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
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
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
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
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
Cairn Energy, one of Europe’s leading oil and gas exploration companies drilling for oil offshore Senegal, has announced the results of a successful appraisal well offshore the West African country. “Rig performance continues to be excellent and operations have been … Read More
[column width=”47%” padding=”6%”] U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has arrested the past 3 months more than 41,000 individuals who are either known or suspected of being in the country illegally. This reflects an increase of 37.6 percent over the … Read More
By Mayor Bill de Blasio Too many of our public school students and their families are living in fear. They don’t know how new immigration policies coming from Washington might affect them. They worry about what might happen if Immigration … Read More
An estimated 3,000 Annual Meetings attendees will get a chance to see the work of African designers at the 2017 Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank (AfDB) in India, from 22 – 26 May. Beautifully dressed models will walk … Read More
The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Fatou Bensouda told on Monday the United Nations Security Council that her Office is considering launching an investigation into alleged migrant-related crimes in Libya, including human trafficking. “My Office continues to collect … Read More
Photos by Isseu Diouf Campbell West African street vendor Souleymane Porgo regained consciousness yesterday evening at the intensive care unit of Lincoln Hospital. His brother Issa, a cab driver who has not been to work since the incident occurred said … Read More
By Isseu Diouf Campbell In a video that captured the assault of West African street vendor Souleymane Porgo, you see Porgo collapse and hear the sound of his skull hit very hardly the ground. Porgo was attacked by a group … Read More
By Isseu Diouf Campbell New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) President and CEO James Patchett announced at a press conference last month that nearly $80 million in projects are already in the pipeline to be awarded to McKissack and McKissack, … Read More
