Nkrumah, Congo and the unfinished question of what political power must do for the people. I…
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KWAME NKRUMAH MEMORIAL LECTURES DELIVERED BY KWESI PRATT, JNR — DAY (2) UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2026
KWAME NKRUMAH, YESTERDAY, TODAY AND TOMORROW: PERSPECTIVES ON CONSTITUTIONALISM, DEVELOPMENT AND PAN-AFRICANISM A Presentation By Kwesi…
KWAME NKRUMAH MEMORIAL LECTURES DAY ONE, BY KWESI PRATT, JNR. KWAME NKRUMAH, YESTERDAY, TODAY AND TOMORROW
KWAME NKRUMAH MEMORIAL LECTURES — DAY ONE UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2026. THEME:…
Theresa Boateng Urges African Youth to Lead the Fight for Reparatory Justice
By Theresa Boateng African youth must become the intellectual and political engine of the global reparations…
ASUU threatens nationwide strike over unpaid salaries, agreement
By Deborah Tolu-Kolawole The Academic Staff Union of Universities has threatened to resume its suspended nationwide strike…
Senegal IMF row deepens Faye-Sonko split
Senegal’s $2.2bn IMF plan deepens the Faye-Sonko split as MPs challenge sovereignty, debt reform and parliamentary…
Ethics enters Africa-Caribbean trade debate
Africa–Caribbean businesses are being urged to turn ethical conduct, trust and sustainability into sources of long-term…
The Smile Was the Warning
Tshisekedi in Jerusalem and the dangerous marriage of faith, foreign policy and political survival I was…
POLITICAL PARTY FUNDING: Cash for power, Democracy’s unequal bargain
Dr. Reneva Fourie Money is increasingly shaping South Africa’s political landscape. The Electoral Commission’s first quarter…
The Gun and the Olive Branch: Anti-Colonial Armed Struggle from South Africa to Palestine
Drawing on South Africa’s anti-apartheid struggle, Ronnie Kasrils examines how armed resistance, mass mobilization, underground organization…
Ghana term-limit row widens beyond court
Ghana’s term-limit battle widens as five Supreme Court cases collide with calls for constitutional amendment by Editorial…
Senegal launches lower-cost sickle cell drug
Senegal launches lower-cost DREPAF hydroxyurea, expanding sickle cell treatment while evidence challenges an Africa-first claim by Editorial…
Op-Ed: Nigeria’s digital future needs trust
Nigeria’s digital future depends on pairing innovation with moral leadership, accountable institutions and shared prosperity, writes…
Trust tests Africa-Caribbean trade ambitions
Africa-Caribbean trade ambitions face a trust test as businesses push for stronger commercial ties, investment and…
Op-Ed: Tunisia must let youth shape reform
Tunisia cannot build its next chapter with institutions designed for another age. Giving young people genuine…
Tinubu fights FBI records disclosure
Tinubu asks a US court to uphold FBI and DEA redactions in a widening FOIA battle…
Ethiopia Presidency Plan Sparks Power Fears
Ethiopia’s executive presidency proposal draws unity claims and warnings over Abiy’s power, with constitutional approval still…
Slavery Reparations: UN panel demands action
A UN committee demands action on slavery’s lasting harms, backing reparations through existing treaty duties without…
South Africa is learning a very important lesson in the uselessness of Xenophobia.
A report by Nicholas Mwangi says that South Africa’s unemployment crisis has deepened despite the violent…
The Managing Editor of The Insight, Kwesi Pratt Jnr, will deliver the 15th Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Lecture at the University of Cape Coast.
Veteran media practitioner and Managing Editor of The Insight, Kwesi Pratt Jnr, will deliver the 15th…
African clergy condemn Israel’s actions in Gaza
CATHOLIC clergy from seven African countries, including Zimbabwe, have accused the Government of Israel of committing…
South Africa submits dossier to the ICJ on Israel’s non-compliance with Provisional Measures Orders
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has issued three legally binding Provisional Measures Orders against Israel…
The Economics of Thomas Sankara: The Eighth Pan-Africa Newsletter (2026)
\What does liberation require when poverty has been engineered by history, dependency is sold as development,…
AU Chairmanship: President Mahama Receives Five Monumental Reports Ahead Of Historic 2027 Tenure
BY Phalonzy🖊️ A High-Level Committee of Experts established by His Excellency President John Dramani Mahama to…
BREAKING: Veteran Nollywood Actor Taiwo Hassan ‘Ogogo’ Is Dead
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that popular Nollywood actor, Taiwo Hassan, better known as Ogogo, is dead. The…
The Lion has not left: Paul Biya’s long goodbye
Cameroon is being governed from a Geneva hotel suite. Biya has been absent for 64 days,…
REVOLUTIONARY SOCIALIST MOVEMENT (RSM)STOP THE POLITICAL KILLINGS IN OSUN!…
REVOLUTIONARY SOCIALIST MOVEMENT (RSM)STOP THE POLITICAL KILLINGS IN OSUN!PROSECUTE THOSE WHO THREATEN OPPOSITION SUPPORTERS — END…
Fẹlá: An Evergreen Icon in a Changing World
Fẹlá Aníkúlápò-Kutì used to be called an àbàmì ẹ̀dá by millions of people in his lifetime.…
Africa’s last absolute monarch summons young Swazi women to dance bare-breasted at August festival, will pick one as wife
The Communist Party of Swaziland has called on the people to reject the festival, noting that…
The Future – We Build It Now: The Seventh Pan-Africa Newsletter (2026)
Ghana has gold but mining communities are poor, oil but fuel burdens workers: veteran socialist Kwesi…
South Africa, Ghana and Ethiopia hit as South American nation announces sweeping diplomatic pullback from Africa
Colombia’s president-elect, Abelardo De La Espriella, has announced plans to close the country’s embassies in South…
529 Nigerians Still in Kidnappers’ Captivity Despite Recent Rescue Successes — Report
A new report by Sunday Vanguard says at least 529 Nigerians remain in captivity following a…
On Reparations: A Conversation with Kwesi Pratt Jr.
By Kwesi Pratt Jr., Robin Jaspert (Posted Jul 20, 2026) On March 25, 2026, Ghanaian president John Dramani Mahama introduced…
Ona Judge: Suffering in freedom, than comfort in presidential slavery, By Owei Lakemfa
In Portsmouth, she found work as a domestic labourer, undoubtedly a punishing and physically draining job,…
Iyabo Obasanjo: The visiting politician from US, by Owei Lakemfa
Senator Iyabo Obasanjo, the United States–based daughter of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, came visiting Nigeria. An academic, she…
Our sister, Ruth First, By Owei Lakemfa
Although an exile, a mother of three, journalist, researcher and author, the Apartheid regime identified First…
Victors, victims and witnesses: 250 years of US triumphalism, By Owei Lakemfa
The US inherited a war DNA from Britain. This is apparent in the fact that of…
Macron proposes international scientific initiative on reparatory justice and slavery legacy
French President Emmanuel Macron has called for the establishment of an international scientific initiative to support…
Presentation By Kwesi Pratt Jnr, General Secretary of the Socialist Movement of Ghana (SMG) to the High Level Consultative Conference on the Next Steps to the Landmark United Nations Resolution on the Trafficking of Enslaved AfricansFriday, June 19, 2026
Distinguished guests, excellencies, representatives of governments, scholars, activists, members of civil society, brothers and sisters from…