My personal debt to Mandela
By Soumanou Salifou In the African culture in which I was born, raised and nurtured, the death of a person, regardless of his/her age, is always a sad occurrence. Like … Read More
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Introducing The Benin National Council of Shippers
SPONSORED MATERIAL The Benin National Council of Shippers is a commercial, state-owned company with financial autonomy. It was founded on May 25, 1983. Its main mission is to serve the …
True story for laughs: When a dead man returns home
Fatou, a 50-year-old West African mother of three children, lays down for a late afternoon nap when her mobile phone rings. She recognizes the number of her HIV-positive 22-year-old son, … Read More
True story for laughs: The strange things we were taught about America in the sixties
Africans, like people in other regions of the world, are fascinated by things American – American showbiz, American sports and their superstars, American technology, and so forth. That fascination goes … Read More
Folktale: Why Guere men always follow their mother’s advice
Once upon a time, in the land of the Guere – an ethnic group in Cote d’Ivoire – there lived a famous hunter named Oulai. Oulai was highly respected across … Read More
True story for laughs: An American fly in a vegetable stew
BY USMAN MAMA Upon his return to Africa after completing an advanced degree in an American university, Tollah received a warm reception from his immediate family. The day of his … Read More
Folktale: The father, the son and the donkey
BY KOSSI GBEDIGA Once upon a time, in a remote African village, way before the automobile was invented, there lived a wealthy trader named Bamisa. Soon after reaching fifty years … Read More
As the contemporary African woman breaks the glass ceiling
BY MODUPE ABIOLA The sub-Saharan African population is composed of about fifty percent of men and fifty percent of women; but men, up to a decade ago, overwhelmingly dominated the …
The African woman today
By Nicole C. Homes Despite unquestionable recent progress, the African woman still faces serious challenges that she tries to address on a daily basis. Barely two decades ago, in a …
“The African” takes you to Yankari National Park
The African takes you to Yankari National Park, the largest game reserve in Sub-Saharan Africa By Soumanou Salifou Yankari Game Reserve, in Northern Nigeria, is the largest game reserve in … Read More