Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan to agree Nile dam deal ‘in two weeks’
Image Source Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan will agree a deal to fill the giant Blue Nile dam in two to…
Political and Social Commentary
The science behind the eucalyptus tree ban in Kenya’s wetlands
As the world marked Desertification and Drought Day on 17 June 2020, Africa Check revisited a persistent question about the impact of…
How a Somali community took on a Minnesota meatpacking plant to contain a Covid-19 outbreak
Six years ago, then 27-year-old Nimo Ibrahim started her new job deboning chickens at Pilgrim’s Pride in Cold Spring, Minnesota.…
Sixty Years since Patrice Lumumba’s historical Speech at Ceremony of the Proclamation of the Congo’s Independence
Men and women of the Congo, Victorious independence fighters, I salute you in the name of the Congolese Government. I…
The knee on George Floyd’s neck is the same knee that justified colonialism in Africa
Image Source Ever since I saw the video of the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on the 25th May—killed…
Africa’s looted artifacts are being put up for sale during the global economic crisis
Image Source Thousands of artifacts looted from African towns over a century ago line European and British Museums and institutions.…