African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat has underlined the need to redouble international efforts in support of Somalia to allow the administration of President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, also known as Farmajo, to overcome the many challenges facing the … Read More
Ghana’s President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo named on Friday Supreme Court justice Sophia Akuffo as the new Chief Justice. Justice Akuffo, who has been a judge of the Supreme Court for more than 20 years, takes over from Mrs. Georgina … Read More
The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Director for Africa, Dr. Matshidiso Moeti, on Saturday visited Kinshasa, DR Congo, to discuss with national authorities and partners ways to mount a rapid, effective and coherent response in bvtop the ongoing Ebola … 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
A major campaigner against racial abuse in sports, Garth Crooks, has called for all “self-respecting black players” to boycott Italian Serie A games in response to ban on Ghanaian player, Sulley Muntari. Muntari was banned after being issued with a … Read More
Governments in Africa need to understand the integral role that technology plays in the economy, treating it as a single sector rather than a broad, cross-cutting and transformational issue, delegates to the 2017 World Economic Forum on Africa meeting heard … Read More
A new Atlas released at the 2017 World Economic Forum (WEF) in Durban, South Africa, this week highlights the opportunities and challenges for sustainable development of the energy resources on the continent. Energy consumption in Africa is the lowest in … Read More
Speaking at a retreat for cabinet ministers on Saturday, President Barrow called on ministers to urgently unify the country around their transformative development agendas and align speedily with the country’s bilateral and multilateral partners to bring about “the socio-economic development … Read More
NYC Ferry’s first two routes, the Rockaway and East River routes, went into service today. The first of six NYC Ferry routes offer direct transit connections between Southern Queens, Brooklyn and Manhattan, shortening commutes for thousands of New Yorkers. The … Read More
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced last week 3-K for All, the most ambitious effort in U.S. history to provide universal, free, full-day, high-quality early childhood education for every three-year-old child regardless of family income. 3-K for All will build on … Read More
Expressing deep concern over the increasing military clashes in South Sudan, African Union (AU) Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat has called on the Transitional Government of National Unity (TGoNU) and the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-in-Opposition and other armed movements in … Read More
The President of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina, has called for urgent action to end rural poverty in Africa, saying “We must pay particular attention to three factors: extreme rural poverty, high rates of unemployment among the … Read More
[column width=”47%” padding=”6%”] Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has assured his compatriots that despite insinuations about his alleged poor health, there is no need for apprehension over recovery. In a statement issued Thursday by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and … Read More
Many countries in Africa are striving towards achieving the sustainable goals and climate change is one of the greatest threats to achieving sustainable development, a senior official of the U.N. Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) said Friday in Addis Ababa, … Read More
[column width=”47%” padding=”6%”] Kenyan opposition alliance has named Raila Odinga, former Prime Minister, its Presidential candidate. The announcement was made by Musalia Mudavadi, the co-founder of the National Super Alliance (NASA), at a packed rally in Nairobi. The opposition leaders … Read More
On April 12, 2017, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo signed legislation enacting the Excelsior Scholarship to provide tuition-free college at New York’s public universities to families making up to $125,000 a year. If you are a 19+ US citizen, legal permanent … Read More
Borough President Gale Brewer and NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH) Commissioner Fidel F. Del Valle will partner with Harlem and African immigrant community organizations to put on an educational event, How to Respond to Summonses from … Read More
[column width=”47%” padding=”6%”] Mayor Bill de Blasio, Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito and Commissioner of the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs Nisha Agarwal kicked off the City’s annual celebration of NYC’s immigrant communities with Immigrant Heritage Week 2017. The citywide celebration, which … Read More
[column width=”47%” padding=”6%”] IDNYC is partnering with Muslim Women’s Institute for Research and Development (MWIRD) to host an IDNYC Pop-Up center in the Highbridge area of the Bronx from April 25, to May 5, to help community members obtain an … Read More
