Diaspora

Ghana’s Akufo-Addo calls for reparations and tells Commonwealth to “Translate Values Into Tangible Outcomes For Citizens”

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has called on members of the Commonwealth Parliament to ensure that…

9 months ago

Capri, Hollywood International Film Festival Honors “Io Capitano”: About African Migrants, with Humanitarian Award

Italian director Matteo Garrone's film "Io Capitano" (Me Captain) has been chosen as Italy's entry for this year's best international…

9 months ago

Don’t mention the war: Organisation investigating human rights abuses in Ethiopia shut down

The human rights community got a sharp lesson this week in what escalating geopolitical competition means for Africa: no atrocity,…

9 months ago

Caine Prize 2023: Senegalese married couple win African writing award

The award for a short story by an African writer published in English had a record-breaking 297 entries from 28…

9 months ago

Field of dreams: An aspiring MLB catcher’s journey from Africa to American ballparks

As the baseball playoffs begin, let’s update the inspiring tale of Dennis Kasumba, an 18-year-old catcher from Uganda who dreams…

9 months ago

OktobaFest East Africa kicks off in Kisumu city with a bang

OktobaFEast Africa kicked off with a bang in Kisumu over the weekend, taking the lakeside city by storm. OktobaFest: A…

9 months ago

The 1st American cowboys may have been enslaved Africans, DNA evidence suggests

Enslaved Africans may have been some of the first cowboys in the Americas. Some of the first cowboys in the…

9 months ago

Afro Nation Announces Headliners for Nigerian Debut Dec 2023

Afro Nation, the world's largest Afrobeats festival, has unveiled its first headliners and more for its highly anticipated debut in…

9 months ago

Earthquake of 3.5 magnitude shakes NE Trinidad

An earth­quake of 3.5 mag­ni­tude and at a depth of 35.1 kilo­me­tres gave the north-east­ern part of Trinidad a shake…

10 months ago

Pope decries indifference toward migrants, as he prays for the dead in the French port of Marseille

MARSEILLE, France (AP) — Pope Francis blasted the “fanaticism of indifference” that greets migrants seeking a better life in Europe,…

10 months ago