Thsisekedi succeeds Kabila in DRC. How the U.S. weighed in

BY LOU SIFA Felix Thsisekedi, 55, the son of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s historical opposition leader, Etienne Thsisekedi, today succeeded the country’s president of 18 years, Joseph Kabila, after … Read More

Mixed reactions to former Ivorian president Laurent Gbagbo’s acquittal

Updated on January 18 BY JIBRIL TURE (With reporting by field correspondent Idriss Kone) The International Criminal Court (ICC) Tuesday acquitted the former president of Cote d’Ivoire, Laurent Gbagbo, and … Read More

Beninese politician Bertin Koovi receives honorary doctorate from Latin American universities

BY ALAN GREEN Bertin Koovi, a Beninese politician and former presidential candidate, was awarded an honorary doctorate degree Friday night in Florianópolis, the capital of southern Brazil’s Santa Catarina state, by … Read More

Africans, rise up to break the efforts to steal Tshisekedi’s victory

How in the world can one reject the results of an election that one has not contested? On what ground do France and other European nations which, to be said … Read More

How expatriates live and work in Africa

BY TONY KWAME ANSAH, JR. While the African youth risk their lives by embarking on dangerous journeys to developed countries in makeshift boats in search of a better life, the … Read More

Democrats usher in the first black female floor director in U.S. Congress

BY JIBRIL TURE One of the striking features of the unprecedentedly diverse U.S. Congress that was sworn in this week is the position of floor director being occupied by an … Read More

Yes, there is a war between science and religion

BY JERRY COYNE As the West becomes more and more secular, and the discoveries of evolutionary biology and cosmology shrink the boundaries of faith, the claims that science and religion are … Read More

Dr. Mathey’s caravan to fight youth unemployment in Africa pushes on

BY ALAN GREEN Like a caravan pushing on mile after mile, Dr. Samuel Mathey’s theory that the African youth can go in business for themselves without relying on traditional funding keeps … Read More

Somalian-born U.S. legislator-to-be Ilhan Omar confronts an islamophobe

BY LOU SIFA In reference to the next Congress which will comprise two Muslim women, one of whom wears a hijab, American conservative pastor and radio show host E.W. Jackson … Read More

Boost your home security with a VPN router

A GUEST POST BY The online world is not so safe a place anymore. Corporate organizations are harvesting user data in the billions, and they don’t even keep away from … Read More