Herbert Wigwe from afar, By Kenneth Amaeshi

Rwanda: Ruremesha and Djabir Sacked, Karekezi Takes Over at Kiyovu

SC Kiyovu have confirmed the sacking of Emmanuel Ruremesha and assistant coach Djabir Mutarambirwa (inset) following the signing of Olivier Karekezi as the new head

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Source: allAfrica.com

Muhammad Ali: A Tribute to The Greatest - Summer 2016 Cover Feature

The following tribute to Muhammad Ali is featured as one of the dual covers of the Summer 2016 issue. The Summer issue features the Power 300: The Most Influential Black Corporate Directors and an alternate cover featuring an exclusive interview with former CEO of Time Warner Richard

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Source: Savoy Network

Somalia: New Report Accuses Envoy of Running Down Amisom

The head of the African Union Mission in Somalia (Amisom) is fighting off allegations of corruption, mismanagement, harassment and political

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Source: allAfrica.com

L’Oreal Re-Hires Model After Being Fired For Speaking Up Against Racism

In 2017, a Black model for L’Oreal named Munroe Bergdorf was fired for speaking up about systemic racism while under

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Source: The Black Chronicle

Rwanda: Volleyball - Top Clubs in Race to Sign Setter Mahoro

Rwanda international and UTB setter Ivan Mahoro Nsabimana is a hot property in domestic volleyball with top clubs racing to secure his signature at the end of the 2019-20

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Source: allAfrica.com

Kenya: Fears for Kenya's Urban Food Supply As Floods Drown Rice

Rice is a staple food in Kenya's urban areas, but with floods destroying young crops in recent weeks and imports restricted by the COVID-19 pandemic, stocks may run short

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Source: allAfrica.com

Guyana’s political tragedy

This crisis has been in the making for over 50 years – ever since the declaration of independence that came on the heels of the collapse of a multiracial anticolonial movement, the intervention of the joined imperialist forces of the UK and US and the convulsive coastal racial disturbances of the

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

Naspers, gold push JSE shares to best quarter since 2001

South African shares are about to round off their strongest quarter in almost two decades, and the influence of the coronavirus pandemic is clear to see in the shares most responsible for driving the market

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Source: TechCentral

Tech And Policing Amidst Pandemic And Protests - Blavity

Now, many Americans are experiencing, for the first time, a reality that Black people in this country have been living with since 1619: white supremacist terrorism supported by

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Source: Blavity News

2020 Has Been Difficult For The Black Community. Discrimination At Work Only Adds Insult To Injury

worker getting fired from job concept, white boss dismissing depressed sad terminated black employee holding notice, unfair racial discrimination at work

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Source: https://www.forbes.com

Congo-Kinshasa: Top Congolese Opposition Member Dies of COVID-19

Also Sunday, Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo said the country's health minister has the

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Source: allAfrica.com

Rwanda COVID-19: random tests, drive-thru testing at Kigali stadium

The Rwanda Biomedical Center, RBC; tweeted that the tests at the Kigali Amahoro National Stadium is expected to serve 5000 people in all districts of the city and at all its entry

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Source: Africanews | Latest breaking news, daily news and African news from Africa

Music Concerts Are Back, But Online

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Source: Business Daily

East Africa: African Dev't Bank Gives $1.2 M for Ethiopia-Sudan Railway Study

The two-year, comprehensive feasibility study will assess the proposed project's technical, economic, environmental and social viability

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Source: allAfrica.com

Cameroon: Child Marriage Worries Rise Amid Coronavirus Lockdown in Cameroon

Aid groups warn that forced child marriages could be on the rise globally due to school closures, food insecurity, and economic uncertainty triggered by the COVID-19

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Source: allAfrica.com

No health minister in Brazil as coronavirus infection spreads

The National Congress had not said anything about the Teich resignation, but the former minister of education during the Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva government and left-wing candidate for president of Brazil in 2018, Fernando Haddad, published a tweet saying: “Who will be the next Health

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Source: New Orleans Data News Weekly – The People’s Paper

Jordan Peele, Other Directors Affirm They Won't Let John Boyega Be Out of Work Over His Fiery Speech on Racism

John Boyega gave a speech like a true freedom fighter when he spoke at a rally folks for George Floyd on Wednesday in London’s Hyde

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Source: Visit Atlanta Black Star For African-American | Black News and Information

Sudan: Museveni's Powerful Sudan Fixer Dies After Contracting Coronavirus

Ms Gadaheldam has been an almost permanent fixture on the sides of President Museveni in regional meetings to deal with relations with Sudan under former President Omar-al-Bashir and current military leader Gen Abdel Fatah

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Source: allAfrica.com

Dressing While Black: Self-Censoring To Pass In White Spaces

For many Black people, altering their appearance and mannerisms to fit white expectations is a matter of

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Source: HuffPost - Breaking News, U.S. and World News | HuffPost-0

Kenya: As Focus Turns to COVID-19, TB Patients Suffer

Lockdowns meant to protect people from Covid-19 have now turned against patients and TB treatment seems to be suffering the greatest

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Source: allAfrica.com

In midst of pandemic, east Africa braces for another locust invasion

East Africa is bracing for a third outbreak of desert locusts, with billions of the destructive insects about to hatch and threaten food supplies in a region already reeling from damaging rains and the coronavirus

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Source: https://www.news24.com

Ethiopia coronavirus: 3,954 cases as tests pass 200K mark

Total confirmed cases = 3,954 (new cases

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Source: Africanews | Latest breaking news, daily news and African news from Africa

Africa: Lafarge Africa Assures Shareholders of Growth, Pays 100K Dividend

Lafarge Africa Plc has assured shareholders of improved performance and higher returns on their investments having significantly strengthened its balance

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Source: allAfrica.com

Africa: SA Participates in China-Africa Solidarity Summit

FOCAC is an official forum that coordinates cooperation between the People's Republic of China and African

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Source: allAfrica.com

Sierra Leone coronavirus: Compulsory wearing of face masks starts

Sierra Leone more than doubled its coronavirus cases in the last 10 days (April 20 – 30 from 64 cases to

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Source: Africanews | Latest breaking news, daily news and African news from Africa

DRC goes on with Grand Inga dam project

Despite the coronavirus challenge in the country, the Democratic Republic of Congo is moving ahead with plans to sell the Grand Inga dam project to the

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Source: The East African

Anti-Racism Protesters Around The World Demand Justice For George Floyd

LONDON — Thousands of anti-racism campaigners around the world staged demonstrations on Sunday, acting in solidarity with Americans protesting police violence after George Floyd, a Black man, died after a white police officer kneeled on his neck for nearly nine minutes last

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Source: HuffPost - Breaking News, U.S. and World News | HuffPost-0

MEET AN ANIMAL: Mara the elephant found sanctuary after 50 years in circuses and zoos

Gribaudo recalls spotting a familiar-looking elephant in a similar Buenos Aires circus tent seven years

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Source: South Florida Times

UK vaccine summit calls for freely available virus vaccine | The Atlanta Voice

A vaccine summit hosted by Britain on Thursday raised billions of dollars to immunize children in developing countries as experts wrestled with the difficult question of how any potential vaccine against the new coronavirus might be distributed globally — and

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Source: The Atlanta Voice

Kenya: Young Kenyan Comedian Lands Slot on Comedy Central

Kenyan comedian Elsa Majimbo joins the list of other elite comedians whose work has been featured on television station Comedy Central

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Source: allAfrica.com

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