African Development Bank (AfDB) Group President Akinwumi Adesina has called on the 2017 Mandela Washington Fellows for Côte d’Ivoire to research and develop innovative ideas that will move Africa forward. Adesina gave the charge when he hosted 18 Ivorian recipients … Read More
Voicing concern over the lack of progress on the part of the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to undertake credible investigations into widespread allegations of rights violations and abuses in the Kasai Central and Kasai Oriental … Read More
Even though digital multinational enterprises – Internet and e-commerce platforms such as Uber, Instagram and Facebook – witnessed “dramatic” growth over the past few years, more than 60 of the top 100 such ventures were concentrated in three countries (the … Read More
Amid growing concern for the safety of migrants, particularly in Africa, as they undertake extreme risks in hopes of a better future or to escape violence and persecution, a high-level body established by the United Nations development arm in the … Read More
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) announced this week the death of its Executive Director, Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin. Dr. Osotimehin, 68, passed away suddenly at his home on Sunday night. He was 68 years old. “With profound sadness, UNFPA, the … Read More
In a single round of voting on Friday, the United Nations General Assembly elected Côte d’Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Kuwait, Peru and Poland as non-permanent members of the Security Council for the next two years. They will fill seats to be … Read More
The South African government has stripped the citizenship of assassin Janusz Walus, who nearly plunged the country into a full-blown race war on the eve of the country’s first democratic elections. Walus is currently serving a life sentence for the … Read More
The official opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) on Saturday announced the suspension of its former leader following a Twitter scandal. Party leader Mmusi Maimane said Western Cape premier Helen Zille refused to apologize to the country for her tweets on colonialism. … Read More
President Uhuru Kenyatta on Tuesday flagged off the first standard gauge railway cargo train at Port Reitz in the Kenyan coastal city of Mombasa, about 500 km southeast of the capital, Nairobi. He said the move showed how the country … Read More
Deputy Director of Medical Services Dr. Annah Wamae, said it is time Kenyan doctors and medical specialists advertised their services to curb the tendencies of Kenyans to seek treatment in South Africa and India, among other countries. She said the … Read More
At a recent meeting in Bogotá, Colombia, the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) board assessed the performance of its 51 implementing countries against the EITI standard and found Ghana, Mauritania and Sao Tome and Principe to have made “meaningful progress”. … Read More
Two African fashion designers of international repute, Pathé’O, Burkinabe-born Ivorian, and Nigerien Sidahmed Alphadi, have pleaded the cause of African cotton, a precondition if the textiles industry in Africa is to flourish. The two African designers voiced these views on … Read More
Much more wealth is leaving Africa, the world’s most impoverished continent than is entering it, according to a new research into total financial flows into and out of Africa. The study by a coalition of UK and African equality and … Read More
“With 65% of the world’s uncultivated land, Africa will determine the future of food for the world and there is gold in the dirt, if only we will see it,” said the African Development Bank (AfDB) President, Akinwumi Adesina, on … Read More
After 54 years, the building of the unity of the African peoples is still a major task while the challenges, which Africans must take up collectively, keep increasing, African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat said Thursday as the … Read More
Members States of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday elected Ethiopian Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus as the new Director-General of the UN health agency. Dr. Ghebreyesus was nominated by the Government of Ethiopia, and will begin his five-year term … Read More
The new Governor of the Central Bank of The Gambia, Bakary Jammeh, has vowed to implement orders freezing the accounts of former President Yahya Jammeh following the issuance of court orders. In an exclusive interview in Ahmedabad, India, where he … Read More
By Isseu Diouf Campbell Ruben Diaz Jr. welcomes Mayor de Blasio and his team to the Bronx during City Hall in Your Borough week Related Images:
On Tuesday, May 23, Mayor Bill de Blasio and Bronx Borough President Ruben Díaz, Jr. will host a City Resource Fair during City Hall in Your Borough week. Top representatives from City Hall, the Department of Transportation, Department of Finance, … Read More
On the occasion of Africa Day, celebrated every year on May 25, the African Member States group at UNESCO is organizing an African Week, which will run from May 22 to 24, 2017. The Week, dedicated to the reflection and … Read More
