The African magazine is dedicated to publishing the opinions of African, African American and American opinion leaders about politics, business, culture, and entertainment.
BY SOUMANOU SALIFOU In the wee hours of November 9, 2016 our democracy tripped, and a man with dangerous behaviors and frightful ideas claimed victory. Today, the proclaimed winner, a … Read More
BY KOLAWOLE ANTOINE IDJI Legislator, former Speaker of the Benin Parliament former Foreign Minister I’d like to assess Barack Obama’s legacy on two levels: his contribution to the American society, … Read More
BY LOU SIFA All over the Island he was affectionately called “Comandante” or “Comandante en Jefe” (“Commander” or “Commander in chief”) or simply Fidel, almost never by his last name … Read More
BY SOUMANOU SALIFOU Founder & Publisher of “The African” Bleeding heavily everywhere from self-inflicted wounds of proven women’s groping and blatant racist statements, and limping all the way to the … Read More
BY THOMAS STUBBS Rwandan president Paul Kagame recently confirmed that he will seek a third term in 2017 after more than 98% of Rwandans voted in a referendum to lift the presidential … Read More
BY LOU SIFA Truth be told, I don’t remember how many times I mechanically turned off my tv during the final match of the Australian Open women’s single this morning, … Read More
BY LOU SIFA January 20 is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, a national holiday in the United States to celebrate the memory of the iconic civil rights leader who was … Read More
BY JULIE WHITE A CNN report out of Kenya on Tuesday described how a group of Kenyan Muslims shielded their Christian compatriots from being killed on a bus by Al-Shabaab … Read More
BY GBENGA ODUTAN Nigeria’s new cabinet, perhaps the most awaited in the history of constitutional democracy in Africa, has finally been sworn in. The wait involved at first a shocking … Read More
BY CHRISTOPHER PARKER Ben Carson has now overtaken Donald Trump in the national polls as the GOP front-runner. As a black man, I’m not at all sure how I should feel about … Read More
