November 21
Liberia: Silencing the Media Is Silencing the People [opinion]
Liberian Investigator
The verbal and physical assault on journalist Nyantee Togba--a dedicated reporter from OK FM and The Liberian Investigator --by individuals believed to be members of the Unity… Read more »
November 20
Africa: Decolonise How? | the Crisis Is Always Past [opinion]
The New Humanitarian
An appreciation of history is necessary to understanding today's and future humanitarian crises. Read more »
Nigeria: Tracking President Tinubu's Renewed Hope Cities and Housing Initiatives [opinion]
Premium Times
President Tinubu is confronting Nigeria's housing challenge with gravitas and a deliberate plan, understanding the criticality of the situation. He is determined to renew the hope… Read more »
November 19
Zimbabwe: 'Live Within Your Means to Avoid Corruption' [opinion]
The Herald
Everyone, including pastors, should live within their means to avoid fraud and corruption and potentially sinking into debt, ZB Financial Holdings group chief executive officer, Dr… Read more »
November 18
South Africa: Here's My Promise - - By 31 March 2025 All Pit Toilets in SA Schools Will Be Eradicated [opinion]
Daily Maverick
I am deeply committed to closing all pit toilets in our schools and ensuring that every pupil and teacher has access to safe, dignified sanitation facilities. This is not just a… Read more »
Ghana: Supporting NCDS Centre of Excellence - the Right Move [editorial]
Ghanaian Times
During the inaugural graduation ceremony for 19 participants of Course 1 at the National College for Defence Studies (NCDS) in Accra on Saturday, President Nana Addo Dankwa… Read more »
Liberia: Do Not Just Celebrate Ngafuan - Emulate Him [opinion]
FrontPageAfrica
It is the early 2000s; Monday through Friday, 3:00 P.M. through 7:00 P.M., my childhood friends and I played soccer in a slum community of 12 Street, Sinkor, Monrovia, a few yards… Read more »
Ghana: Beyond Diagnosis - Are There Blind Spots in Our Approach to Ensuring Patient Safety? [opinion]
Ghanaian Times
In my 20+ years in healthcare, I've seen tremendous progress in how we diagnose and treat illnesses. If my grandparents had lived a century ago, their life expectancy would have… Read more »
November 17
Nigeria: Sabotaging Power Installations Is Self-Destructive [opinion]
Vanguard
"Bitterness is like holding a piece of burning coal in your hand and hoping that it hurts someone else" - Nelson Mandela, 1913-2013 Read more »
Nigeria: Form, Not Name Please [opinion]
Vanguard
It is no longer news that football is the single most important thing that unites Nigerians irrespective of tribe and religion. Even as the policies of the Bola Tinubu regime bite… Read more »
November 15
Liberia: Mr. President, Stop Shielding Abdullah Kamara - Fight Corruption Fairly [editorial]
Liberian Investigator
President Joseph Nyuma Boakai's inconsistent approach to corruption is not only hypocritical but damaging to Liberia's fight for accountability and good governance. While he… Read more »
Liberia: The Economic Crisis in Liberia - a Call for Renewal and Transformation [opinion]
Liberian Investigator
In the shadows of a burgeoning democracy, the Liberian people's pocketbooks (wallets and purses) are bleeding. Read more »
November 14
Liberia: The Disappearance of Khalif Cherif and Liberia's Crisis of Governance [editorial]
FrontPageAfrica
THE SHOCKING DISAPPEARANCE of Khalif Cherif from Monrovia Central Prison has exposed troubling cracks in Liberia's rule of law, as well as serious concerns over the government's… Read more »
Africa: Breaking the Cycle of Violence to Save Mothers and Children - Why Ending Gender-Based Violence Is Essential for Global Health [opinion]
Capital FM
Each year, millions of women and children around the world die from preventable causes. Maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH) is a shared global priority, yet we often… Read more »
Nigeria: The Vigil Nigeria Must Keep [opinion]
This Day
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, rubs many people the wrong way. In a country so used and so abused by a particular breed of… Read more »
November 13
Somalia: A Pivotal Election - Somaliland's Fate Hangs in the Balance As Voters Head to the Polls [opinion]
Addis Standard
As Somaliland reached a pivotal moment in its democratic journey, citizens are casting their votes today in an election anticipated not only for its outcome but for what it… Read more »
Senegal: Senegal Should Be an Example [editorial]
Foroyaa
The heightened tension between the party in power and those in the opposition is not in the best interest of Senegal. There is evidence that Prime Minister Sonko's envoy has been… Read more »
Liberia: Energy Sector and Infrastructure Development - Managing National Energy Infrastructures in Liberia [opinion]
Liberian Observer
- Challenges and opportunities for emerging markets Read more »
Uganda: Coffee Bill Bedlam - Constitutional Dysfunction Has Been Normalised [opinion]
Observer
If we, the lawyers of Uganda, are to practice the law well, then part of our duty will be to take a keen interest in how the laws we are expected to argue, for the benefit of the… Read more »
Uganda: Access to Justice - 'Today It's Me, Tomorrow Someone Else' [opinion]
Observer
An online petition by a section of Christians on behalf of embattled former Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) executives facing prosecution over the Kiteezi garbage deaths sent… Read more »
Uganda: Under a Free Market Economy, Peasants, Crops Regulate Themselves [opinion]
Observer
Students of political economy will tell us that our current contention - still ongoing - over the Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) is the age-old struggle between state… Read more »
Africa: Trump's Second Coming Is the Greatest Comeback in Us History - How Did We Not See It Coming? [column]
Daily Maverick
Perhaps the question that everyone should be asking is not why it happened, but how it happened. How did so many people - especially the very high-powered team of experts that… Read more »
November 12
Malawi: The Implications of Dr. Usi's Withdrawal - a Critical Blow for UTM's Future [opinion]
Nyasa Times
The United Transformation Movement (UTM) is standing at a precarious crossroads with barely a week left before its highly anticipated presidential convention. Read more »
Liberia: A Call On the Government to Implement Article 10 of the Liberian Constitution [opinion]
Liberian Investigator
In Chapter II: General Principles of National Policy, the 1986 Constitution of the Republic of Liberia states in Article 10 that "the Republic shall ensure the publication and… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria's Brain Drain Conundrum - A Call to Action [opinion]
Premium Times
Nigeria's brain drain crisis represents a formidable challenge, but it is not insurmountable. Read more »