonies, as Kenya seeks greater trade. French…

Africa grapples for a seat at the table as the new world order repositions.

US President Donald Trump hosted his Rwandan and Congolese counterparts, Paul Kagame (L) and Félix Tshisekedi (R), for a peace…

US at loggerheads with Africa over slavery and reparations

Ghana accuses Trump administration of ‘normalizing the erasure’ of history. Tourists inspect a display entitled ‘The Dirty Business of Slavery’…

The renewed xenophobic attacks on Nigerians in South Africa

Xenophobic attacks have taken the lives of about 160 Nigerians in South Africa since 2016. Image Credit:BBC Just recently, South…

U.S. Iran war threatens Africa’s agricultural future

Disruption to fertilizer exports from Iran and Gulf countries is causing a price spike that threatens Africa’s access to a…