Afro-Mexicans celebrate their culture
Residents of the Afro-Mexican community of Cuajinicuilapa, in the southern Mexican state of Guerrero, pay tribute to their origins and culture by celebrating their patron saint Nicholas of Tolentino. A…
‘Our own story must be told’ – Much-awaited Pan-African Heritage World Museum in Ghana launched
Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo has inaugurated one of the most important projects of cultural and historical significance of our time — the Pan-African Heritage World Museum. A brainchild of Kojo…
5 Siblings Launch “The Sisters Show” Podcast to Connect Black America With the Global African Diaspora
The Sisters Show is a new talk show & podcast hosted by five sisters from Gambia (West Africa) now streaming on Apple Podcast and Facebook Live. The sisters — Dr. Jay Ceesay, Olay Ceesay…
Western Togoland separatists: 31 suspects flown to Accra to face BNI
Some 31 suspected members of the Western Togoland separatists have been flown to Accra from the Volta Region by a joint police-military team. They are set to be handed over…
Farmers welcome new Cocoa Producer Price but call for protection of trees
The Concerned Farmers Association of Ghana has welcomed President Nana Akufo-Addo’s announcement of a 28 percent increase in the farmgate price of cocoa, for the upcoming 2020/2021 crop season. It,…
Four Arrested After Black Man’s Body Found Burning In Ditch
ALTHOUGH THE SUSPECTS ARE ALL WHITE AND THE VICTIM, MICHAEL WILLIAMS, WAS BLACK, OFFICIALS DO NOT BELIEVE HIS KILLING WAS RACIALLY MOTIVATED. IOWA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETYBY BREANNA EDWARDS · SEPTEMBER 23, 2020…
World Bank approves US$125 million for improved water and sanitation services in Greater Kumasi and Accra
The World Bank Board of Executive Directors has approved US$125 million from the International Development Association (IDA), as an additional funding for the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area Sanitation and Water…
Angola’s finance minister talks debt, post-pandemic recovery
Angola’s finance minister says her country’s debt is manageable. The southern African country has reached a settlement with its major creditors to defer up to $6.2bn in loan payments. In…
Botswana Passes Law For Women to Own Land
Botswana Passes Law For Women to Own Land President Mokgweetsi Masisi has passed long-overdue law that will allow married women to own land. Botswana’s President Mokgweetsi Masisi has reportedly passed a law that will allow…
These Africans Are on TIME Magazine’s Most Influential List
Nigeria’s multimillionaire entrepreneur and philanthropist Tony Elumelu, physician Tunji Funsho and Nigerian-American author Tomi Adeyemi,as well asGambian lawyer and politician Abubacarr Tambadou, Congolese microbiologist Dr Jean-Jacques Muyembe Tamfum are all on TIME magazine’s 100 most influential people list…
Grand jury indicts 1 police officer in Breonna Taylor death
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A grand jury has indicted one officer on criminal charges six months after Breonna Taylor was fatally shot by police in Kentucky. The jury presented its…
EC extends voters exhibition exercise by two days
The Electoral Commission (EC) has extended the voters exhibition exercise by two days. By this, the exercise which started last Friday, September 18, would end on Sunday, September 27, 2020….
Guinea electoral register ‘of sufficient quality’ for October elections: ECOWAS
After the distribution of voting cards which began last Saturday, Ecowas certified Guinea electoral register as ‘of sufficient quality’ for October elections. In total over five million voting cards should…
ECOWAS might lift Mali’s sanctions on Friday
The West African bloc ECOWAS will likely decide on Friday whether to lift potentially crippling sanctions imposed on Mali after last month’s coup, its mediator said. The mediator, Nigerian former…
Ghanaians working together to ensure peaceful elections – Akufo-Addo tells UN
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Wednesday announced to the United Nations that Ghanaians have agreed to work together to ensure transparent, free, fair, safe and credible elections. President Akufo-Addo…
Rwanda working on a Startup Act to spur its technological innovation environment
Rwanda will soon join a select group of African countries that have implemented a startup Act supporting businesses and entrepreneurship in the country. For a country of only 12 million,…
Man who was expelled from 10 schools and arrested as a juvenile just earned his Ph.D.
As a young person, Dr. Tommie Mabry from Jackson, Mississippi, was kicked out from 10 schools and was arrested for breaking and entering. However, now, he is an author, motivational…
Paratus Deploys 100Gig Fibre Ring in Zambia
Paratus Zambia confirmed the deployment of a 100Gig metro fibre ring in Zambia – marking a first for the pan-African telecommunications Group. The fibre ring is expected to utilise technology…
Meet the 1st Black Woman to Launch a Solar Energy Company
Kristal Hansley, a woman entrepreneur and advocate for the use of solar power, has made history after launching WeSolar – the first-ever Black woman-owned community solar energy company. She created the company…
1000 Kenyan Schools to be Connected to the Internet
Kenya’s government is planning to spend KES15 billion to allow schools to teach four subjects online. This comes after ICT Cabinet Secretary Joe Mucheru announced plans to pilot a programme…