China’s Donkey Skin Demand Drives Illegal Trade

Donkeys are essential pack animals in many rural African communities. They are the quiet laborers that carry clean water and firewood, transport children to school, mothers to clinics, and goods to market. However, donkeys are disappearing and...

Nobel Prize-winning author says US visa was revoked after Trump criticism

By WILSON MCMAKIN, Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal — Nobel Prize-winning author Wole Soyinka said on Tuesday that his non-resident visa to enter the United States had been rejected, adding that he believes it may be because he recently criticized...

Experts offer viable alternative to sickle cell anaemia treatment in humans

SICKLE cell disease is a disease that affects people across the world. This disease affects a wide range of nations and ethnic groups. It is a genetic disorder that results from receiving the sickle cell haemoglobin genes from both parents and is...

Nigeria's Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka says U.S. visa was revoked after Trump criticism

DAKAR, Senegal — Nobel Prize-winning author Wole Soyinka said his non-resident visa to enter the United States had been rejected, adding that he believes it may be because he recently criticized President Trump. The Nigerian author, 91, won the...

Mali Fuel Blockade Worsens Amid Restructuring of Mining Industry

Rebel offensive against the military government has resulted in severe petroleum shortages while the country has cancelled more than 90 contracts with extractive foreign firms Geoeconomic Analysis In the resource-rich West African state of Mali...

Beyond All That UAE Glitter, Glimpses Of Life Before Oil

(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) Recommended For You Long before Abu Dhabi and Dubai sparkled with bright lights and soaring skyscrapers, their country, the United Arab Emirates, glowed with the luster of pearls. For centuries, divers donned camel-skin...

Nobel-Winning Author Says His U.S. Visa Was Revoked After Jab About Trump

LOADINGERROR LOADING DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Nobel Prize-winning author Wole Soyinka said on Tuesday that his non-resident visa to enter the United States had been rejected, adding that he believes it may be because he recently criticized U.S....

NBR Residents Call for Senegambia Cross-Border Environmental Committee

By: Binta Jaiteh Residents of the North Bank Region (NBR) have called for the setting up of a joint cross-border environmental committee between Gambia and Senegal to combat deforestation and other ecological challenges facing border communities....

Vijay Prashad: To Free Africa, Stop Stealing Its Wealth

In Senegal and many other countries, the IMF’s approval of irregular financial practices has undermined sovereignty and favored multinational corporations. Omar Ba, Senegal, Promenade masquee, 2016. (Via Tricontinental: Institute for Social...

A brief look at Black American history told through 10 food traditions

VDB Photos // Shutterstock Visit any region of the United States, and you’ll find Black American cuisine with historic and multinational roots. Some dishes are so indelible to American culture that the contributions of African American chefs in...

Helios Towers boss: Demand for mobile data is a mega trend in Africa

The boss of Helios Towers, a £1.6 billion company built on connecting homes and businesses across Africa, is well aware that the term ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) is not the same bait for City money managers that it once was.“There...

MISSIONARY OCTOBER - Sister Suzanne Djebba: Joy and hope in the mission among the peoples

Photo Paolo Galosi by Sister Suzanne Djebba* We publish the address given by Sister Suzanne Djebba, Vicar General of the Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate (PIME), on the occasion of the International Missionary Congress “Missio ad Gentes Today:...

How Thierry Darlan went from G League professional to Santa Clara

SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Thierry Darlan is a first-time college student at the age of 21 who is taking religion, art history and photography courses this semester at Santa Clara University. This is also the first time the Central Africa Republic...

Building Knowledge, Not Just Structures: Redefining the Architect’s Role in Times of Uncertainty

Kamanar Secondary School / Dawoffice / David Garcia, Aina Tugores. Image © Aga Khan Trust for Culture / Amir Anoushfar (photographer) Share Share Facebook Twitter Mail Pinterest Whatsapp Or...

Westerners are fleeing the country in droves, what is currently happening in Mali?

The fuel shortage in Mali has served as a pretext for the United States, Germany, and Italy to ask their citizens to leave the country as soon as possible. This is a way to further dramatize the situation in this country facing terrorism. Germany...

5 Questions With Tim Badejo

When he attended the Ceremony of Investiture and Presentation of National Honours and Awards at King’s House on National Heroes Day, Tim Badejo stepped out looking like African royalty. The Nigerian promoter, who used to be based in Sweden, but...

Regional Forum Concludes Deliberations on Child Rights and Protection in Gambia

By: Isatou Sarr A regional forum on children’s rights and protection Monday, 27th October, concluded at SDKJ-ICC here in The Gambia. The forum organised by Gambia’s Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Welfare in conjunction with the Office of...

The Hague Group: Global South states mobilise to end genocide in Gaza

On 26 September in New York, amid the high-stakes atmosphere of the 80th United Nations General Assembly, the Hague Group — consisting of Bolivia, Colombia, Cuba, Honduras, Malaysia, Namibia, Senegal and South Africa — convened a high-level...

Ghana Celebrates Ford Foundation’s 65 Years in West Africa

Residents of Shai Osudoku District poured into the streets last Tuesday to celebrate six and a half decades of Ford Foundation work in West Africa, planting trees and hosting a durbar that brought together chiefs, schoolchildren, and civil society...

ICE agents raid NYC black market after TPUSA reporter's viral video

New York City’s Canal Street has long been a hot bed for illegal immigrants selling knock-off designer bags to tourists, but after Turning Point USA reporter Savanah Hernandez caught it all in a video that’s now gone viral — that may all be about...