British Woman Found Guilty of Blackmail in Hong Kong Rape Case.
Isabel Rose was 25 years old, from Hackney in east London, and doing what a lot of young people do — travelling. She’d met a man while exploring Thailand in…
Flying on Borrowed Wings: Ghana’s Presidential Jet Scandal Puts Mahama Under the Microscope
POLITICS & GOVERNANCE When Ghana’s official presidential aircraft became grounded by mechanical failures, President John Mahama turned to an unconventional solution — his brother’s private jet. Now, the decision is…
Senegal’s Parliament Passes Sweeping Anti-LGBTQ+ Law — and the Crackdown Is Far From Over
The Senegalese parliament has voted to dramatically tighten the country’s already harsh laws on same-sex relations. The result wasn’t close: 135 votes in favour, zero against, three abstentions. It wasn’t…
Bitter Harvest’: Cocoa Prices Crash, Leaving West African Farmers Stranded with Rotting Crops
YAOUNDÉ/ABIDJAN — Despite robust global demand for chocolate, a devastating crash in cocoa prices is plunging West African farmers into a poverty crisis, with reports of thousands of tons of…
Teen Dies in Nigerian Hospital Due to Medical Negligence
The whole country is sitting with a heavy heart right now. What began as an ordinary medical situation has turned into a tragedy that no family should ever have to…