Marriage could be good for your health – unless you’re bisexual
BY HUI LIU AND NING HSIEH Is marriage good for you? A large number of studies show that married people enjoy better health than unmarried people, such as lower rates of … Read More
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Ivorian political analyst Gouza Nahounou: “Time for Soro, a bad boy, to pay the price.”
BY PETER SESAY In an exclusive interview with The African about the charges leveled by the Ivorian government against former speaker of the Ivorian parliament, Guillaume Soro, Gouza Nahounou, a … Read More
Former speaker of the Ivorian parliament Guillaume Soro accused of plotting a coup
BY ALPHA KONE (Editing by Jibril Ture) [ABIDJAN—The African] During a high-profile newsconference just hours ago today, Thursday, in Abidjan, state prosecutor Richard Adou Kouame brought up a charge of … Read More
Political imbroglio in Cote d’Ivoire: Former speaker Soro rejects all charges
BY ALPHA KONE (Editing by Lou Sifa) The new political imbroglio triggered in Cote d’Ivoire by the warrant issued Monday by the government for the arrest of Guillaume Soro, the … Read More
Cote d’Ivoire government issues arrest warrant for former speaker of the parliament Guillaume Soro
BY ALPHA KONE (Editing by Jibril Ture) (ABIDJAN, COTE D’IVOIRE–The African) After a lengthy six-month stay in Europe, Guillaume Soro, formerly speaker of the Ivorian parliament and a candidate for … Read More
Both democracy and authoritarianism are on the rise in Africa
BY NIC CHEESEMAN Is democracy in Africa in retreat? Or is it simply suffering “growing pains”? The last 12 months have seen a great deal of controversy and debate on … Read More
Impeachment is better than exile
BY PETER MANCALL When the framers of the Constitution created the process for Congress to impeach “all civil officers of the United States,” they rejected a much more severe punishment … Read More
An alternative model to Africa’s economic development
By Muriel Kgomotso Gill An essay for my African brothers and sisters in the diaspora Traditional economic development model Traditional economic development theory advocates the development of infrastructur as the … Read More
How Senegal keeps unique balance between religion and a secular state
BY RACHID ID YASSINE On 1 May this year the principal of a catholic high school in Dakar sent out an email informing parents that students would only, as of … Read More
Nigeria’s President Buhari under pressure to free prisoners of conscience
BY MODUPE ABIOLA Abuja, Nigeria—The pressure is coming from multiple sources: human rights organizations including Amnesty International; an African umbrella-civil society group; U.S. lawmakers including New Jersey senator Cory Boker, … Read More