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Is it a coincidence that the West favours some of Africa’s autocratic leaders? For example, take the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Mobutu Sese Seko (1930-97),…

Many people first think of China when they hear ‘Great Wall…’. Our Facts of the Week explain why Benin and its Great Walls should also be…

Africa’s sorry predicament is not an accident, and its leaders play an integral role in subjugating the continent to the former colonial masters, according to Ghanaian…

Ghana’s getting its first female vice-president: Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, who was president-elect John Mahama’s running mate in the country’s Dec 7 election. It’s seen as a…

After holding out for 13 years, Syria’s Bashar al Assad’s government fell to al-Qaeda-linked Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, with the capture of Damascus and subsequent exile of…

Political education has come to the stage in Burkina Faso as popular anti-imperialist theatre captures the attention of Ouagadougou’s youth. One theatrical production in particular has…

Reuters reported on 5 December that Mali issued an arrest warrant for Mark Bristow, CEO of Canada-based mining giant Barrick Gold, for money laundering and violating…

The latest video of US President Joe Biden falling asleep during a summit – in Africa, this time – has been branded yet another ‘embarrassment’ for…

This week marks 55 years since 21-year-old Fred Hampton, one of the most charismatic leaders African people the world over have ever known, was assassinated in…

Biden’s gone to Angola for the loot, specifically for minerals like cobalt and copper necessary for powering devices and electric vehicles. That’s educator George Lee Jr’s…