African Services Committee’s Immigrant Community Law Center, or ICLC, is hosting a post-election info session event for the immigrant community on November 14, 2016 from 6 pm to 7:30 pm at African Services Committee’s third floor conference room. ICLC attorneys … Read More
Visiting South Sudan, the United Nations envoy on genocide prevention on Friday warned that the African country was at risk of plunging into “an outright ethnic war” and of genocide being committed. “I am dismayed to report that what I … Read More
[Gambia’s Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) on Thursday approved three candidates for the country presidential election on December 1, 2016. They are Mamma Kandeh of Gambia Democratic Congress (GDC), Adama Barrow, an independent candidate backed by eight political parties, and incumbent … Read More
A new militant group, Adaka Boro Avengers, on Thursday gave oil companies in Nigeria’s Niger Delta a seven days ultimatum to vacate the region or be ready for “total calamity” on staff and oil installations. In a statement signed by … Read More
Mauritania’s appeals court must quash jail terms of up to 15 years handed down to 13 anti-slavery activists and release them from prison immediately, Amnesty International has said ahead of their hearing Monday. “This is an open and shut case … Read More
The Nigerian military on Saturday said no ransom was paid for last month’s release of 21 abducted school girls from Chibok Girls Secondary School. Describing media reports that a ransom was paid as “unsubstantiated,” Nigerian Defence spokesman, Brigadier General Rabe … Read More
By Dr. Mary T. Bassett A few days ago, I overheard a woman in Brooklyn saying proudly that she and her two children have never gotten the flu shot, and have never gotten sick. Her statement – the equivalent of … Read More
Bertha Lewis and members of the Black Leadership Action Coalition (BLAC) joined together on Monday evening at the organization’s headquarters in Manhattan to phone New Yorkers and remind them to exercise the civic duty that so many before them fought … Read More
Gambia’s first independent, female presidential aspirant, Dr. Isatou Touray has, after backing out of the race for election, announced her support to Adama Barrow as the opposition coalition’s flag bearer. In a press statement, Touray said she unreservedly endorsed Barrow’s … Read More
A number of children and pregnant women were among the 240 people reported to have drowned off the coast of Libya while attempting to cross the Mediterranean Sea last week, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Friday. In a … Read More
Expressing concern over what they called an “unjustified” ban on protests in Kinshasa, the capital of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), a group of UN human rights experts on Thursday called on the authorities to protect the fundamental rights of … Read More
The amount of net financial assistance going to help developing countries fight climate change has been miscounted by tens of billions of dollars, according to a new Oxfam report released on the eve of the United Nations Climate Change Conference … Read More
Apartheid-era politician Clive Derby-Lewis, who nearly sparked a full-blown race war on the eve of South Africa’s first all-race elections, passed away on Thursday after a long battle with lung cancer. The 80-year-old who was released on medical parole last … Read More
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If you are planning on celebrating Halloween this year these are a few safety tips that the NYPD wants you to keep in mind. -Children should wear flame resistant costumes that allow them to move their arms and walk freely … Read More
The estimated US$50 billion being lost annually by Africa due to illicit financial flows should be a source of concern to the continent, especially as access to finance and capital was a key constraint to growth and economic development, Rwanda’s … Read More
The African Leadership Network, a community of some of the most dynamic and influential leaders working to create change in Africa and aiming to contribute towards Africa’s prosperity by strengthening relationships between leaders, will hold its annual gathering from November … Read More
Heritiaina Randriamananatahina, 22-year-old agriculture entrepreneur from Madagascar was Wednesday declared winner of the US$25,000 Anzisha Grand Prize for African Youth Entrepreneurship. In a statement, the organisers, African Leadership Academy and The MasterCard Foundation disclosed that the winner emerged out of … Read More
Despite the recent withdrawal of some foreign airlines from Nigeria due to the economic recession, Ethiopian Airlines (ET), the largest and leading pan-African airline, Tuesday said it would continue its scheduled operations in Nigeria. Speaking in Lagos at an event … Read More
