BY JIBRIL TURE Bringing back peace in the war-torn Central African Republic was the number one priority of presidential candidate Faustin-Archange Touadera during the hard-fought campaign that led to his … Read More
BY ALAN GREEN The Trump administration is poised to sell 12 Super Tucano aircraft worth almost $600 million to Nigeria in support of the Buhari government’s fight against the terrorist … Read More
BY LOU SIFA IMAGES BY ARSENE KASSEGNE A pitch-dark, warm night has spread its wings over Cana, a historical town in Southern Benin. The moon and the stars have the … Read More
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
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 Ed Arthur Coinciding with Black History Month, non-profit organization Oldways is poised to expand A Taste of African Heritage, a cooking program that promotes African American culinary culture from a healthy …
BY IRENE MLAMBO Editing by Lou Sifa Africans living in Canada have set up an association, the African Diaspora Association in Canada, in an effort to meet the community’s needs … Read More
BY KOSSI GBEDIGA The Fifth Bishop John T. Walker Memorial Dinner in honor of then-South Africa’s president, President Mandela, held on October 6, 1994 in a major Washington hotel … Read More
Hail to The African Just as Afro-Americans in the early forties cheered Negro Digest, The African was hailed by Africans and Americans cutting across socio-professional and racial backgrounds both in the … Read More
For almost two decades, The African has published hundreds of first-hand articles based, primarily, on on-the-field interviews with African and American political and business leaders, intellectuals, entertainers, artists and many … Read More
