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More Detentions, Deportations, Abuse: The Challenges Black Immigrants Face

Philadelphia’s Black immigrant population has been growing. According to the Pew Research Center, some 120,000 Black immigrants now call Philly home. Since the 1990s, African immigrants have comprised a large portion of this migration, arriving from Liberia, Nigeria, Ghana, Ivory Coast, and other countries throughout the continent.

Optimism From West Africa: Sierra Leone And Liberia Have Escaped The Conflict Trap

At the end of the respective wars, Presidents Tejan Kabbah of Sierra Leone and Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia faced deeply fractured societies traumatized by years of brutal violence and poor governance.

Wagner’s Next Targets In Africa: Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Ivory Coast

The Wagner Group, the mercenary army run by Vladimir Putin's ally Yevgeny Prigozhin, is instrumental to Russia's war on Ukraine. But Wagner has also been on the offensive across Africa.

‘This is Our Moment’ – Weah’s End-of-Term Speech to Lawmakers

In spite of the negative forecast when we first took on the mantle of leadership of this Nation in 2018, we have accomplished quite a lot, against all the odds.

Yes, Navalny Still Matters — But Putin’s Opposition Can’t Fix Russia Now

Two years ago, Vladimir Putin's most prominent critic Alexei Navalny was jailed. Much has and hasn't changed since then, but Putin's invasion of Ukraine means that Russia has put itself on a course of no return

Letter to Leymah Gbowee

Leymah, when one excels or international acclaim as you’ve done, being a peace laureate, life is no longer about self but nation and people

Pope Francis’ Visit to Africa Comes At a Defining Moment For The Catholic Church

During his planned visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and South Sudan in February 2023, Pope Francis intends to be in dialogue with African Catholics – but also to listen to political leaders and young Africans.

The Nation Needs Oldman Boakai Around As An Elderly Statesman

We, as citizens who the aging Former VP is aspiring to lead, have the right to know the truth about the health conditions of our potential presidents, especially one by his own admission is now 80 years old and fitted with a pacemaker he got due “to the pressures of the 2017 campaign and time as Vice President”.

Africa’s Forgotten Colony in the Sahara

By Paweł Wargan Since 1975, thousands of Sahrawi people have lived in five refugee camps in the Algerian Sahara. They named these camps after cities...

The Waters Are Running Red in Africa’s Great Lakes Region—A War Is Raging We Can’t Ignore Any Longer

By Vijay Prashad In early November, foreign ministers from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Christophe Lutundula Apala Pen’Apala, and Rwanda, Vicent Biruta met in...

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