[column width=”47%” padding=”6%”] Liberation hero and legal giant, Essa Moosa, died at his Cape Town home on Sunday, just hours after South African President Jacob Zuma issued a statement wishing the ailing judge well. He was 76. Moosa who was … Read More
Using smartphones, laptops and other technology to work from home can be a blessing – it does away with rush hour traffic, for example – but it also diminishes personal space and contact with colleagues, according to a new study … Read More
The US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Linda Thomas-Greenfield who on Friday began a two-day (17-19 February) official mission to Gambia attended the inauguration of Gambia’s President Adama Barrow on February 18, in Banjul. A brief statement by … Read More
Newly elected President Adama Barrow officially took on Saturday the oath of office on the Gambian soil as the West African nation celebrated its 52nd independence anniversary. Barrow was initially sworn in on January 19, 2017 at the Gambian Embassy … Read More
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday said he was not happy with the decision by the US government to block former Palestinian Prime Minister, Mr. Salam Fayyad from heading the UN political mission in Libya. Fayyad was the former Palestinian … Read More
Controvert Media, an African tech start-up, has created and is using artificial intelligence robots to automatically write and post news articles on the internet, IT News Africa reported on Wednesday saying the service was tested at the recently-concluded AFCON 2017 … Read More
Kenya’s largest shopping complex opened in Nairobi on Friday, putting the Kenyan capital on the forefront as a leading destination for shoppers, officials said. The Two Rivers Mall, a US$800 million project, expected to host 50,000 shoppers daily, opened doors … Read More
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday said Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have successfully controlled one of the world’s largest and most challenging outbreaks of yellow fever. No new confirmed cases have been reported from … Read More
The Apollo Theater, in partnership with World Music Institute, presents the fifth installment of the Africa Now! concert, celebrating the best of the contemporary African music scene, on Saturday, March 11th, at 8pm. This year’s concert will be hosted by … Read More
One of Rwanda’s genocide suspects, who has lived in the US since 2004 as a naturalized American citizen, is facing deportation following his conviction of some immigration scams. Judicial sources confirmed in Kigali that Gervais Ken Ngombwa was convicted of … Read More
Gambian President Adama Barrow said on Thursday that his government inherited an economy that is virtually bankrupt and stressed that they would need to rescue it immediately. The reality was brought about by mismanagement of state funds by the former … Read More
The Leaders of Mauritania and Guinea-Bissau have suggested that a political solution was the best way to resolve the military and security crisis rocking Libya for years now. In a joint communiqué issued at the end of a two-day working … Read More
The Rwandan ministry of Health on Thursday banned all medical personnel from using their cell phones while at work. In a statement, the ministry said that effective March 1, Rwanda healthcare providers are prohibited from using personal phones during “working … Read More
The Nigerian Federal Government on Thursday acquired the country’s largest indigenous airline, Arik Air, announcing the appointment of a new management. The takeover is a bid to save the country’s troubled aviation industry from total collapse, according to official sources. … Read More
The New York Immigration Coalition received information that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has officially arrested nearly 40 individuals in the greater New York area, as part of a targeted enforcement operation. In a memo dated Saturday, February 11th, ICE … Read More
Chief Judge Sydney R. Thomas In a unanimous decision on Thursday evening, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled to keep in place the temporary restraining order on President Trump’s executive order mandating an immigration travel ban on individuals from … Read More
New York City Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD) Commissioner Bill Chong today announced that applications are open for the 2017 Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP) from Monday, February 6 through Friday, March 17, 2017. The application process was … Read More
Mauritian President Ameenah Gurib-Fakim on Monday said that now is the time for African scientists to play a central role in using African knowledge to solve African problems using African resources. Speaking at a two-day seminar in Port-Louis on ‘Transitioning … Read More
Heads of State and Government of the African Union on Tuesday adopted a resolution renewing the support of the Continent to Mauritius on the Chagos Archipelago in its dispute with the UK. In a communiqué, the Mauritian Foreign Affairs Ministry … Read More
The African Union Chairman, President Alpha Condé of Guinea, has launched a plan to promote the growth of indigenous African multinationals through special initiatives, including tax breaks, special work permits, and special investor services, to accelerate their ability to expand. … Read More
