Photos: Giving Back 4 Tomorrow hosts Inaugural African Diaspora Conference in New York
Photos by Isseu Diouf Campbell Giving Back 4 Tomorrow hosted the Inaugural Diaspora Conference on April 29, 2017 in Manhattan with panelists including Khadiatou Diallo of the Amadou Diallo Foundation and Congressman Adriano Espaillat to discuss education and women empowerment. … Read More
Photos: Africa-America Institute hosts screening of Africa’s Great Civilizations at the UN
Photos by Isseu Diouf Campbell Africa-America Institute hosted a screening of highlights from Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr.’ documentary Africa’s Great Civilizations at the United Nations headquarters on April 26, 2017. Related Images:
Video: What immigrant New Yorkers need to do in case of an emergency
By Isseu Diouf Campbell New York City Emergency Management Department Commissioner Joseph Esposito explains what immigrant New Yorkers need to do in case of an emergency during a breakfast hosted by the department for immigrant community leaders at its headquarters … Read More
Photos: Press conference NYCEDC To Award Over A Half-Billion Dollars In Contracts To M/WBE Construction Firms
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Video: New York State agencies have billions of dollars to spend with MWBEs
Counsel to Governor Cuomo Alphonso David talks about opportunities available for MWBE certified firms in New York State Related Images:
Photos: Empire State Development hosts first Regional MWBE Opportunities EXPO in New York City
Photos by Isseu Diouf Campbell Empire State Development, the economic development arm for New York State, hosted its first regional MWBE Opportunities EXPO on April 13, 2017 at Lehman College in the Bronx. The Regional MWBE Expo was designed … Read More
Photos: Private screening of Saving Father
By Isseu Diouf Campbell Actress, screenwriter and executive producer Ebbe Bassey hosted a private screening of her second short film Saving Father on April 8, 2017 in Manhattan. Saving Father is a short narrative film about a daughter trying to … Read More
Photos: Senegalese Diaspora celebrates in New York 57 years of independence
Photos by Isseu Diouf Campbell The Senegalese community of New York City celebrated 57 years of independence at the headquarters of the Association of Senegalese in America in Harlem on April 4, 2017. Several government officials from the Permanent Mission … Read More
Barrow tells Gambians to build nation based on moral, ethical values of Islam
Gambian President Adama Barrow has urged his compatriots to build their nation according to moral and ethical values prescribed by Islam and based on the rule of law and tolerance. “With these values, we will be able to achieve the … Read More
Human Rights Watch says Italy should direct safe rescue operations in Mediterranean
posted in: Africa, Libya/Libye
Italy and other European Union countries should not cede control over rescue operations in international waters to Libyan forces because they have engaged in reckless conduct during recent rescue operations that endangered people in international waters in the Mediterranean, Human … Read More
AUC Chair Moussa Mahamat worried over the rising number of African refugees
posted in: Africa, African Union-Union Africaine
Painting a gloomy picture of the refugee problems confronting Africa, the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Mahamat, on Tuesday warned that the total number of displaced and stateless persons in Africa has drastically increased from 10.2 million to … Read More
Mandela’s treason trial lawyer dies in London
posted in: Africa, South Africa - Afrique du Sud
Tributes are flooding in from around the world for leading South African lawyer Lord Joel Joffe who has died in London at the age of 85. Joffe was born in Johannesburg in 1932 and studied business and law at the … Read More
Ghana: Former gov’t breached constitution in accepting 2 Gitmo detainees – Supreme Court
posted in: African Immigrant New Yorkers
Ghana’s Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that the acceptance by the previous government of President John Dramani Mahama of two ex-Guantanamo Bay prisoners in January 2016 was unconstitutional. By a 6-1 majority decision the court ordered the new government to, … Read More
Stars join UNICEF’s Super Dads campaign to celebrate fatherhood
Stars from the world of entertainment and sports joined Super Dads, a new UNICEF initiative launched for Father’s Day to celebrate fatherhood, and highlight the importance of love, play, protection and good nutrition for the healthy development of young children’s … Read More
Early marriage and teenage pregnancy get in the way of education for African girls
posted in: Africa
Millions of pregnant and married adolescent girls across many African countries are being denied education because of discriminatory policies and practices, Human Rights Watch said on Friday, on the Day of the African Child. More than 49 million girls are … Read More
‘No limit’ to cruelty of traffickers in Libya, says UN agencies
posted in: Africa, Libya/Libye
Two United Nations agencies have voiced ‘deep concern’ for the safety of hundreds of migrants and refugees – including many children – held captive by smugglers or criminal gangs at an unknown location in Libya after videos showing their abuse … Read More
AU condemns assassination of the wife of Lesotho’s PM Thomas Thabane
posted in: Africa, African Union-Union Africaine, Lesotho
African Union Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat was shocked and saddened by the assassination of Lipolelo Alice Thabane, wife of Lesotho’s Prime Minister Thomas Thabane at Ha Masana village, in the outskirts of the capital, Maseru, on 14 June 2017. … Read More
Air Mauritius posts profit worth 26.9 million euros
posted in: Africa, Mauritius/Ile Maurice
The Mauritian national carrier, Air Mauritius, recorded a 26.9 million euro profit in the financial year ended 31 March 2017 as compared to 15.4 million euro for the previous year, the company revealed on Monday. In a communique it published … Read More
Gambian consumers call for price control of commodities
Gambian consumers of various commodities in the commercial city of Serekunda are calling on the government of President Adama Barrow to introduce price control measures to address the high cost of commodities. A large number of consumers at the busy … Read More