93,000 fake voters discovered in Nigerian State

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  Attahiru Jega, Chairman of the Nigeria Independent National Electoral Commission – Photo: Leadership.ng Lagos, Nigeria – Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced here Monday that it had uncovered over 93,000 fake voters in the South East Anambra State, ahead … Read More

Nigerian university celebrates top ranking

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Obafemi Awolowo University  The authorities of the Obafemi Awolowo University in Nigeria’s South-west town of Ile-Ife are celebrating the ranking of the public university as the best in Nigeria and eighth in Africa by the Spain-based research group Cybermetrics Lab. … Read More

Africa has no excuse to keep women impoverished – President Kikwete

  Tanzanian President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete – Photo: Matthew Jordaan / Mediapix There is no excuse for women in Africa to continue bearing the disproportionate burden of poverty, Tanzanian President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete said here Tuesday. “Our women are not … Read More

Muslim leaders honored at Annual Iftar

L-R: Dr. Sarah Sayeed, Imam Souleimane Konaté, Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer, Zead Ramadan, president of CAIR NY, and Papa Dramé By Isseu Diouf Campbell Translated in French by Aisha Dabo On Wednesday, July 31st 2013, the Council on American Islamic Relations NY, … Read More

The Murid brotherhood celebrates Shaykh Ahmadou Bamba Day in New York City

L-R: Shaykh Cheikhouna Mbacke with Shaykh Mame Mor MBacke (in white) on  Shaykh Ahmadou Bamba Day By Isseu Diouf Campbell Translated in French by Aisha Dabo On July 28, 2013, hundreds of members of the Murid brotherhood marched in the streets of Harlem … Read More

Africa Fashion Week returns to New York City

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Model at African Fashion Week New York 2013 By Isseu Diouf Campbell and Utibe MBagwu Translated in French by Aisha Dabo Several designers of the African diaspora, came from all corners of the world to showcase their individual talents and … Read More

Scott Stringer invites immigration experts to a roundtable in Harlem

L-R: Amanda Lugg, Angela Fernandez, Deputy Borough President Rosemonde Pierre-Louis, and Virgilio Oscar Aran By Isseu Diouf Campbell and Utibe MBagwu Translated in French by Aisha Dabo Manhattan Borough president Scott Stringer co-sponsored on Saturday, June 29, 2013, the Immigration Reform … Read More

Robert De Niro attends Mandela Day Reception in New York

L-R: Robert De Niro sitting next to  Andrew Mlangeni By Isseu Diouf Campbell and Utibe MBagwu Translated in French by Aisha Dabo July 18, 2013 chronicled the 95th birthday of political activist and former South African president, Nelson Mandela. On … Read More

World Leaders Celebrate Mandela’s 95th Birthday at the United Nations

Activist and friend of Nelson Mandela Andrew Mlangeni By Isseu Diouf Campbell and Utibe MBagwu Translation in French by Aisha Dabo The United Nations hosted a special meeting on July 18th, 2013, Nelson Mandela International Day, memorializing the South African leader’s … Read More

Trayvon Martin supporters call for action

Protesters at Union Square Park By Isseu Diouf Campbell and Utibe MBagwu Translation in French by Aisha Dabo On Sunday, July 14, 2013, crowds around the world took to the streets to protest George Zimmerman’s acquittal for the shooting of … Read More

Obama calls for calm after not guilty verdict in Zimmerman trial

President Barack Obama By Isseu Diouf Campbell While many Americans, still in disbelief over the not guilty verdict in the Zimmerman trial are calling for protests, President Obama calls for calm in a statement released by the White House. “The … Read More

Harry Belafonte honored at Harlem Renaissance Day of Commitment Leadership Breakfast

L-R: Rev. Dr. Calvin Butts, III, Harry Belafonte and students of the Thurgood Marshall Academy Lower School By Isseu Diouf Campbell and Utibe MBagwu On June 19, 2013, the Abyssinian Development Corporation hosted its nineteenth Harlem Renaissance Day of Commitment Leadership … Read More

The African Union hosts 50-year celebration in New York

L-R: Madam Kogba-Somda, Tageldin Hamad, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Ambassador Alemu and Ambassador Téte Antonio, Permanent Observer of the Mission of the African Union to the United Nations By Isseu Diouf Campbell The African Union celebrated in New York City the … Read More

A Better Chance celebrates 50 years of nurturing talent in communities of color

L-R: Ron Pressman, Roger W. Ferguson Jr., Sandra E. Timmons, and Theo Killion By Enajite Esegine and Isseu Diouf Campbell When in 1963, President John F. Kennedy demanded that, “the country provide a chance for every child to be educated to … Read More

Photo of the Moment: Barack Obama at the presidential palace in Senegal

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President Barack Obama entering the presidential palace in Dakar, Senegal. Photo Credit AP Related Images:

Photo of the Moment: Barack Obama in Senegal

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R-L: Senegalese president Macky Sall, first lady Michelle Obama, Barack Obama and first lady Marieme Faye at the airport in Senegal. Photo Credit AFP Related Images:

Adiree gets ready for Africa Fashion Week NY 2013

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Models By Isseu Diouf Campbell  and Robert Cooper Adiree, the producer of Africa Fashion Week NY 2013 and Pikolinos, a Spanish shoe brand hosted an African Fashion Pop Up Shop event on June 14, 2013 in Manhattan. Many fashion lovers … Read More

Hundreds of New Yorkers pay tribute to ancestors of the Middle Passage

Participants By Enajite Esegine and Utibe Mbagwu On an overcast day in Brooklyn, a crowd of New Yorkers is sitting on the Coney Island Boardwalk overlooking the Atlantic waterfront. They are waiting for the 24th Annual Tribute to Our Ancestors … Read More

The MacDella Cooper Foundation invests in Liberia’s future

L-R: Model Georgie Badiel, Dr. Jane Aronson, and MacDella Cooper By Isseu Diouf Campbell Liberian-born philanthropist MacDella Cooper took the challenge to provide orphans and abandoned children in post war Liberia with education and basic necessities when she founded the MacDella Cooper … Read More

Chaka Khan inducted into Apollo Legends Hall of Fame

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Chaka Khan By Isseu Diouf Campbell Iconic singer Chaka Khan joined past Apollo Legends Hall of Fame inductees during the Apollo Theater 8th Annual Spring Gala concert held in Harlem on June 10, 2013. Grammy award winning artist Erykah Badu … Read More

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