African women’s advice to Michelle Obama
By ANN MPUO In a continent-wide survey, The African has put this question to African women from all walks of life: If you were to use this as a vehicle …
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Mega Black achiever Alaji Ahmadu A. Mu’azu, former governor of Bauchi State
BY MODUPE ABIOLA After Alhaji Ahmadu Adamu Mu’azu took the oath of office as the 13th governor of Bauchi State exactly at 12:20 …
What today’s African woman wants
By Lisa French Over a period of several months, The African put a series of questions to hundreds of women in the age bracket of …
Africa, a reservoir of life
BY MOSES SANTORA On his second trip to Africa this past fall, Pope Benedict XVI signed a very important Church document and pleaded for peace and social justice on …
Virginity Trophy
A goodwill organization dedicated to the promotion of the African woman and African values encourages and rewards virginity among Benin’s young women. By Lou Sifa For the fifth straight time, …
“Le Management de l’Ethique et de la Responsabilité Sociale des Entreprises”
Presenting a book in French titled “Le Management de l’Ethique et de la Responsabilité Sociale des Entreprises” by Daniel Dossou. (Ethical Management and the Social Responsibility of Businesses) Les Editions …
One-on-one with Burkina’s First Lady Chantal Compaore
By Soumanou Salifou You can’t spend a week or two in Burkina Faso without seeing the country’s First Lady, Chantal Compaoré, on national TV attending a function benefiting disadvantaged segments …
New initiative to fight AIDS in Africa
The French version of a book titled “The Legacy,” which archives former U.S. president Bill Clinton’s legacy to Africa, has just been published by a prominent African philanthropic organization, the …
The war of the waves
BY JIBRIL TURE During the cold war, the West used its powerful radios to spread another kind of information over the iron curtain, in order to destabilize communist regimes: The …
Meiway, the musical genius of Cote d’Ivoire
By Michaela Bewa On March 17, 1962 in Cote d’Ivoire’s coastal city of Grand-Bassam, West Africa, a boy was born in the Ehui family. His parents named him Frederick Desire. …