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The Gambian President, Adamo Barrow, has commended the West Africa Examination Council (WAEC). The president gave the commendation on Tuesday while presiding over the official opening ceremony of the 71st Annual Council Meeting of the Governing Board of the examining body held in Bijilo. Giving his keynote address, at the SDKJ Conference, the president commended […]
The congregation of the Masjid at Ta’awun of African Islamic Center and the entire neighborhood Muslims have held a funeral prayer for the late Imam Mouhamadou Cisse of Masjid At Ta’awun of African Islamic Center in Parkchester, the Bronx. This was disclosed by one of the leading Muslim figures in the New York City, Sheikh […]
Bronx Borough President Vanessa L. Gibson has announced new initiatives to accelerate progress in the education, health, public safety and tourism sectors. This was made known in a recent address made to borough residents. The address, which she confirmed as the “very first State of the Borough address” was, according to the president, “one for […]
An accident which occurred at Kasaka Secondary School in Gomba district has left students dead in Uganda. At least three students are confirmed dead and several others injured following a fatal accident at Kasaka Secondary School in Gomba after a truck driver rammed into one of the buildings on Tuesday afternoon. The accident happened at […]
At least 5 people have been killed and 11 wounded, including a governor, in a suicide bombing in southwestern Somalia on Tuesday. The attack was not immediately claimed, but eyes are on the Shebab, an al-Qaeda affiliated group that regularly carries out suicide bombings in the poor and volatile Horn of Africa country. “A suicide […]
As we go into the second year of our administration, I am proud that we have made real progress on the issue that matters so deeply to all New Yorkers: public safety. The numbers are in, and the news is good: Major crime in our city is down. From serious crimes like murder and shootings […]
United States Vice President Kamala Harris is set to visit three African countries in the latest United States’ outreach. Harris will spend a week in Africa at the end of March as the United States deepens its outreach to the continent amid global competition, notably with China. “The trip will strengthen the United States’ partnerships […]
Angola has said it will send a military unit to eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, days after a truce it brokered failed to end fighting. Both sides in the conflict – the M23 rebels and government troops – have accused each other of breaking the ceasefire that began on Tuesday. An East African force was […]
Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corporation has filed a lawsuit against the New York State Liquor Authority. It accuses the regulator of threatening a ban on the consumption of alcohol at its venues. The filing is the latest in an ongoing feud between New York Knicks owner James Dolan and the SLA, which has been investigating […]
The Young Teranga Lions of Senegal on Saturday at the Cairo International Stadium, Egypt, defeated their Gambia counterparts 2-0 to lift their first-ever Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) trophy. Goals from forward Sulaymane Faye and midfielder Mamadou Camara were all the team needed to secure Senegal victory over their Gambian neighbours. The Senegalese side […]
The ruling junta in Mali announced on Friday that it would postpone a constitutional referendum scheduled for March 19, while assuring that it would respect its commitments to return civilians to the helm of the country in 2024. “The date of the referendum scheduled for March 19, 2023 (…) will be slightly postponed,” government spokesman […]
Amnesty International on Thursday denounced the blocking of access to several social networks in Ethiopia. The organisation calls on Ethiopian authorities to lift the blocking of access to several social networks, including Facebook, Telegram, TikTok, and Youtube, which have been inaccessible since February 9 in Ethiopia. “The Ethiopian authorities, for a month, have been preventing […]
Saudi Arabia has earmarked $800 million for development projects across Africa and Asia, Economy Minister Faisal Alibrahim said on Wednesday. The announcement came during the United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries in the Qatari capital of Doha, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. “Despite the developmental and social progress achieved over the past […]
About 6 people were killed and dozens injured when a train crashed into a passenger bus in Lagos, Nigeria on Thursday, said the emergency response agency. The bus was taking government staff to work when it collided with the intra-city train in the Ikeja area of Lagos, said Ibrahim Farinloye, head of Nigeria’s National Emergency […]
Dear Women, On this International Women’s Day, however much I can say “Thank you” to women around the world, I cannot express the true amount of gratitude for your consistent immense contribution. While gray clouds gather over our world with divisive forces tearing away at every sphere of human relations, it becomes increasingly clear that […]
A fire, which the government says was arson, caused minor material damage Monday in a brewery owned by French alcohol giant Castel in the Central African Republic. In the middle of the night, incendiary devices set fire to equipment in the heart of the MOCAF brewery (an acronym for Motte Cordonnier Afrique). “It is an […]
Nigeria’s opposition leader Atiku Abubakar who came second in a February 25 presidential poll took to the streets on Monday along with his supporters to contest the election results. The electoral body last week declared Bola Tinubu of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner to take over from President Muhammadu Buhari in […]
Hundreds of those displaced by conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo marched through Goma on Monday, demanding aid and improved conditions at camps in Rutshuru territory. This demonstration brought socio-economic activities on the road known as 1 Km to a halt with protesters barricading it. Several displaced people living in the Kanyaruchinya site in […]
Kenya’s First Lady Rachel Ruto has declared national prayers against homosexuality in the country, declaring the practice as a threat to the institution of the family. “We want to strengthen the family institution where we have a father, a mother and children. LGBTQ is forbidden even in the Bible and the African culture. Let us […]
My mission as Mayor of New York City is to focus on the needs of working people of this city. One of the best ways we can do that is to get money back in your pocket – money you have earned, money you need to support your family. Last year we went to Albany […]