Africa in Harlem

The City of New York mourns the loss of team member Pedro Frisneda

The City of New York is grieving the sudden loss of Venezuelan American Pedro Frisneda, who passed away on April 20, 2024, at the age of 53. Pedro Frisneda held significant roles within... Read More

ASA and ABISA Facilitate Repatriation of Three Migrant Bodies to Senegal

Photos and video: Isseu Diouf Campbell Code NGom, Ndongo Sarry, and Abdoulaye NDoye dreamed of a better life for themselves and their family, which they hoped they could fulfill in the United States.... Read More

City kicks off 20th Immigrant Heritage Week celebrating long-term and new immigrant New Yorkers

Photo: City Of New York  On April 16, 2024, Manuel Castro, Commissioner of the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs, launched the 20th annual Immigrant Heritage Week with a campaign Celebrating the City of... Read More

City of New York launches “Project Home” to swiftly connect victims of domestic violence with permanent housing

Photo credit: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office On April 15, 2024, New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Department of Social Services (DSS) Commissioner Molly Wasow Park announced “Project Home,” a... Read More

President Bassirou Diomaye Faye on Official Visit to Touba and Tivaouane

On Monday, April 15, 2024, the head of state, Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye, made an official visit to Touba, the capital of the Mouride Brotherhood, and then to Tivaouane, the religious city of... Read More

Senator Cordell Cleare partners with Muslim leaders to host 3rd Eid al-Fitr celebration in Harlem

Photos credit: Isseu Diouf Campbell State Senator Cordell Cleare partnered, on April 13th, 2024, with Muslim community leaders City Councilmember Yusef Salaam and Assemblyman Charles D. Fall, Assemblywoman Inez E. Dickens, Manhattan Borough... Read More

Afrikana celebrates Eid-al-Fitr with the Harlem community

Photos credit: Isseu Diouf Campbell Afrikana, a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting African migrants and founded by New York immigrant Adama Bah, marked Eid-al-Fitr with a festive celebration in Harlem. The event featured... Read More

African Muslim New Yorkers celebrate Eid-al-Fitr on April 10, 2024

Photos credit: Isseu Diouf Campbell and Mohamed Sarr African Muslim New Yorkers celebrated Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan, on April 10, 2024. Related Images: Read More

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