By DENNIS NIPAH and EDWARD ACQUAH The Indigenous Akuapem people in eastern Ghana celebrated this week their military victory over the Ashanti Empire 200 years ago, a vast, sprawling and powerful 18th-century West African state. The battle helped reshape the…
By EDITH M. LEDERER On Jan. 1, the next United Nations secretary-general will take over an aging organization still controlled by World War II powers. What will the world need from that person? Once a major player in solving conflicts…
By Al Jazeera Somalia will not accept Israeli presence in the country “under any circumstances” and will resist any attempts to be pulled into the Middle East’s crises, its President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud tells Al Jazeera. Speaking in an exclusive…
Author, food educator and culinary curator Ozoz Sokoh has devoted her career to exploring the shared cultural links between foods within and outside Africa. It’s work that hasn’t gone unappreciated. Her cookbook “Chop Chop: Cooking the food of Nigeria” won…
Almost 40 years after “A Different World” first showed TV viewers life at the fictional Hillman College, a new generation of students is arriving. Now, in the Netflix sequel, the show’s view of Black college life includes more of the…
By Rédaction Africanews with AP The United Nations says at least 150,000 people have fled their homes in Yemen due to renewed fighting that has killed hundreds. This follows the rapid advance by the Iran-backed Houthi fighters’ down the country’s…
By Rédaction Africanews with AFP Loud explosions were heard in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa on Saturday, as the Houthis reported airstrikes in the area by Saudi forces. Al-Masirah TV, a Houthi-affiliated media outlet, reported “Saudi aggression” against the capital,…
By Farai Matiashe Samantha Chimbuya had built a life in South Africa after leaving Zimbabwe in 2019 in search of better opportunities. She found work, could afford food and believed her two children had access to better education. She also…
By Rédaction Africanews with agencies Sudan is grappling with a fuel shortage driven by global oil disruptions tied to the Middle East conflict and by domestic import restrictions. This has impacted public transport, freight and factory production, while higher transport…
By Rédaction Africanews and Agencies Yemen’s Houthi rebels have claimed responsibility for a fire that broke out at an Aramco oil refinery in the Saudi capital Riyadh on Saturday. If true, it would be the latest in a series of…
