The African Magazine provides first-hand information about U.S.-Africa relations in politics, economy, and relations between Africa and black America, and the black Diaspora,
BY LOU SIFA The verdict dropped like an asteroid from Benin’s skies: a twenty-year jail sentence and $8,600-fine are what the newly-established Court for the Repression of Economic and Terrorism … Read More
BY JIBRIL TURE President Alassane Dramane Ouattara’s coalition party, the Rally of the Houphouetists for Democracy and Peace, RHDP, has won most of the votes cast during the 13 October … Read More
BY USMAN MAMA As Ivorian voters await the final results of last Saturday’s regional and municipal elections, post-election tension erupted in parts of the country Monday, resulting in deaths and … Read More
BY ALAN GREEN In West Africa, the high cost of roaming has long been a disincentive for travelers in the region to place calls while away from home. But, on … Read More
BY JIBRIL TURE The stage is set for new regional and local elections this Saturday in Cote d’Ivoire. While officials hope for a violence-free voting like the last few … Read More
BY SOUMANOU SALIFOU The rushed confirmation barely an hour ago this Saturday of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, which was in doubt about a week ago, came as … Read More
BY STEPHANIE JONES Special U.N. envoy China has bad press among the civil society across Africa that accuses the natural-resource-hungry Asian giant of engaging in sheer exploitation. To the contrary, … Read More
BY STEPHANIE JONES U.N. special envoy World leaders including Britain’s Theresa May, Canada’s Justin Trudeau, Rwanda’s Paul Kagame, Ghana’s Nana Akufo-Addo, and U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday used the … Read More
BY USMAN MAMA The overall admission of refugees in the United States will decrease from its current level of 45,000 to 30,000 next year, the Trump administration announced this week. … Read More
Donald Trump’s lack of interest in Africa spells trouble for the world. BY USMAN MAMA (With reporting by Lou Sifa) More than eighteen months a after Donald Trump won the …
