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 SOUMANOU SALIFOU PHOTOGRAPHY BY ARSENE KASSEGNE Despite being a Republic, Benin is a country with a strong royal tradition. Probably every community boasts kings or other traditional chiefs. While … Read More
BY USMAN MAMA PHOTOGRAPHY BY ARSENE KASSEGNE Cana, today a regular village with a population of ten thousand people located on both sides of the Benin-Niger interstate highway 87 miles … Read More
BY LOU SIFA (WITH JULES MAOUSSI) There was a wide-spread joke here in Benin that the only way out of the frustration over the lingering economic malaise, the daily power … Read More
BY AMBASSADOR ROGATIEN BIAOU Former Benin Foreign Minister President Barack Obama’s tenure was a historical one. First and foremost, it was the first time in history that a person of … Read More
BY JIBRIL TURE In Africa where former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton are very popular, Donald Trump’s upset victory came as a shock. Bitter disappointment … Read More
BY THE AFRICAN The demise of ultra-conservative Supreme Court judge Antonin Scalia and the looming tug of war between the senate and the Obama administration over his replacement has added … Read More
BY COLLINS OUMA With more than 200 million cases recorded across the globe each year and half the world’s population living in areas considered high risk, malaria remains a challenge. … Read More
Soumanou Salifou, a former award-winning reporter at the Washington-based Voice of America (the U.S. Government radio station that broadcasts to the rest of the world), made history by founding The African, … Read More
BY SOUMANOU SALIFOU According to recent statistics based on interviews conducted by reliable organizations—including the Associated Press—with Americans from all walks of life, anti-black racism has been on the rise … Read More
