The presidential council of the Libyan national unity government has urged the international community to honour its commitments to Libya, especially medical support to the armed forces fighting the Islamic State group, Daech. The call was made in a communique … Read More
UN and child charity organizations said 4,000 of South Sudanese children who were separated from their families during conflicts in South Sudan have now been reunified. The milestone was reached when seven-year-old Nyabitu returned to her family home in Kodok … Read More
The Niger Delta Avengers (NDA), the new militant group attacking oil facilities in Nigeria’s Niger Delta region, has blown up another major crude oil line. Military sources said that the militants attacked Obi Obi Brass Trunk line operated by Agip … Read More
[column width=”47%” padding=”6%”] The Ivorian Minister of Education, Mrs Kandia Kamissoko Camara and the General Manager of Global E-Schools and Communities Initiative (GESCI), Jerôme Morrissey, signed last week a partnership agreement to develop an e-learning platform. This e-learning platform named … Read More
South African mobile phone giant, MTN, agreed on Friday to pay a 330 billion naira (US$1.6 billion) fine to the Nigerian government for failing to disconnect customers unregistered in the West African country. The company will pay the fine over … Read More
As part of The White House’s The United State of Women Summit First Lady Michelle Obama will join Oprah Winfrey for a conversation about Trailblazing the Path for the Next Generation of Women on June 14, 2016, at the Walter … Read More
Mayor Bill de Blasio, Deputy Mayor Alicia Glen and Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment Commissioner Julie Menin launched on June 8, 2016, new initiatives to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Mayor’s Office of Film, Theatre, and Broadcasting. During … Read More
The Sudanese Foreign Minister, Ibrahim Ghandour, has said that he and seven other African Foreign ministers will discuss with the UN Security Council (UNSC), on June 9, the position of African countries opposing the International Criminal Court (ICC). The African … Read More
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, beloved as one of the world’s most popular dance companies, will return to Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts for a two-week 15-performance engagement at the David H. Koch Theater June 8th – 19th, 2016. … Read More
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo is to act as President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria for the period President Muhammadu Buhari will be away in London for medical treatment. President Buhari made the disclosure Monday while speaking to journalists at the … Read More
By Craig Urquhart Translated in French by Oumar Diouck
Carver Bank will celebrate one of Harlem’s finest, restaurateur, Melba Wilson on Wednesday, June 8th, 2016, from 6:00pm to 8:00 pm. Chef Melba Wilson will discuss and sign copies of her new book, Melba’s American Comfort: 100 Recipes from My … Read More
Botswana’s software development company Intellegere Media has developed a collection of mobile applications to share and tell the cultural history of each ethnic community in the country. Itumeleng Garebatshabe, Intellegere Holdings founder and CEO said the applications, dubbed Heritage Series … Read More
The multinational oil giant Shell must not be allowed to palm off its responsibility to clean up decades of oil pollution which continues to blight the Niger Delta, human rights watchdog Amnesty International has said ahead of the Nigerian government’s … Read More
The Nigerian government on Saturday announced the recovery over 78.3 billion naira, US$185.1 million, 3.5 million pounds and 11.2 million euros from looted funds between May 29, 2015, and May 25, 2016. (US$1=200 naira). The revelation is contained in a … Read More
Translated in French by Oumar Diouck Botswana has awarded a massive anti-retroviral drugs tender to a British company, ViiV Healthcare, a global specialist HIV company majority owned by GSK, with Pfizer Inc. and Shionogi Limited as shareholders. ViiV Health said … Read More
The European Union (EU) will on June 10, 2016 sign its Economic Partnership Agreement with six member countries of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) after the European Council on Wednesday authorized the signature and provisional application of the deal. … Read More
By Isseu Diouf Campbell Images and quotes of late heavy weight champion Muhammad Ali were projected at the intersection of 125th St. and Saint Nicholas Ave in Harlem on June 5, 2016, a day after Ali died in Phoenix. The … Read More
Heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali who was hospitalized on June 2 with a respiratory condition has died on June 3, 2016 at age 74. Highlights of Muhammad Ali’s life January 17, 1942: Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. was born, in Louisville, Kentucky … Read More
Renowned Ghanaian Sculptor, El Anatsui, has been awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Arts degree by the prestigious Harvard University in the US at its May 26, 365th commencement ceremony for 2016. Prof. Anatsui, who taught at the University of Nigeria, … Read More
