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Ama Ata Aidoo’s Illimitable Voice Ama Ata Aidoo (1942-2023)

Peace Yetunde OnafuyeJune 4, 2023

Ama Ata Aidoo, whose works include The Dilemma of a Ghost (1962), Our Sister Killjoy (1977), Someone Talking to Sometime (1986), and Changes: A Love Story (1991), has died aged 81. The Ghanaian novelist, poet, and playwright was a renowned feminist whose works celebrated the lives of Ghanaian and African women.

GhanaJune/July 2023News

Roll Back Ghana Has Approved Oxford University’s Malaria Vaccine for Use

Hillary EssienApril 16, 2023

While Ghana makes up only two per cent of malaria-related deaths, Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the United Republic of Tanzania and Niger account for just over half of all malaria deaths worldwide.

April/May 2023NewsNigeria

‘Black is Beautiful’ Kwame Brathwaite (1938-2023)

Peace Yetunde OnafuyeApril 5, 2023

Kwame Brathwaite, the American photographer whose works visually powered the ‘Black Is Beautiful’ movement of the 60s, has died aged 85. Throughout his career, Brathwaite captured Black icons including Muhammad Ali, Aretha Franklin, The Jackson Five, and Nina Simone. Ultimately, his works sought to uplift the essence of being Black.

April/May 2023News

Golden Lion Demas Nwoko Will Receive the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2023 Venice Architecture Biennale

Hillary EssienApril 2, 2023

Demas Nwoko’s work has been described as ’sustainable, resource-mindful, and (as) culturally authentic forms of expression now sweeping across the African continent’.

April/May 2023NewsNigeria

A New Outbreak Tanzania Has Recorded an Outbreak of the Marburg Virus

Hillary EssienMarch 26, 2023

Marburg virus disease begins with a high fever, severe headache and severe malaise. There are no vaccines or antiviral treatments approved to treat it. However, treatments like rehydration with oral or intravenous fluids and treatment of specific symptoms improve survival rates.

February/March 2023NewsTanzania

Benin Today, Venice Tomorrow The Republic of Benin Will Debut at the 2024 Venice Biennale

Hillary EssienMarch 19, 2023

The Republic of Benin announced that it will be debuting with a national pavilion at the 60th Venice Biennale in Italy, which will hold from 20 April–24 November 2024. The announcement makes Benin the latest addition to the global art event which has been running since 1895.

BeninFebruary/March 2023News

French Connections Did Senegal's Macky Sall Fund France's Marine Le Pen?

Hillary EssienMarch 12, 2023

In an open letter, Soumare—who served as budget minister and then prime minister from 2007 to 2009 under former president Abdoulaye Wade—asked Sall whether he had donated 12 million euros ($12.7 million) to Le Pen, who was unnamed in the letter, but was described as a 'French political figure' whose party is distinguished 'by hatred and rejection of others'.

February/March 2023NewsSenegal

Nigeria’s Old Notes The Supreme Court Has Nullified the Ban on Old Naira Notes

Hillary EssienMarch 5, 2023

In the judgment, the court noted that Buhari admitted that the policy was flawed in his address, but still exercised the unlawful use of his executive powers to deny Nigerians of access to their money.

February/March 2023NewsNigeria

President To Be Bola Tinubu is Nigeria’s Next President

Hillary EssienMarch 1, 2023

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, as the winner of the 2023 general elections.

February/March 2023NewsNigeriaNigeria Decides 2023: Updates

Who is Nigeria’s President? Why Nigerians Are Still Waiting for Election Results

Hillary EssienFebruary 27, 2023

While the 2023 elections mark the first time that elections have not been entirely postponed since 2011, INEC still faced the issue of logistics and electoral violence usually reported in every electoral cycle.

February/March 2023NewsNigeriaNigeria Decides 2023: Updates