Africa: Memories of Playing the Beautiful Game in Côte d'Ivoire

"No one polishes the dust off my heart the way he does." —  Rabih Alameddine on the great Spanish midfielder Andrés Iniesta Read more »

Senegal: Teranga Lions Devour Poland in 2 - 1 Win

You had to feel for Senegal. The Teranga Lions stepped into their match after all their fellow African teams had either drawn or lost their respective games. Hardly encouraging,… Read more »

Africa: Africa Still Searching for Redemption At World Cup 2018

After Egypt and and Morocco, the Super Eagles were next to succumb to the fiery prowess of their opponents Croatia, in a group aptly referred to as the Group of Death. Read more »

Africa: New Think Tank Appointment for Johnson Sirleaf

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, who stepped down as Liberian president earlier this year, has been appointed to the advisory board of an elite African think tank which explores ways of… Read more »

Africa: African Nations Pledge to Use Trade to Reduce Poverty

Gambia's Vice President and Minister for Women's Affairs, Fatoumata Jallow-Tambajang, says trade has been a strategic tool for reducing poverty and has delivered incredible gains… Read more »

Africa: Will Any Of Our Teams Finally Break The Quarter-Finals Jinx?

Of course, any World Cup would not be compete without a distinctively glamorous opening ceremony to kick things off. And even though it seems like only yesterday that we were… Read more »

Africa: Migration Can Benefit Africa, Says New UN Body's Report

In an age of emerging populism in both the global north and south, migration often gets a bad rap. Read more »

Niger: Attacks in Diffa Leaves Nine Dead

Three suicide bombers, two women and a man, have blown themselves up in Diffa in south-east of Niger. The region is said to be very busy in the evenings during Ramadan. Reports say… Read more »

Africa: First African Trio to Officiate in World Cup Jet to Moscow

Senegalese trio Malang Diédhiou, Djibril Camara and El Hadj Malick Samba selected to officiate at the upcoming World Cup left Dakar for Moscow on Saturday. They will be the… Read more »

Senegal: Fans Assured After Injury Scare

Vice President of the Senegalese Football Federation in charge of communication, Abdoulaye Sow, has announced that Senegalese internationals Mame Biram Diouf, Ismaila  Sarr… Read more »

West Africa: Helping to Bring Perpetrators to Justice at Home

Activists and victims of some of the worst crimes committed in West Africa sat down together in Banjul, Gambia recently to talk about how to bring to justice more people… Read more »

Senegal: Red Carpet Treatment - Sadio Mané Buys Liverpool F.C. Shirts for His Village

Liverpool forward Sadio Mané has donated 300 club jerseys to his home village of Bambali in preparation for the approaching Champions League final against Real Madrid,… Read more »

Burkina Faso: Ouagadougou Cuts Ties With Taipei

The Burkina Faso government has announced it is cutting ties with Taiwan. Read more »

Africa: On Africa Day - Who Has Taken Up the Mantle of Pan-Africanism?

Pan-Africanism – the liberation of Africans through regional cohesion and solidarity – has played a crucial role in shaping the continent's development. Read more »

Africa: What's Behind U.S. Secretary Pompeo's Calls to African Leaders?

Less then a month after taking office as U.S. Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo spoke by telephone last week to four African leaders. Announced on Twitter by State Department… Read more »

Africa: Saving Lives, One Birth at a Time

Today, on the International Day of the Midwife, we not only commit to celebrating midwives as they lead the way with quality care, but to giving them a platform to inform global… Read more »

Nigeria: Ahead of White House Meeting, Abuja Touts Newly Agreed GE-Led Rail Project

A few hours before Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari's White House meeting April 30 with President Trump, the Presidency in Abuja announced agreement to build a new rail network,… Read more »

Nigeria: Immunization: A National Health Emergency

As we mark Africa Vaccination Week and World Immunization Week, the World Health Organization, the Gates Foundation, the Global Alliance for Vaccine and Immunization (GAVI) and… Read more »

Africa: When Malaria is Just Part of Growing Up

Growing up in West or Central Africa, malaria is the most common illness you suffer from. I would say, where I lived in Buea at the foot of Mount Cameroon, that nearly… Read more »

Africa: 'You're Miserable. You're Beyond Miserable.' - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie on Having Malaria

For millions of Africans, malaria is a debilitating disease which repeatedly disrupts their lives and their productivity, leaving them "miserable, beyond miserable" every time it… Read more »

Nigeria: Miracle Wins Big Brother Naija

Miracle Ikechukwu Igbokwe has emerged the winner of Big Brother Naija show after garnering the most votes.  Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire: Will Ivorians Take a Stand for Syria's Victims?

A United Nations Security Council vote on Syria last month offers fresh evidence that China is using its growing influence to curtail the UN's role in protecting human rights, in… Read more »

Africa: Ghanaians Fail Australia Sports Quiz, Sent Home

More than 50 Ghanaians trying to gain entry to Australia have been deported from the country. Read more »

Africa: Homegrown Approaches to Achieving Quality Education for Girls

Education is so much more than an opportunity to go to school; it is an opportunity to determine one’s future, to establish a voice within and outside of one’s… Read more »

Cameroon: Using History to Resolve the Anglophone Crisis

Cameroon’s history points to an outcome that might end its conflict: a return to a federal system in which each linguistic region enjoys a level of autonomy. Read more »