Netflix, UNESCO seek mainstream breakthrough for African filmmaking
It's a revenge thriller where a mother turns into a ruthless vigilante, tracking down and drowning a soldier who has...
Month: March 2023
Tunisia: Migrants demonstrate outside UN facility
More than 100 migrants and asylum seekers gathered outside a United Nations building in Tunis on Wednesday demanding they be...
Beninese Angelique Kidjo awarded Polar Music Prize
Award winning singer-songwriter Angélique Kidjo won the 2023 Polar Music Prize. Island Records founder Chris Blackwell and composer Arvo Pärt...
Insecurity, hunger, rights abuses undermine African countries – Report
The Amnesty International in its 2022 annual report has disclosed that insecurity, hunger, abuse of human rights undermine countries in...
Kenya: Fresh protests erupt despite ban
Kenyan police fired tear gas and water cannon at protesters and opposition leader Raila Odinga's convoy on Monday as he...
Eric Adams’ Community Op-Ed: Supercharging Safety for E-bikes
Electronic transportation devices are everywhere in New York City now – and from daily commuting to food delivery, they are...
Sudan coup leader urges troops to back democratic transition
Sudan's military chief, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, reaffirmed that the army would be placed under the authority of a new...
US Vice President Harris promises greater investment for Africa
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris said on Sunday that the United States will increase investment in Africa and help spur...
US Vice President Harris begins week-long trip to Africa
US Vice President, Kamala Harris, starts this Saturday a week-long trip to Africa in what is being seen as the...
Gambia attains IMF final assessment, President Barrow receives Ivohasina Razafimahefa
President Adama Barrow has received the IMF Mission Chief, Mr Ivohasina Razafimahefa. At the meeting on Friday March 24, 2023,...
Crashed plane pilots ignored warnings, say Tanzanian authorities
Tanzanian authorities said Thursday that the pilots of a Precision Air plane that crashed into Lake Victoria in November killing...
Senegal president orders measures to stop unrest
Senegal's President Macky Sall has asked the government on Wednesday to take measures to "preserve public order" after protests over...
UN conference makes urgent call to better water management
The first major UN conference on water in 45 years got under way on Wednesday in New York with an...
Uganda: Parliament passes anti-gay bill
Uganda's parliament on Tuesday passed sweeping anti-gay legislation which proposes tough new penalties for same-sex relationships following a highly charged...
Kenya: Over 200 arrests made in protests against high cost of living
Police in Kenya said they had arrested 238 people during Monday’s violent protests over the cost of living which also...
Mayor Eric Adams’ Community Op-Ed: Thinking Outside the Box on Affordable Housing
Last year, we declared that New York City would lead the way on housing in America. Our city must remain...
PDP candidate, Ahmadu Fintiri, wins Adamawa governorship election
Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of the Peoples Democratic Party has won Adamawa gubernatorial election that was held on March 18. Mr...
Arrests as Kenya opposition leads anti-government protests
At least three Kenyan legislators and several protesters have been arrested and then released for participating in protests in Kenya’s...
South Africa: Leftwing opposition marches, calls for president Ramaphosa to resign
South Africa's leftwing opposition launched strikes and rallies under heavy security on Monday, March 20, in a bid to force...
Binani makes history as first female governor-elect in Nigeria
Aisha Binani, All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Adamawa State has made history as the first female governor-elect in...
Tunisia: President Saied appoints new Interior minister
President Kais Saied of Tunisia has appointed a new Interior Minister. The presidency issued two decrees in a statement on...
Zimbabwean opposition lawmaker accused of inciting public violence loses bid to have case dismissed
A Zimbabwean opposition lawmaker accused of inciting public violence lost a bid to have his case dismissed on Thursday, paving...
Counsellor Njie of Gambia meets Kunta Kinteh Foundation
The Counsellor at the Embassy of the Republic of The Gambia to the United States of America, Mr. Ousman Fisco...
Senegal: Clashes in Dakar amid trial of opposition leader
Young Senegalese demonstrators faced police in riot gear as the trial of the main opposition figure Ousmane Sonko got underway....
Gambian President Barrow commends WAEC, highlights commitment to education
The Gambian President, Adamo Barrow, has commended the West Africa Examination Council (WAEC). The president gave the commendation on Tuesday...
NY neighborhood Muslims hold funeral prayer for Imam Mouhamadou Cisse, as remains move to hometown
The congregation of the Masjid at Ta’awun of African Islamic Center and the entire neighborhood Muslims have held a funeral...
Bronx Borough President announces new initiatives in education, health, others
Bronx Borough President Vanessa L. Gibson has announced new initiatives to accelerate progress in the education, health, public safety and...
Uganda: Students die after truck rams into classroom
An accident which occurred at Kasaka Secondary School in Gomba district has left students dead in Uganda. At least three...
Somalia: Suicide bombing kills 5, injures 11, including governor
At least 5 people have been killed and 11 wounded, including a governor, in a suicide bombing in southwestern Somalia...
Mayor Eric Adams’ Community Op-Ed: Crime Continues to Go Down in NYC
As we go into the second year of our administration, I am proud that we have made real progress on...
US VP Kamala Harris to visit 3 African countries in latest outreach
United States Vice President Kamala Harris is set to visit three African countries in the latest United States' outreach. Harris...
Angola to deploy troops after failed truce
Angola has said it will send a military unit to eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, days after a truce it...
MSG sues NY Liquor Authority over alcohol ban threat
Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corporation has filed a lawsuit against the New York State Liquor Authority. It accuses the regulator...
Senegal defeat Gambia, lift first-ever U-20 AFCON trophy
The Young Teranga Lions of Senegal on Saturday at the Cairo International Stadium, Egypt, defeated their Gambia counterparts 2-0 to...
Mali: Ruling junta postpones constitutional referendum
The ruling junta in Mali announced on Friday that it would postpone a constitutional referendum scheduled for March 19, while...
Amnesty denounces blocking of access to several social networks in Ethiopia
Amnesty International on Thursday denounced the blocking of access to several social networks in Ethiopia. The organisation calls on Ethiopian...
Saudi to allocate $800 mln in loans to least developed countries
Saudi Arabia has earmarked $800 million for development projects across Africa and Asia, Economy Minister Faisal Alibrahim said on Wednesday....
6 dead, many injured as Nigeria bus crashes into train
About 6 people were killed and dozens injured when a train crashed into a passenger bus in Lagos, Nigeria on...
A Special Message for International Women’s Day
Dear Women, On this International Women's Day, however much I can say “Thank you” to women around the world, I...
Central African Republic: Fire guts French-owned brewery
A fire, which the government says was arson, caused minor material damage Monday in a brewery owned by French alcohol...
Nigeria elections: Opposition party leader heads protest outside electoral commission offices
Nigeria's opposition leader Atiku Abubakar who came second in a February 25 presidential poll took to the streets on Monday...
DR Congo: Hundreds displaced by fighting protest in Goma
Hundreds of those displaced by conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo marched through Goma on Monday, demanding aid and...
Kenya declares prayers against homosexuality
Kenya's First Lady Rachel Ruto has declared national prayers against homosexuality in the country, declaring the practice as a threat...
Eric Adams’ Community Op-Ed: Earned Income Tax Credit: You earned it – and NYC will help you get
My mission as Mayor of New York City is to focus on the needs of working people of this city....
Hundreds of students fly home from Tunisia after attacks
Almost 300 people returned from Tunisia to Mali and Ivory Coast on Saturday after boarding repatriation flights, fearful of a...
Khaby Lame takes on new role as judge of ‘Italia’s Got Talent’
Most-followed TikToker Khaby Lame has already become a spokesman, fashion model, and NFT creator. For his next act, the 22-year-old supernova will...
Scottish Government announces funding for east African drought
The Scottish government has announced a £500,000 aid package to help countries struggling with drought in east Africa. Four charities...
President of REFELA Africa congratulates new elected female regional chairperson
President of REFELA has congratulated Isatou O Jallow and Isatou M. Secka as they got elected as the first female...
Congolese against visit of French president to DRC
Congolese are not happy about the visit of the French president to the Democratic Republic of Congo. French president, Emmanuel...
Foreigners behind schoolgirl poisonings: Iran president
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has blamed a wave of poisonings of hundreds of schoolgirls around the country on Tehran’s enemies....