Showcasing the African Side of Paris
Jacqueline Ngo Mpii’s “Little Africa” walking tour of Goutte d’Or highlights the talent and energy of the neighborhood’s African diaspora. Her tour winds through a kaleidoscope of African restaurants, book stores and night spots. One of the last neighborhoods to become part of Paris in the 19th century, Goutte d’Or has always been home to low-income workers […]
A Missing Case of the African Cup of Nations Trophy is File
An investigation has been launched by the Egyptian FA (EFA) after it found that several trophies have disappeared from its headquarters in Cairo, including an original African Cup of Nations. Egypt received the prize after winning the 2010 edition of the tournament, so claiming that particular incarnation of the trophy for a third time. The […]
Pandemic Gives Cycling a Boost in Accra
Not much cycling takes place in Ghana especially as a means of transportation. In the cities where there are no dedicated lanes many consider it unsafe to ride. A local bicycle café is trying to change this. Go city cycle share and cafe describes itself as “Accra and Ghana’s first and best bicycle share and […]
Living on the Streets During a Pandemic
The lockdown imposed to curb the spread of the new coronavirus, has had drastic effects on children and young people who live on the streets of many African cities. Their lives, even in “normal” times, are marked by ongoing hardship and tenacity. A project called “Growing up on the Streets” in three African cities: Accra, […]
South African Female Athlete Loses Battle to Compete
Two-time Olympic champion Caster Semenya has lost an appeal against the restriction of testosterone in female athletes. Under World Athletics guidelines introduced last year, Semenya would have to take testosterone-reducing drugs in order to compete in races from 400m to a mile, which the 29-year-old has chosen not to do. Switzerland’s Federal Supreme Court dismissed […]
Building Green Spaces Forms Part of Dakar’s Property Development
The ecological gesture of planting a tree will soon no longer be optional in Senegal. The President of the Republic has recently announced a bill to this effect. For the government, it is a question of accelerating reforestation in order to preserve the environment. The Senegalese government wants to expand reforestation throughout the country. The […]
Traffic Diversion at Annual Wildebeest Migration
Several people on Twitter have expressed their anger at a video shared by Kenya’s Tourism Minister Najib Balala, showing wildebeests blocked from their annual migration by a tourist camp built on the other side of the Mara River. One called it “disgusting” and another said that it reflected “total destruction of our heritage”. Mr Balala […]
The Latest Challenge to the Administration of Ethiopia’s Abiy
People have begun voting in a local election in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region, defying the federal government and increasing political tensions in Africa’s second-most populous country. Tigray officials holding polls on Wednesday for the 190-seat regional parliament have warned that any intervention by the federal government would amount to a “declaration of war”. They have […]
After Years of Going it Alone, Hargeisa and Taipei Join Forces
Somaliland opened a representative office in Taiwan on Wednesday, returning the favour from Taiwan’s office in Somaliland which opened last month. Both are unrecognised, but de facto sovereign territories, and have found common ground in their isolated international status. “Taiwan and Somaliland shared the commitment to safeguarding the values of freedom, democracy, justice and the […]
Africa’s Performance in Human Capital is Dismal
Africa must stop aiding the developed world by exporting the human capital which is needed to drive the continent’s own social and economic transformation. Nigeria is a case in point. Its immigrants are the most educated group in the US labour force. Yet Nigeria ranks dismally at 152 out of 157 countries in the World […]
