I lived in a mud hut and had to learn Telugu, and as the only other white woman they had seen was a nurse, they came to my mud hut to ask me to deliver their babies. After two terms of French and ...

There’s no easy way to say this: Africa is bleeding not from external wounds, but from internal betrayal. Our people are not poor because we lack resources, intellect, or innovation. We are poor ...

The Rev. Michael Duffy, rector of the Cathedral of St. Agnes parish in Rockville Centre, has blessed the bodies of scores of people at funerals. But this week he found himself praying over the ...

After the Vatican funeral Saturday, where the life's work of Pope Francis will be celebrated and his death mourned, comes the conclave of cardinals, and eventually, white smoke from the Sistine ...

Africa is not poor; it has been poorly led. The continent is not weak; it is weakened by those elected to defend its dignity. Our call today is not just for change—it is for better, wiser, and braver ...

Nigeria has several regional trade agreements, yet intra-African trade remains abysmally low. What is the issue? It’s a mix of issues: poor infrastructure, lack of trust among neighbouring ...

Meat and eggs were a luxury food that we could not afford. Our “home” was a small, one room mud hut with a coconut leaf thatched roof. My family slept and ate on the mud floors with no electricity or ...

As the World Bank and International Monetary Fund host the Spring Meetings in Washington this week, Africa’s development priorities hang in the balance. With no high-level discussions on climate or ...

As the United Arab Emirates’ involvement in the war in Sudan is increasingly scrutinised, Sudanese diaspora-led groups are calling for consumer boycotts against the Gulf state, accusing it of ...

The pontiff’s legacy will be keenly felt in Africa. Three things stand out. First, he reflected the concerns of people on the continent with his message against imperialism, colonialism, exploitation ...

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The deplorable state of sporting facilities in rural areas in the Eastern Cape has come under the spotlight as various community-hosted sports tournaments over the Easter weekend. Some tournament ...