Black women of exception: Winnie Madikizela-Mandela

BY ANDREA BAGHO Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, the former wife of former South Africa’s president Nelson Mandela, was one of the most visible political activists in South Africa during the repressive racist … Read More

Black women of exception: Benin’s former first lady Rosine Vieyra Soglo

BY SUE B. SIMON Rosine Vieyra Soglo, the former first lady of Benin (1991 to 1996), a high-power woman affectionately called Mama by most people, has been a key player … Read More

How to say ‘I’m sorry,’ whether you’ve appeared in a racist photo, harassed women or just plain screwed up

BY LISA LEOPOLD I’m sorry.” These two words may seem simple, but the ability to express them when you’re in the wrong is anything but – particularly for those in … Read More

Former Ivorian president Laurent Gbagbo freed by the International Criminal Court

BY IDRISS KONE Two years after former Cote d’Ivoire’s president Laurent Gbagbo went on trial for alleged crimes against humanity, the Hague-based International Criminal Court, ICC, today freed the former … Read More

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