Africa Day 2026 spotlights power, debt and digital control as Africans redefine sovereignty.

Written by Orvin Kimbrough Freedom was declared. But the news arrived late. And for far too many, the fullness of freedom is ...

A couple of weeks ago, I was in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, witnessing a new phase of Africa – France relations. Several Heads of State,\xa0government officials, investors, entrepreneurs, industry ...

African Liberation Day dates back to its founding in 1958 by Kwame Nkruma. Originally Africa Freedom Day, it was renamed African Liberation Day at an Organisation of African Unity (OAU) meeting in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The African National Congress (ANC), the party that’s led South Africa since the first democratic elections in 1994, has long ...

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — In Southern Africa, where democracy remains relatively stable, elections held in 2024 saw long-governing liberation parties struggling to survive. Across Africa, power ...

In January 2018, African heads of states and governments meeting in Addis Ababa under the African Union waxed lyrical about a plethora of our daily struggles. They recalled, commended, urged, ...

The Center for Constitutional Rights defined Black August as a time designated to commemorate and honor “the freedom fighters, especially those inside the walls of our sprawling prison-industrial ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Beneath the official celebrations, discussions about what liberation truly means continue to unfold across Africa [File: Getty ...

Supporters of the African National Congress at its ‘victory’ rally in Johannesburg ahead of the 2024 general election. Zhang Yudong/Xinhua via Getty Images The African National Congress (ANC), the ...