All Change for Archange: The Central African Republic held a constitutional referendum earlier this year, which, among other things, would allow President Faustin-Archange Touadéra to run for a third term. Quelle surprise: results of the vote showed that 95% of voters were apparently in support of the changes. Bye Bye: There were a fair few […]
Guinea is fighting the virus with a vaccine used in the DRC, while their neighbours Sierra Leone and Liberia increase border surveillance
Despite Malagasy President Andry Rajoelina’s claims of a cure for Covid-19, experts say ‘there is absolutely no evidence’ that is true
Drawing on lessons from Ebola, African artists are using music to convey public health messaging. And they are doing it in style
In the great battle between humans and trees, there can be only one victor, says Goldman prize-winner Alfred Brownell
Weah declared "free tuition for all undergraduate students" at all the public universities
The CEO of the charity organisation has stepped down as Liberians express outrage at the assault of young girls under her watch
Liberians are asking why the government has failed to prosecute those responsible for atrocities committed during Liberia’s two civil wars
There has been no honeymoon period for the press under the new government of President George Weah
With substantially more followers than Christianity’s 2.3-billion, the beautiful game is a religion all of its own
The new president must also look to his own government to make wholesale changes that will benefit the country more broadly.
A peaceful transition of power in Liberia is cause for optimism but major challenges lie ahead for Liberia’s president-elect George Weah
Idolised in Liberia as ‘Mister George’, Weah is set to replace Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, who in 2006 took over the country founded by freed US slaves.
Weah will face Vice President Joseph Boakai on December 26 in a presidential run-off, the culmination of 12 years spent building political credibility
The departure of UN peacekeepers may be a bigger change than the election of a new leader
‘Tuesday was a statement that Liberia has resolutely chosen democracy, and a statement that Liberia insists on marching forward,’ says the author
Liberia is heading to the polls on October 10 with twenty candidates on the ballot paper
Africa’s first female president reflects on her legacy in an interview with the Mail & Guardian
For an American TV audience, he had all the credentials to be a successful celebrity chef. Robert Irvine was a Briton, apparently with royal connections, a knighthood and experience that included cooking for four United States presidents. His show Dinner: Impossible quickly became a favourite on the cable channel Food Network.
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/ 25 January 2008
The Africa Cup of Nations is well under way in Ghana and the continental showpiece has already showcased its sparkling talent and delivered a number of scintillating goals. Africa’s greatest goal scorers have for a long time graced some of the world’s most famous leagues. Here are six of the best.
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/ 25 January 2008
When Fredi Kanoute decided to play for Mali he did so with the kind of talk that would make Frantz Fanon and other black thinkers sit up and take note. ”Though I am French, born in France, and I grew up there, I always took my holidays in Mali. And inside me, something always said, ‘You are of Malian origin.’ I am not just French, I am also Malian.”
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/ 14 November 2007
The strike at the 2010 stadium in Durban will not affect the preliminary draw of the Soccer World Cup, local organising committee CEO Danny Jordaan said on Wednesday. Workers at the stadium went on strike last week demanding better wages and monthly project bonuses of R1 500. The draw will determine the playing groups for the World Cup in South Africa.
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/ 14 November 2007
Confirmation that the Soccer World Cup has arrived on the shores of Africa is little more than a week away. The reality for many in the soccer fraternity will only sink in when they watch the preliminary draw beaming out from Durban’s International Convention Centre to television screens across the world.