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04 Jun

Go Africa Harlem 2018, New York City Metro Area News, Profiles, Social Issues, West Africa news, West Africa Social Issues

Go Africa Award 2018 Recipient: Sekouba Bolomba

June 4, 2018
By Dr. Dennie Beach

We are pleased to announce that Sekouba Bolomba has been selected by our award committee to receive an award for his years of artistic ...

23 Feb

General news, U.S News, West Africa general news, West Africa news, West Africa Social Issues

(BuzzFeed) Meet The Women Behind Nigeria’s Most Subversive Novellas

February 23, 2016
By Madina Toure

By Kate Bubacz, Senior Photo Editor, News and Monica Mark, BuzzFeed News World Correspondent Posted on Feb. 17, 2016, at 3...

14 Feb

Caribbean News, Social Issues, West Africa Social Issues

Party in Region 6 (The Caribbean) of the African Union!

February 14, 2016
By Dr. Samuel Jones

Trinidad Carnival 2016! [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXrFIGWz7Gs]

20 Jan

General news, Technology News, West Africa general news, West Africa news, West Africa Social Issues, West Africa technology news

(CNN) Finally, a video game hero for Africa

January 20, 2016
By Madina Toure

By Heenali Patel, for CNN Updated 5:26 AM ET, Wed January 20, 2016 (CNN) When Madiba Olivier set out to make Cameroon's first video...

02 Jan

(All Africa) 10 Things to Watch in Africa in 2016

January 2, 2016
By Madina Toure

ANALYSIS By Nick Branson and Jamie Hitchen Staying Power: Referenda in the Republic of Congo and Rwanda have paved th...

29 Dec

East Africa general news, East Africa news, East Africa Social Issues, Politics, West Africa general news, West Africa news, West Africa Social Issues

(Globe and Mail) Africa’s new brooms clean house

December 29, 2015
By Madina Toure

ROBERT ROTBERG | Special to The Globe and Mail | Published Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2015 8:00AM EST Robert Rotberg is found...

29 Dec

East Africa general news, East Africa news, East Africa Social Issues, General news, North Africa news, Politics, Social Issues, West Africa general news, West Africa news, West Africa Social Issues

(VOA) CPJ Report Highlights Journalists’ Struggles in Africa

December 29, 2015
By Madina Toure

Lenny Ruvaga December 29, 2015 11:06 AM NAIROBI—The Committee to Protect Journalists has released its annua...

22 Dec

General news, New York City Metro Area News, Southern Africa, Southern Africa general news, Southern Africa news, U.S News, Uncategorized, West Africa general news, West Africa news, West Africa Social Issues

(Newsweek) The Real Africa, Through the Lens of African Photographers

December 22, 2015
By Madina Toure

By Mirren Gidda On 12/22/15 at 2:00 AM Africa has long been irresistible to art photographers. The diversity of its 54 nations, it...

17 Dec

General news, North Africa news, Politics, Social Issues, Southern Africa, Southern Africa general news, Southern Africa news, West Africa general news, West Africa news, West Africa Social Issues

(Deutsche Welle) Will Africa have its own ‘Arab Spring?’

December 17, 2015
By Madina Toure

The Arab Spring happened five years ago but this is not an anniversary to celebrate as Tunisia remains the one success story. But that ...

16 Dec

Economic news, West Africa economic news, West Africa Social Issues

Cote d’Ivoire: $49 bn, 5-year investment plan to tackle poverty (The africa report.com)

December 16, 2015
By Dr. Dennie Beach

ote d'Ivoire is aiming to invest more than 29 trillion CFA francs ($48.53 billion) in the next five years as part of efforts to foster ...