OXOSI.com, an e-commerce platform for contemporary and luxury African design and Kupanda Holdings held a press conference at the 2nd U.S.-Africa Business Forum held in New York on September 21, 2016 to officially announce their partnership. Kupanda Holdings will … Read More
For her appearance on Good Morning America on September 26, 2016, Lupita wore once again a KibonenNY signature outfit – Blue Neoprene fitted midi dress with the signature “toghu” embroidery. On September 22, Lupita Nyong’o had on one of … Read More
By Isseu Diouf Campbell Members of the African community living in New York are hosting a Voter Registration Drive on September 29, 2016 from 6:30 to 8:30pm at the Malian Center located at 2433 Frederick Douglass Blvd, in Harlem. Despite … Read More
By Isseu Diouf Campbell Harlem’s Fashion Row (HFR) invited on September 10, 2016, fashionites to its Pop-Up Shop held at MIST Harlem. The Pop-Up Shop featured 20 emerging multicultural designers. Harlem’s Fashion Row (HFR) discovers and showcases emerging talent of … Read More
Senior American and African trade officials will meet today in Washington DC, US, for the 2016 Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Forum, which serves as an annual event to review and discuss ways of enhancing trade and investment between … Read More
Human rights group Amnesty International says the authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) have overseen a systematic crackdown on opponents of President Joseph Kabila’s attempt to stay in power beyond the constitutionally mandated second term. In a … Read More
The African Union (AU), the UN, the European Union (EU) and the International Organization of Francophonie (IOF) have expressed grave concern over the recent violent events in Kinshasa and other areas in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where … Read More
Peace and security are vital conditions for security and development, leaders from Africa’s Sahel region told the UN General Assembly on Saturday, laying out their plans to end conflict, counter terrorism and striving to achieve the 2030 Agenda Sustainable … Read More
The Foreign Minister of the Republic of Congo, Jean-Claude Gakosso, on Saturday in New York lauded the new constitution adopted by Congolese people in October last year, saying the document will improve and enhance political, economic and social governance … Read More
Sudan says it will appeal a ruling by a US court of appeals that ordered payment of hundreds of millions of dollars to victims of an American warship, USS Cole, attacked by Al Qaeda in 2000. A Foreign Ministry statement … Read More
Charlotte is on fire. And Black people are in pain yet again as the news of Keith Lamont Scott’s killing hit less than 24 hours after news outlets plastered the video of Terence Crutcher’s murder on TV screens across the … Read More
Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson is extending TPS benefits for beneficiaries of TPS under the designations of Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone for 6 months for the purpose of orderly transition before the designations terminate, effective May 21, 2017. … Read More
President Macky Sall signed three deals worth more than $600 million to boost electricity generation capacity in Senegal with Lekela Power, ContourGlobal and Black Rhino Group on the sidelines of the 2nd U.S. – Africa Business Forum held in … Read More
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Bloomberg Philanthropies and the U.S. Department of Commerce are co-hosting the second U.S.-Africa Business Forum, a day focused on increased trade and investment between the U.S. and African nations on September 21, 2016 at the Plaza Hotel in Manhattan. … Read More
During the opening week of the United Nations General Assembly, The Africa-America Institute will celebrate and recognize the dedication and achievements of Aliko Dangote, President and Chief Executive, Dangote Group, Stephen Hayes, CEO of the Corporate Council on Africa and … Read More
On Monday September 19, at 10 a.m., African Communities Together will host a rally on Foley Square to urge Homeland Security Secretary Johnson to renew TPS for Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. In 2014, President Obama enacted Temporary Protected Status … Read More
Mauritian Prime Minister Anerood Jugnauth will present the Chagos Archipelago issue at the UN General Assembly Summit on Refugees and Migrants, to be held in New York on September 19. Speaking in Port-Louis, the Mauritian capital, Jugnauth expressed his determination … Read More
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday launched ‘Change Begins with Me’ national re-orientation campaign aimed at sanitizing the Nigerian society through citizens’ attitudinal change. Urging Nigerians to shun corruption as a way to achieve a better nation, President Buhari challenged … Read More
Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu is back in the hospital, just days after being discharged following three weeks of treatment for a recurring infection. Tutu, who has been a moral beacon for the entire continent for many years, is 84 and … Read More
