By Chinedu Okafor According to Uganda’s finance ministry, the nation’s yearly and monthly trade deficits with the rest of the world have decreased as a result...
The former Speaker of the Dominica parliament, Alix Boyd Knights, was found dead at her home on Tuesday. Boyd Knights, an attorney, served as Speaker from...
Sean “Diddy” Combs is giving back. The rapper and mogul, 53, had a busy Friday that ended with him writing two US$1 million checks for causes...
AP | A judge in Haiti is for the first time interrogating some of the 18 Colombian suspects arrested more than two years ago and accused...
Startups in Kenya have received more equity funding from investors in Africa in the first half of 2023, as per data released by Briter Bridges. The...
Caribbean Community (CARICOM) chairman, Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit is urging the 15-member grouping to maintain the momentum of fostering a closer relationship with Africa as the...
Reuters | Simone Biles won a record eighth all-around title at the U.S. Gymnastics Championships in San Jose, California on Sunday, looking as dominant as ever...
By Gregory Simpkins One of the biggest stories in recent weeks has been the ongoing evolution of BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa), this...
Reuters | Zimbabwe’s elections commission said late on Saturday that incumbent Emmerson Mnangagwa had won this week’s presidential election with roughly 53 percent of the vote,...
By Chinedu Okafor China’s senior African diplomat stated earlier this week, during a briefing on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in South Africa that African...
Press Release | Billionaire business mogul and philanthropist Trisha Bailey, the ultimate overcomer, will embark on a multi-city book tour this fall for her motivational memoir...
AFP | BRICS leaders have agreed to expand the club of major emerging economies and adopted conditions for entry, South Africa said on Wednesday, as the...
At first, Kelly Ifill had no interest in following in her family’s footsteps. Her father has a long-running contracting business. Her grandmother ran a cleaning service....
Bloomberg | Flutterwave Inc., Africa’s largest startup, is pressing ahead with plans for an initial public offering after making headway in resolving allegations of financial impropriety...
New York City Mayor Eric Adams has posthumously awarded a “Key to the City of New York” to legendary Caribbean performer and civil rights activist Harry...
A delegation of Kenyan police officers arrived in Haiti on Sunday on a reconnaissance mission to the French-speaking Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country following the East African...
By Gregory Simpkins It has been my great honor to work on the goal of connecting the elements of the African Diaspora for more than a...
Robert F. Smith recently announced that Vista Equity Partners, his market investment firm, has surpassed US$100 billion in assets under management – the total market value...
Reuters | Ethiopian Airlines will start manufacturing aircraft parts in a venture with Boeing at an initial cost of US$15 million, the government’s investment agency said...
Several major retailers and brands have contributed a total of US$14 billion in revenue to Black-owned businesses since May 2020 as part of their commitment to...
Reuters | The development bank founded by the so-called BRICS countries closed the auction for its first South African rand bonds on Tuesday, as it comes...
Caribbean National Weekly | Members of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) are poised to bolster their readiness and efficacy in tackling emergency situations, with the bank...
Reuters | Safaricom’s M-Pesa mobile money service went live in Ethiopia on Wednesday, in a boost to the Kenyan telecoms operator as it seeks to kickstart...
Reuters | Guyana and the Dominican Republic have signed a memorandum of understanding to cooperate on recruiting companies to build a 50,000-barrel-per-day refinery in Guyana that...
By Gregory Simpkins Since the coup in Niger last month, sanctions have been levied against the new regime, borders have been closed and now that the...
Press Release | Maurice Edington, Ph.D., an accomplished scientist, educator, and university administrator with a proven track record of success in improving student retention and graduation...
Baltimore-based Latimer Ventures, a Black-owned, early stage venture capital firm, recently announced a close of US$15 million for its fund launched exclusively for Black and Brown...
Bloomberg | The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe has stockpiled 300,000 carats of diamonds under new regulations which compel miners to pay half of their royalties using...
AFP | South Africa’s former president Jacob Zuma reported back to prison on Friday only to be swiftly released, in a government move lashed by the...
Phylicia Rashad is stepping down as dean of Howard University’s Chadwick A. Boseman College of Fine Arts. The Tony Award-winning actor is stepping down as dean...
By David Larkin Today, Black and African American women are driving small business growth and are one of the fastest-growing groups of entrepreneurs in America. Currently...
Bloomberg | Ghana approved a green-minerals policy to help manage the exploitation and production of lithium, a step toward tapping into the multibillion-dollar global industry. The...
Africa News | Niger’s military coup leaders announced the appointment of Ali Mahaman Lamine Zeine as prime minister on Monday evening in a statement read out...
AP | The daughter of reggae legend Bob Marley is something of a “fairy godmother” for the Jamaica team playing in its second Women’s World Cup....
AP | A little more than a month ago, Coco Gauff left Wimbledon after a first-round loss that left her dispirited and unsure of her game....
Bloomberg | Liberian President George Weah will face over a dozen opponents when the country votes in a October 10 general election amid mounting anger over...
By Gregory Simpkins The coup virus in Africa continues to infect nations – even those that had seemed somewhat immune. Niger has been considered a beacon...
Uber and Safaricom have partnered to ease payment of trips by riders across Kenya through M-Pesa. This follows an earlier deal between the wireless carrier and...
Reuters | Simone Biles made a triumphant return to gymnastics on Saturday in suburban Chicago, eclipsing the field by an enormous margin in her first competitive...
The Bahamas government on Wednesday says it is committed to sending 150 officers to support a multi-national force in Haiti as the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country...
AFP | Ivory Coast’s former president Henri Konan Bédié has died aged 89 in hospital in Abidjan, a member of his party’s communications team told AFP...
Day 14 of the FIFA Women’s World Cup sent four more teams packing. South Africa earned a stunning 3-2 win Wednesday to secure its first-ever last-16...
AP | Lt. Governor Sheila Oliver, who rose to become one of New Jersey’s most prominent Black leaders and passionately advocated for revitalizing cities and against...
Reuters | Kenya is ready to lead a multinational force into Haiti, which is experiencing a surge in violence between police and gangs, its foreign minister...
Press Release | Safaricom shareholders have approved two new subsidiaries, one dedicated to investing in seed-stage and another on growth-stage start-ups. These significant developments, approved at...
Press Release | After several rounds of consultations and input from the various stakeholder partners, the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Marine Resources and Cooperatives has officially...
By Gregory Simpkins In my time in and out of the U.S. government, I have seen and heard much about the value of women entrepreneurs. Years...
Reuters | Representatives from various African and Caribbean entities joined forces at a historic event this week in the capital of Barbados, Bridgetown, to demand reparations...
Reuters | Telecom firm MTN Uganda, a unit of South Africa’s MTN Group, on Friday launched the first 5G network in the east African country. MTN...
Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary General Carla Barnett says there has been progress in trade and investment between Africa and the 15-member regional integration grouping following the...
AP | Ghana’s parliament has voted to abolish the death penalty for all crimes except high treason, formalizing what has been a de facto moratorium on...
Jamaica Gleaner | Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness stressed the island-nation’s intention to become a republic during a short visit to the United Kingdom last week,...
AP | US President Joe Biden will establish a national monument honoring Emmett Till, the Black teenager from Chicago who was abducted, tortured and killed in...
By Gregory Simpkins A century ago, Jamaican Diaspora leader Marcus Garvey established what he hoped would be a global economic partnership between the Africa Diaspora in...
AP | Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon broke the women’s mile record by nearly 5 seconds on Friday at the Monaco Diamond League for her third world mark...
Entrepreneur and NBA Hall of Famer Magic Johnson added to his voluminous business portfolio by officially becoming part-owner of the Washington Commanders. The NFL owners voted...
Reuters | Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu on Friday announced the creation of a new infrastructure fund, part of a series of measures to boost the economy...
AP | An ombudsman office in Haiti has denounced what it called the “unacceptable slowness” of the Haitian investigation into the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse...
The Exchange Africa | While global economic growth is projected to average between 2.7 percent and 3.2 percent, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) will...
AP | Sean “Diddy” Combs wants to strengthen the Black dollar: The music mogul is spearheading a new online marketplace called Empower Global that will specifically...
Bloomberg | The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group is in discussions to back a new debt-for-nature swap, marking its entry into a fast-growing corner of the...
Bloomberg | Ghana’s parliament passed a law legalizing the cultivation of cannabis for industrial and health purposes, a move that will help the West African nation...
Press Release | Caribbean Airlines, the leading carrier in the Caribbean region, has announced the launch of its Sustainability Programme in line with the principles of...
By Henri Al Helaly Entrepreneurship in Africa is on an exponential upsurge. The vibrant entrepreneurial landscape is being propelled by several factors: a young demographic driving...
AP | The Rev. Jesse Jackson announced Saturday that he will step down as president of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, the Chicago-based civil rights group he...
By Gregory Simpkins I debated with myself long and hard and consulted colleagues before writing this blog because I know it is a sensitive and contentious...
AP | Clervie Ngounoue of the United States and Henry Searle of Britain won the junior singles titles at Wimbledon on Sunday. The 16-year-old Ngounoue became...
Oil production in Guyana’s Stabroek block is projected to average some 1.2 million barrels of oil per day by the end of 2027. This was disclosed...
Several countries in the eastern Caribbean were struck by two earthquakes Thursday morning. According to the Seismic Research Center at the University of the West Indies...
By Caroline Kimeu When Ugandans Maureen Agena and Edward Echwalu arrived at the Lesotho border during their five-month road trip across east and southern Africa, the...
CARICOM Today | The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is on the right track to achieve its goal of reducing its high food import bill by 25 percent...
Reuters | Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Wednesday discussed the Sudanese crisis, bilateral relations and Ethiopia’s giant dam on...
By Dimitri Zabelin In the coming decades, Africa will become a pivotal player in international affairs. A confluence of the continent’s abundance of strategic resources, favorable...
Moove, an Nigerian mobility company, that provides revenue-based vehicle financing to mobility entrepreneurs, democratizing vehicle ownership across Africa, has secured US$8 million in funds from Absa...
Bahamians are celebrating the 50th anniversary of their political independence from Britain with street parades and a call by Prime Minister Phillip Davis that independence is...
AP | Hill Harper, an actor known for his roles on “CSI: NY” and “The Good Doctor,” announced on Monday that he is running for Michigan’s...
Guyana will host the second AfriCaribbean Trade and Investment Forum (ACTIF23) in October, according to a statement. The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and the Guyana government...
Xinhua | South Africa has invited heads of state of all African countries to the BRICS summit, which is set to be held in August in...
By Osej Serratos, Morgan Norwood, and Allie Weintraub When Dorian Bolden began expanding his coffee shop, Beyu Caffe, in Durham, North Carolina, he says the most...
An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.3 rattled Trinidad & Tobago on Friday, but there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. The Seismic Research...
AFP | West African heads of state on Sunday chose Nigeria’s new President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to lead their regional bloc for the next year, replacing...
By Gregory Simpkins Over the past 40+ years working on Diaspora issues, I have had the privilege of working with numerous Black-owned businesses and organizations. Many...
AP | Two-time Olympic gold-medalist and former Tennessee star Nikki McCray-Penson has died. She was 51. McCray-Penson was an assistant women’s basketball coach at Rutgers last...
Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders ended their three-day summit in Trinidad & Tobago on Wednesday night agreeing to have the free movement of all categories of people...
The Trinidad & Tobago-based Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) says it regards itself as a prime example of Caribbean ingenuity as the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) celebrates...
Bloomberg | Nigerian President Bola Tinubu suspended excise taxes on telecommunications services and some locally produced goods introduced 2 months ago. The new head of state...
Press Release | Yum! Brands, Inc. last week announced the promotion of Sean Tresvant to Taco Bell Division Chief Executive Officer, reporting to Yum! Brands Chief...
Antigua & Barbuda’s Prime Minister Gaston Browne says while he understands the current situation in Haiti is a “delicate issue” he believes that the Haitian leader,...
AP | President Salva Kiir of South Sudan says his country’s long-delayed elections will take place in 2024 and that he will be on the ballot....
Press Release | Jamaica is rapidly becoming the place big names in business want to call home and at Collision 2023, the country will introduce its...
Creative money moves are coming from MVP Joel Embiid as he announces the launch of Miniature Géant, a media company in partnership with SpringHill Company. The...
AP | Senegalese President Macky Sall declared Monday evening that he will not run for a third term in next year’s elections, ending years of uncertainty...
By Marybeth Gasman The Supreme Court handed down a decision on Thursday rejecting the use of race in college admissions. Although the majority of commentary has...
Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders opened a three-day summit in Trinidad & Tobago on Monday coinciding with the 50th anniversary of the regional integration movement. Dominica’s Prime...
By Gregory Simpkins Africa, as with the rest of the developing world, continues to be impacted by events on the international stage – from the Ukraine-Russia...
New commercial and high-end condominiums are rising from the dirt, the minimum wage is going up, unemployment is the lowest it’s been in years and tourism...
Reuters | Ethiopia, one of Africa’s fastest-growing economies, has asked to join the BRICS bloc of emerging markets, the foreign ministry said on Thursday. The term...
Billionaire investor Robert F. Smith’s private equity firm has doubled its money after striking a deal this week to sell a software maker. Vista Equity Partners...
Bloomberg | Long-delayed negotiations between Tanzania and oil majors for a US$42 billion onshore liquefied natural gas plant were concluded in May, paving the way for...
Haiti’s former prime minister, Joseph Jouthe says he has been questioned by an investigating judge into the July 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse. Moïse, who...
AP | Sierra Leonean President Julius Maada Bio has won a second term in office, receiving 56.17 percent of ballots cast and narrowly clearing the threshold...
By Håvar Bauck The Exchange Africa | The Trans-African Highway network, a bold blueprint conceived to foster economic integration on the African continent, has been a...
The government of Barbados has confirmed that former prime minister, Lloyd Erskine Sandiford, died at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Bridgetown early on Monday. It did...
AP | Congressional leaders unveiled a new stamp Wednesday in a Capitol ceremony commemorating former Representative John Lewis, a civil rights icon who served more than...
By Gregory Simpkins Now into its second year, the war ignited by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine drones on. After billions of dollars in weapons and financial...
Bloomberg | Kenya plans to repurchase at least half of its US$2 billion eurobond that’s maturing in June 2024 before the end of this year, President...
The government of St Vincent & the Grenadines on Thursday ordered a full shutdown of the country, with the exception of essential services as Tropical Storm...
Press Release | Johnson C. Smith University’s Board of Trustees announced yesterday the selection of Dr. Valerie Kinloch as the university’s 15th president, effective August 1,...
The 15-member Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is reviewing its trade instruments to make them fit for purpose to facilitate increased trade, agricultural expansion, and industrial development beyond...
Reaching new heights depends on taking risks. For Antoine Grant, his path demonstrates that he was always destined for a successful entrepreneurial path. However, it required...
Bloomberg | Ghana’s economy grew faster than anticipated in the first quarter, driven by the services and agricultural sectors. Gross domestic product (GDP) expanded 4.2 percent...
AP | Dr. Dre will need to make room in his trophy case for another prestigious award. The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers said...
AP | With mounting frustration due to an ailing economy, rising unemployment and looming deadly protests, Sierra Leoneans are heading to the polls on Saturday, June...
Barbados Today | Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley has called for closer ties between the African Union (AU) and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) in order to...
A long-awaited museum of Black American history built on the site of a former South Carolina slave port is finally opening its doors to the public...
Reuters | Guyana will postpone by about one month its first offshore oil blocks auction as the country finalizes new terms of the country’s oil and...
By Gregory Simpkins There has been a lot said and written about industrialization in Africa, including assigning blame as to why the continent lagged behind other...
Press Release | Spelman College announced earlier this week the appointment of Pamela E. Scott-Johnson, Ph.D., C’82, as the College’s new provost and vice president for...
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has reiterated its commitment to assisting the government and people of Haiti, as the country tackles several issues. In the aftermath of...
Bloomberg | Of all the countries in sub-Saharan Africa to be optimistic about, the most promising is Kenya. Economic and political forces are converging to put...
AFP | Eritrea has rejoined the East African bloc, the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD), nearly 16 years after the politically isolated state pulled out of...
In a major development for the entertainment industry, BET has become Black-owned once again after 21 years, while VH1, for the first time, now also boasts...
Bloomberg | Nigeria’s new president, Bola Tinubu, has delighted investors with decisions he’s taken in just two weeks in office. The question now is whether he...
JIS | Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness, has given the his country’s and wider region commitment to finding satisfactory and sustainable solutions for the people of...
Kenya Airways and Emirates have announced an interline partnership that will allow customers of both airlines access to new destinations on the two airlines’ networks within...
AP | At 90, Myrlie Evers-Williams still speaks in a clear, strong voice as she says she terribly misses her first love, civil rights icon Medgar...
Bloomberg | Nigeria passed legislation that’s expected to set off the biggest shakeup of the West African nation’s chronically inadequate power industry in almost 2 decades....
By Gregory Simpkins Members of the African Diaspora in North America are justifiably concerned about racism in our backyard, so to speak. The existence of “Karens”...
The Canadian Press | Anthaea-Grace Patricia Dennis has become the youngest person in Canadian history to graduate from university. The 12-year-old accepted her University of Ottawa...
Airspace Africa | Ethiopian Airlines Group has successfully rebounded to pre-pandemic operational levels and is now focused on further expanding its fleet and network, according to...
Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders have asked the United States to lift its sanctions against Venezuela so as to allow regional countries to benefit from the PetroCaribe...
AFP | The UN’s health agency on Thursday declared an end to a nearly 4-month epidemic of Marburg virus in Equatorial Guinea, saying the disease, a...
Maryland Governor Wes Moore’s selection of Major General Janeen Birckhead as his top military advisor makes her the only Black woman in the United States currently...
JIS | Jamaica will be hosting Haitian stakeholder consultations in Kingston from June 11 to 13. Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness, making the disclosure in Parliament...
Bloomberg | South Africa extended for a second time special permits allowing Zimbabwean nationals to live and work in the country until the end of the...
CARICOM Today | Statement by Mohamed Irfaan Ali, President of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, following Guyana’s election to a Non-Permanent Seat on the United Nations...
AP | Scholar and progressive activist Cornel West announced Monday he is running for president next year as a third-party candidate, saying he wants to empower...
The 15-member Caribbean Community (CARICOM) grouping on Monday, June 5 said it is committed to addressing the issue of plastic pollution and promoting sustainable consumption and...
Reuters | A Kenyan parliamentary committee has approved of President William Ruto’s pick for the next central bank governor and recommended that the National Assembly supports...
A magnitude of 5.5 earthquake rocked parts of Haiti early on Tuesday morning causing panic as well as damage to some buildings near Abricot in the...
By Chinedu Okafor African trade experts have highlighted a number of obstacles preventing the intra-African market from maximizing its potential, including cumbersome border inspections, harassment, solicitation...
AFP | US sprinter Jim Hines, the first man to break the 10-second barrier for 100m, has died at the age of 76, World Athletics said...
Guyana is seeking election as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council for the 2024-2025 term with Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Minister, Hugh...
By Gregory Simpkins Recently, I wrote about the current drive to replace the U.S. dollar as the world’s reserve currency. A reserve currency is defined as...
Black Americans make up just six percent of the life sciences workforce, according to the PEW Research Center. Forty-eight percent of those professionals are women. A...
Bloomberg | Angola reduced its gasoline subsidy, almost doubling pump prices in a nation that has some of the world’s cheapest fuel. The decision comes the...
AP | Trinidad & Tobago’s Ambassador Dennis Francis was elected Thursday as the next president of the U.N. General Assembly, the 193-member world body that has...
AP | Natalie Coles will never forget receiving an unexpected phone call in 2020. On the line was Virginia-based Dominion Energy, offering to give money to...
Bloomberg | Kenya’s president urged African countries to process payments through a platform developed to handle local currencies across the continent, as emerging nations struggle to...
By Stephen Onyeiwu As anticipated, Nigeria’s new president Bola Ahmed Tinubu has jettisoned the fuel subsidy, which is estimated to cost the Nigerian treasury about US$10...
Antigua & Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne has urged former employees of the cash-strapped regional airline LIAT (1974) to accept his administration’s compassionate offer while accusing...
Business Daily | Kenyan President William Ruto has announced plans to remove visa requirements for African nationals travelling to Kenya for business as a first major...
A Ghanaian peacekeeper serving with the United Nations Interim Security Force in Abyei, South Sudan, (UNISFA) has received the 2022 United Nations Military Gender Advocate of...
Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders have appointed three former prime ministers as members of an Eminent Persons Group (EPG) as the regional integration grouping seeks to extend...
Reuters | Bola Tinubu was sworn in as Nigeria’s president on Monday, facing mounting calls to improve economic and security conditions which many complain worsened under...
Reuters | Botswana will not back down on demands for a bigger share of rough diamonds from its joint venture with De Beers, President Mokgweetsi Masisi...
A group of legislators led by Representative Cori Bush, has introduced a resolution in the U.S. House of Representatives in support of reparations. The resolution, which...
Reuters | Africa’s economic growth is set to edge upwards in 2023 and 2024 amid tighter global monetary policy and the fallout from Russia’s invasion of...
The Trinidad & Tobago-based Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU) says at least 9 Caribbean countries have signed the Port of Spain Commitment on Digital Integration, signalling a...
Reuters | Tina Turner, the American-born singer who left a hardscrabble farming community and abusive relationship to become one of the top recording artists of all...
By Imali Ngusale The odyssey of broadening Kenyan tax net has led to the proposal of contentious Finance Bill that has elicit uproar and anger in...
Reuters | Tim Scott, the only Black Republican in the U.S. Senate, formally kicked off his 2024 presidential campaign on Monday, betting his upbeat message will...
Suriname’s former Prime Minister, Wim Udenhout, died at the Paramaribo Academic Hospital on Monday night, his family has confirmed. He was 85. Udenhout served as prime...
JIS | Jamaican returning residents who are interested in starting a business are being encouraged to utilize the recently launched Jamaica Business Gateway for assistance. Jamaica’s...
By Nnaemeka Vincent Emodi Nigeria’s new Dangote petroleum refinery is Africa’s biggest – it will produce 650,000 barrels a day, giving it the potential to address...
By Gregory Simpkins Summer in America is prime vacation season. The United States has numerous attractive travel destinations – from Hawaii to Puerto Rico from Los...
AP | Cherelle Parker, a Democrat with a long political history in Pennsylvania, won Philadelphia’s mayoral primary on Tuesday, likely setting her up as the city’s...
Overshadowed by the ongoing political and socio-economic situation in Haiti, Caribbean Community (CARICOM) foreign ministers underwent a two-day meeting in Jamaica. Antigua & Barbuda Foreign Affairs...
By Chimgozirim Nwokoma Africa is expected to be the fastest-growing region for fintech between 2021 and 2030, even as revenues are projected to reach US$60 billion....
The Central bank of the Bahamas (CBB) Monday said the robust recovery of the Bahamian economy was sustained in 2022, underpinned by the further rebound in...
US President Joe Biden has named Air Force Chief of Staff General Charles Quinton Brown Jr., a Black Air Force fighter pilot, as the next chairman...
By Gregory Simpkins All too often, the international media and even those considered to be Africa experts focus on the crises that are evident in African...
Reuters | Ghana’s main opposition party, the National Democratic Congress (NDC), voted overwhelmingly on Saturday to retain former president, John Mahama, as its leader for the...
By Kristine Liao It’s become unbearably clear that climate change is here and it’s happening right now. Just a quick scroll through your news feed and...
AFP | Ethiopia’s central bank said on Thursday it had issued a mobile money licence to Kenyan telecoms giant Safaricom, the first granted to a foreign...
Reuters | Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari will commission the multi-billion dollar Dangote oil refinery in two weeks, a presidency spokesperson said, setting up the plant for...
The president of the Trinidad & Tobago-based Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), Adrian Saunders, Tuesday welcomed St. Lucia as a full member of the regional court...
By Yinka Adegoke Botswana’s acquisition of a 24 percent stake in a Belgian diamond company is one of the most ambitious attempts by an African country...
NBC Sports | Jamaican sprinter Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Argentine soccer player Lionel Messi took the top honors at the annual Laureus World Sports Awards. Fraser-Pryce earned...
Bloomberg | Fidelity Bank Plc, Nigeria’s best-performing bank share this year, plans to expand in at least five African countries after finalizing the acquisition of the...
By Gregory Simpkins The current conflict in Sudan is the result of unintended consequences of a previous ruler’s protection scheme, a struggle for power and control...
Bloomberg | Ghanaian Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia plans to seek the nomination of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) to be its presidential candidate in next...
The Canadian Press | Another celebrity appears set to join in the bidding war for the NHL’s Ottawa Senators. Rap legend Snoop Dogg said on his...
The government of Antigua & Barbuda has agreed to the terms of a joint initiative with Nigerian private carrier, Air Peace, to boost investments in LIAT...
AP | Howard University is turning to an experienced scholar of the African diaspora to serve as its new university president. Ben Vinson III, currently the...
By Anisa Muridi Africa is now projected to become the fastest-growing region globally, outpacing Asia, according to a new report by Mo Ibrahim Foundation. It is...
AP | Tori Bowie, the sprinter who won three Olympic medals at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games, has died. She was 32. Bowie’s death was...
Bloomberg | Two of Nigeria’s richest men are battling for control of one of the country’s biggest conglomerates, with each raising their stakes dramatically. Tony Elumelu,...
The chairman of the Eric Williams Memorial Committee, Reginald Vidale, has called for the founding fathers of the regional integration movement, Caribbean Community (CARICOM), to be...
By Gregory Simpkins God has blessed Africa with abundant human and natural resources. Human resources often leave their home countries for more promising opportunities elsewhere, but...
Reuters | Nigeria’s outgoing government has recommended that the new administration of president-elect Bola Tinubu give public sector workers pay rises after removing a fuel subsidy...
Barbados Central Bank Governor, Kevin Greenidge, says the country’s economy has recovered following the slump caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Greenidge told members of the media,...
Ghana’s president Nana Akufo-Addo has nominated a Supreme Court judge, Gertrude Torkornoo, as the country’s Chief Justice. Her nomination is subject to approval by Parliament. When...
AP | US President Joe Biden said Monday that his top domestic policy adviser, Susan Rice, will leave her post next month. As director of the...
CoinDesk | The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ), plans to introduce a gold-backed digital currency as legal tender to help stabilize the local currency, the Zim...
ENA | The African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson, Moussa Faki Mahamat extended the African Union’s honor to Ethiopia for its conviction to the principle of finding...
Reuters | Harry Belafonte, a singer, songwriter, and groundbreaking actor who started his entertainment career belting “Day O” in his 1950s hit song “Banana Boat” before...
AP | Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson formally entered next year’s gubernatorial race at a rally Saturday, with the sharp-spoken social conservative saying North Carolina neads...
AP | The number of tourists flocking to Jamaica’s sun-drenched beaches soared nearly 100 percent in the first 3 months of the year, causing long queues...
By Gregory Simpkins In December 2010, an incident in Tunisia sparked a youth-led revolt that had an impact far beyond the country’s borders. The so-called Arab...