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Photos: Opening Night of the Mackey Twins Art Gallery’s “Art’s Conscience II”
Photo credit: Isseu Diouf Campbell [column width=”47%” padding=”6%”] “Art’s Conscience II”, an exhibition by the tri-state area’s largest collection of exclusive works by artists of color run from October 31 to November 30 at the Interchurch Center Gallery in Manhattan. … Read More
AU prepares launch of AfricaCDC
posted in: Africa, African Union-Union Africaine
Senior staff members of the African Union (AU) on Thursday were busy on the second day of their meeting in the Tanzanian offshore island of Zanzibar to complete plans and procedures for rapid response by the Africa Centres for Disease … Read More
Nigerian government to reward corruption whistle-blowers
The Nigerian Federal Government on Wednesday approved a new policy on whistle-blowing that aims to encourage Nigerians to report financial and other related crimes to relevant authorities. The highlight of the policy is that whistle-blowers whose revelations lead to recovery … Read More
Zambia removes duty on imported copper concentrates
posted in: Africa, Zambia /Zambie
ActionAid Zambia, branch of a global movement of people working to further human rights and fight poverty, said Friday it was saddened to see the Zambian government yielding to industry pressure through the removal of 7.5 percent duty on importation … Read More
East African countries moving toward Monetary Union
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Five EAC countries — Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi, and Rwanda – have joined forces with the aim of forming a single currency area by 2024. Since the project’s inception in 2000, these countries have been laying the groundwork for greater … Read More
Photos: Harlem Church opens free mental health center with First Lady Chirlane McCray
Photo credit: Isseu Diouf Campbell First Corinthian Baptist Church (FCBC) marked on December 15, 2016, the official opening of the HOPE Center, a new facility on West 116th street in Harlem that will offer free hands-on, high-quality mental health counseling … Read More
WE NYC celebrates one year of providing free crucial services to women entrepreneurs
Mayor Bill de Blasio and Department of Small Business Services Commissioner Gregg Bishop announced on December 14, 2016 that nearly 1,500 women have been reached through the City’s WE NYC program, a new program connecting women entrepreneurs with the resources … Read More
Withstanding rain, thousands march and rally to support Immigrant New York
On Sunday, December 18th, withstanding rain, thousands of New Yorkers came out on globally recognized International Migrants Day to attend “The March for Immigrant New York”. Organized by the New York Immigration Coalition and sponsored by 85 organizations representing immigrant … Read More
Gambia-Gambie: “ECOWAS leaders will enforce result of Gambian presidential election”
posted in: Africa, Gambia-Gambie
The Authority of Heads of States of the Economic Community of West African Sates (ECOWAS) says it will enforce the result of The Gambia presidential election on December 1, which saw Mr. Adama Barrow emerging as the president-elect. In a … Read More
Ethiopia-Ethiopie: PM Hailemariam Desalegn switches on 1870 MW hydropower plant
posted in: Africa, Ethiopia-Ethiopie
Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn on Saturday inaugurated the 1870 Megawatt Gibe III hydropower plant, reiterating the country’s determination to be a green energy hub in the East African region. He described the inauguration of the 1.5 billion Euros hydropower … Read More
Africa50 to develop solar power project in Nigeria
Africa50, the infrastructure fund for Africa, has signed a joint development agreement for an 80 MW (AC) solar photovoltaic independent power project in Nigeria, the African Development Bank (AfDB) has announced. The project, near Dutse in Jigawa state, will be … Read More
Photos: Applause Africa 6th annual African Diaspora Awards
Applause Africa hosted its sixth annual African Diaspora Awards (ADA) on Saturday, December at Florence Gould Hall, in Manhattan. The ADA Awards ceremony celebrated Africans who have impacted and inspired the African community within the U.S. and around the world. … Read More
Immigrants, you are safe in New York City!
By Isseu Diouf Campbell Mayor Bill de Blasio met with members of the ethnic media in a recent roundtable at City Hall to reassure concerned immigrant New-Yorkers following the election of a new president that New York City will remain … Read More
Gambia’s president-elect Adama Barrow says there will be no fresh elections
posted in: Africa, Gambia-Gambie
Gambia’s President-elect Adama Barrow said on Saturday that there will be no fresh elections and the transfer of power shall be effective in January according to the Constitution. “I call on President Yahya Jammeh to respect the clear verdict of … Read More
Ghana elects Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo as new president
Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, who will become Ghana’s fifth president of the Fourth Republic when he is sworn in on 7 January 2017, is a lawyer, politician and human rights activist. He was born in Accra on 29 March, 1944. … Read More
African Union holds historic debate for top Commission post
posted in: Africa
Five candidates racing for the post of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC) met on Friday for a podium debate on how they intend to handle some of the pressing political, economic and social challenges facing Africa ahead … Read More
Civil society demands greater voice on AfDB-funded projects
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Civil Society Organizations (CSO) have demanded a greater voice in determining priorities to be used in selecting projects being financed by the African Development Bank (AfDB) at the start of a three-day session in Nairobi on Wednesday. The representatives of … Read More
South Africa celebrates 20th anniversary of historic Constitution
posted in: Africa, South Africa - Afrique du Sud
On Saturday, South Africa marked the 20th anniversary of the country’s Constitution which marked the end of apartheid and the birth of democracy. The document is widely acclaimed to be one of the most progressive and transformative constitutions in the … Read More