[column width=”47%” padding=”6%”] The United Democratic Party (UDP) has emerged victorious in Thursday’s parliamentary election in Gambia winning 31 out of the 53 seats in the tiny West African nation’s first free and fair poll in 22 years. According to … Read More
[column width=”47%” padding=”6%”] Diplomats and representatives of the international community gathered on Friday at the African Union (AU) headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, for the 23rd Commemoration of the Rwanda Genocide and paid tribute to the 800,000 lives lost during … Read More
Alhaji Lai Mohammed [column width=”47%” padding=”6%”] Parents and guardians in Nigeria should monitor the activities of their children to prevent them from being recruited by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), which has resorted to targeting vulnerable individuals, … Read More
Esther Lungu [column width=”47%” padding=”6%”] The Secretary General of the opposition Rainbow Party, Wynter Kabimba, has criticised the Chinese Embassy in Zambia for its recent cash donation of 200,000 kwacha to First Lady Esther Lungu’s foundation. ($1US=K9) Kabimba, who has … Read More
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Photos by Isseu Diouf Campbell [column width=”47%” padding=”6%”] ImageNation’s RAW SPACE hosted an evening of short films by women of colour titled BlackGirlMagic on March 16, 2017 in Harlem. The filmmakers featured included Christine Turner, Dana Verde, Sabrina Schmidt Gordon, … Read More
Photos by Isseu Diouf Campbell [column width=”47%” padding=”6%”] Urban Justice Center hosted on March 13, 2017 a panel discussion on the sanctuary city movement at its headquarters in Manhattan. The panel discussion featured NYC Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito; Ravi Ragbir, … Read More
Photos by Isseu Diouf Campbell [column width=”47%” padding=”6%”] Harlem Fashion Week honored Princess Jenkins of the Brownstone during its Opening Night Gala held at the Hamilton Landmark Gallery on February 10, 2017. Several designers including Princess Jenkins showed a sneak … Read More
[column width=”47%” padding=”6%”] “Africa will develop on its own terms, not based on the benevolence of others. And that is the only way we can make development faster and driven by our own needs – with a deep sense of … Read More
[column width=”47%” padding=”6%”] The UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has confirmed the deaths of Michael Sharp and Zaida Catalan, two members of the UN Group of Experts on the Democratic Republic of the Congo who went missing since 12 March, noting … Read More
[column width=”47%” padding=”6%”] Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa and former African Union chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma were among the dignitaries who attended the funeral of struggle stalwart Ahmed Kathrada at Johannesburg’s Westpark Cemetery on Wednesday. The liberation hero who was hospitalized on … Read More
[column width=”47%” padding=”6%”] Zambia’s Non-Governmental Organizations Coordinating Council (NGOCC) is deeply saddened by the Patriotic Front (PF) government’s decision to spend about US$ 222,000 (Kwacha 2 million) on public consultation as to whether the country should pull out of the … Read More
[column width=”47%” padding=”6%”] Against the backdrop of rising discrimination and violence against those perceived as different, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged the international community to stand up against intolerance and build communities that recognize diversity not as a source of … Read More
[column width=”47%” padding=”6%”] Stressing the importance of remembering slavery and slave trade in human history, the legacy of which “resounds down the ages”, the United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, on Friday highlighted the contributions that people of African descent have … Read More
[column width=”47%” padding=”6%”] The African Development Bank (AfDB) will host and co-organize the Energy Week, a series of events that will highlight high-level discussions and partnerships on “lighting up and powering Africa, and unlocking the continent’s huge energy potential”. The … Read More
[column width=”47%” padding=”6%”] Evander Holyfield, the legendary five-time World Heavyweight Boxing Champion, will hold an exhibition boxing match with Nigerian politician Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu in May. The bout will take place in Lagos on May 25, at the Eko … Read More
[column width=”47%” padding=”6%”] Human rights watchdog Amnesty International has lashed out at European governments for last week’s drowning of some 200 migrants in the Mediterranean saying their current strategy of keeping migrants out of Europe is not working. In a … Read More
[column width=”47%” padding=”6%”] As part of efforts to boost rice production in the country, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the Côte d’Ivoire-based Africa Rice Centre (AfricaRice) have commenced the training of 300 farmers across Nigeria in … Read More
By Isseu Diouf Campbell [column width=”47%” padding=”6%”] Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams was joined today by several community leaders at an emergency community response to the murder of Timothy Caughman who was stabbed to death by James Jackson, a 28-year-old … Read More
By Isseu Diouf Campbell [column width=”47%” padding=”6%”] New York City Department of Small Business Services (SBS) Commissioner Gregg Bishop announced this week at A’Dar Lounge in Harlem during a press conference with City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito and Deputy Mayor … Read More
