Brazilian funk star Anitta sparks new debate about skin whitening and race Anti-discrimination campaigners say singer appears paler since signing record deal Jonathan Watts,…
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By Syed Tashfin Chowdhury SAVAR, Bangladesh – Around 3:30pm on April 24, the off-white floors of Enam Medical College and Hospital in Savar, on…
By Mark Doyle BBC International Development Correspondent Analysis of cash flows by Hong Kong-based Ghanaian academic Adams Bodomo shows that Africans living outside the…
German Chancellor Angela Merkel may be the dominant force in the eurozone but the Bundesbank, Germany’s powerful central bank, is the power behind the…
Biko Agozino 2013-06-06, Issue 633 Adichie appears to be trying to demonstrate that all novels are full of lies but that readers prefer delightful…
Alex de Waal, March 2013 Many Libyans like to describe their country as the ‘gateway to Africa’, reflecting their ambivalence about their African identity…
By Qu Xing Beijing aims to be a good partner in the continent’s development, says Qu Xing Lamido Sanusi, the governor of the Central…
By A.C. Grayling We should be content not to be burdened with more than we need, writes A.C. Grayling To the harsh dry south…
Things Fall Apart is about the tragic fall of the protagonist, Okonkwo, and the Igbo culture. Okonkwo is a respected and influential leader within…