From NOAA Stretch of consecutive above-normal seasons continues November 26, 2019The 2019 Atlantic hurricane season, which ends on November 30, was marked by tropical activity that churned busily from mid-August through October. The season produced 18 named storms, including six hurricanes of which three were “major” (Category 3, 4 or 5). NOAA’s outlook called for […]
5 Caribbean mother tongues that developed from West African languages
February 24, 2019 by Leave a Comment
By Elizabeth Ofosuah Johnson from Face2Face Africa Africa and the Caribbean share a strong bond through history that has affected both lands. Today, close to 70% of people from the Caribbean trace their roots to Africa with the majority closely linked to West Africa, some parts of Central Africa and a smaller percentage from East […]
West Africa embraces Caribbean islands for mutual development
December 10, 2017 by Leave a Comment
BY DANIEL ABUGAH From Face2Face Africa The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States have renewed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed since the year 2000 to foster cooperation and mutual development. The signing of the document was done by the ECOWAS Commission president, Marcel […]
St. Vincent’s Deputy PM critisises Caribbean-EU trade agreement
April 27, 2016 by Leave a Comment
By Kenton X. Chance From iWitness News DAKAR, Senegal (CMC) – Senegal on Tuesday urged the African continent to ratify the regionalEconomic Partnership Agreements (EPA) with the European Union,even as one Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country is expressing regret as having done so. Addressing the opening of the 103rd Council of Ministers meeting of the African, […]
Slave traders carried deadly blood parasite from Africa to New World, study finds
February 22, 2016 by Leave a Comment
By Tyler MacDonald The Schistosoma mansoni parasite made its way to the New World through the slave trade, according to a new study. The team used genome analysis to pinpoint when two of the Schistosoma parasite’s species split from each other, which overlapped with the beginning of the Century Atlantic Slave Trade. (Photo : Twitter/SarahWardAU) […]
Burkina Faso coup sparks deadly street protests
September 17, 2015 by Leave a Comment
From BBC Presidential guard officers in Burkina Faso have seized power in a coup, with reports of more than 10 deaths amid protests in the capital, Ouagadougou. A close ally of former President Blaise Compaore has been named the country’s new leader, state television reports. The US, France and African Union (AU) condemned the coup […]
Deep-sea asphalt mounds found off West African coast
December 16, 2014 by Leave a Comment
From Planet Earth Scientists have discovered a large area of the deep seabed strewn with mounds of asphalt off the coast of Angola, hosting rich animal life. This is the first such discovery in the Atlantic proper or in the Southern Hemisphere, and the first time the creatures living around them have been studied in […]
Ebola: Why such Indifference to West Africa?
October 9, 2014 by Leave a Comment
By Sir Ronald Sanders From Caribbean360 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Thursday October 9, 2014 – Is the global response to Ebola in West Africa indifference? Whatever it is, the response of governments has been abysmal with the single exception of Cuba whose government has sent medical assistance disproportionately large to its size and resources. While the US […]
