You may also like
Coronavirus in Africa: 119,454 cases; 3,592 deaths; 48,607 recoveries
There are now more than over 100,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus across the continent, with a number of African countries imposing a range of prevention and containment measures against the spread of the
Read more
Source: Africanews | Latest breaking news, daily news and African news from Africa
Democratic Presidential Candidate Joe Biden Clarifies Message to Black America
Presumptive Democratic Presidential Nominee Joe Biden clarified his message to Black America after the GOP, and others, seized on a remark he made in jest while wrapping up an interview with the famous Breakfast
Read more
Source: Chicago Defender
Hastings Kamuzu Banda
Hastings Kamuzu Banda , (born c. 1898, near Kasungu, British Central Africa Protectorate [now Malawi]—died Nov. 25, 1997, Johannesburg, S.Af.), first president of Malawi (formerly Nyasaland) and the principal leader of the Malawi nationalist movement. He governed Malawi from 1963 to
Read more
Source: Brittanica
May
14
1906
Rwanda: New Cimerwa Boss Speaks Out On Rebranding the Firm's Products
The 38-year-old Rwandan cement company, CIMERWA ,recently announced the appointment of their new Chief Executive Officer, Albert Kipkemoi Sigei, who is succeeding Bheki Mthembu whose term
Read more
Source: allAfrica.com
Mauritius: Senegal Nixes 'Unbalanced' Tax Treaty With Mauritius
Senegal, one of West Africa’s largest economies, has torn up its tax treaty with Mauritius as debate rages over the island tax haven’s impact on developing
Read more
Source: allAfrica.com
Community Mourns The Loss Of Long-time Activist Tony Orange | The Seattle Medium
Orange also worked for seven years as Executive Director of the Washington State Commission on African American
Read more
Source: https://seattlemedium.com
Botswana coronavirus: prez to observe third quarantine - govt
The Vice President received donations worth over P964 000, from different organizations and individuals to help government combat Covid-19, government confirmed on May
Read more
Source: Africanews | Latest breaking news, daily news and African news from Africa
Malawi: Chilima Says DPP Are Liars, Clueless - ' Adzonzi Another Victim of Being Used'
State Vice President and UTM leader Saulos Chilima has resumed his famous whistle-stop campaign christened imbizo tours on Friday with his first two stops at Kampepuza and Ntcheu Boma - venues dubbed as his home ground - where hundreds of people attended as Chilima campaigned for opposition Tonse
Read more
Source: allAfrica.com
Ethiopia: City Struggles to Stay Vigilant As COVID-19 Cases Rise
Weeks after the law came into effect, the Addis Abeba Police Commission in an abrupt move last Wednesday started apprehending people in order to ensure strict observance of the regulation among
Read more
Source: allAfrica.com
(1997) The Idea of an African Renaissance, Myth or Reality?
I come to you from a liberated South Africa, a nation that many of you helped to set free. I come from a continent about which more is written but less is understood; so I come with a message that is straight-forward and simple. Like the Apostle Paul on his return from the provinces, I come to
Read more
Source: Black Past
Mar
13
1997
Nigeria: Data's Importance in Fighting the Shadow Pandemic - Gender-Based Violence By Ayisha Osori and Chitra Nagarajan
As governments and activists across the world respond to the increase in gender-based violence during the COVID19 pandemic, Nigeria's response raises questions about how well (lack of) data influences advocacy and
Read more
Source: allAfrica.com
Africa
Africa | FactMonster
Read more
Source: Fact Monster - Black History
Sponsored by Greater Boston Veterans Collaborative
(1957) Dwight Eisenhower, “Address on Little Rock"
The Little Rock Crisis erupted in September 1957 when Arkansas Governor Orval M. Faubus used state National Guard troops to prevent nine African American students from attending the then all-white Central High School.  On September 20, Federal Judge Ronald Davis ordered Governor Faubus to remove
Read more
Source: Black Past
Sep
24
1957
Nigeria's Democracy Beyond Its Crown Year
On this day in 1999, amidst pomp and pageantry, General Olusegun Obasanjo took the oath of office as president of the Federal Republic, bringing to an end some 16 years of brutal and bloody military dictatorship, and signposting another era of civil democratic government in what has commonly been
Read more
Source: allAfrica.com
Hollywood’s Movie Review: The Wretched
The Wretched is a very uneven
Read more
Source: Serving Northeast Texas
1st African American woman elected to Montgomery Co. education board dies
Trailblazing Montgomery County, Maryland, leader, activist and public servant Odessa Shannon died
Read more
Source: WTOP | Washington's Top News
How Many African Countries Are Landlocked?
Out of Africa’s 47 countries, 15 of them are landlocked. This means that about a third of the continent is made up of countries that have no access to the ocean or
Read more
Source: ThoughtCo
Has coronavirus reshaped democratic rights?
There are already signs that some governments are using the crisis to grant themselves more expansive powers than warranted by the health crisis, with insufficient oversight mechanisms, and using their expanded authority to crack down on opposition and tighten their grip on
Read more
Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News
Sponsored by Pride Academy
Malawi: From ACB Statements - How Malawi Judges Rejected K100m to Deliver Electoral Justice
In his statement, Justice Potani speaks of how Mpinganjira "desperately hunted for him for a meeting" which, he said, he dodged
Read more
Source: allAfrica.com
Zimbabwe: Family of Bulawayo Man Slain By Police Demand Inquest
THE family of Paul Munakopa who was shot and killed by police in Bulawayo a fortnight ago following a high-speed car chase is demanding an inquest into his
Read more
Source: allAfrica.com
Malawi: Tonse Alliance North Leaders in Door-to-Door Campaign for Chakwera
The opposition Tonse Alliance is taking the campaign of its presidential candidate, Malawi Congress Party (MCP) leader Lazarus Chakwera, to the doorstep with former and incumbent Karonga Central constituency parliamentarians Frank Mwenifumbo and Dr. Cornelius Mwalwanda setting aside their political
Read more
Source: allAfrica.com
Sponsored by Association of Latino Professionals For America (ALPFA) Boston Professional Chapter
Ethiopia coronavirus: 306 cases, how about 100 cases hit in a week
May 16: Cases pass 300 mark
Read more
Source: Africanews | Latest breaking news, daily news and African news from Africa
Malawi Supreme Court breaks rank with peers in Southern Africa
In order to assist the courts to address these questions fairly, there is a need for jurisprudential clarity on the appropriate standard of proof which petitioners must satisfy in order to convince the court to entertain their claims, and the appropriate legal test for nullifying election
Read more
Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People
Mozambique
President: Filipe Nyusi
Read more
Source: Fact Monster - Black History
Malawi: Chilima Under Fire for Describing Malawi Dictator Kamuzu As 'Champion of Democracy'
State vice-president Saulos Chilima has come under intense fire for describing founding president Hastings Kamuzu Banda - an autocrat with a streak of brutality who ruled Malawi for 31 years of one-party dictatorship - as champion of
Read more
Source: allAfrica.com
Impact of COVID-19 on democracy in Africa [Interview with Dr. Christopher Fomunyoh]
As Africa battles COVID-19 experts believe the pandemic will have an impact on elections and democracy in various African
Read more
Source: Africanews | Latest breaking news, daily news and African news from Africa
Bobby McFerrin
Bobby McFerrin , (born March 11, 1950, New York, New York, U.S.), American musician noted for his tremendous vocal control and improvisational ability. He often sang a cappella, mixing folk songs, 1960s rock and soul tunes, and jazz themes with original lyrics. He preferred to sing without fixed
Read more
Source: Brittanica
Mar
11
1950
New CPD Superintendent David Brown has bold vision for Chicago, even amid coronavirus crisis | The Crusader Newspaper Group
Chicago’s new police superintendent David Brown has a vision for the city, a plan to fight summer violence, and an eye on his officers as the coronavirus continues to infect and kill members of the
Read more
Source: The Crusader Newspaper Group
Sponsored by Pride Academy
Coronavirus in Africa: 66,319 cases; 2,344 deaths; 23,143 recoveries
There are now more than over 60,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus across the continent, with a number of African countries imposing a range of prevention and containment measures against the spread of the
Read more
Source: Africanews | Latest breaking news, daily news and African news from Africa
Sponsored by Illinois Math and Science Academy
Malawi: Law Expert Says Ansah Resignation May Delay Malawi Elections
A law expert has said the resignation of Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) chairperson Jane Ansah just weeks into a crucial presidential election has plunged the country into yet another electoral
Read more
Source: allAfrica.com
Sponsored by Association of Latino Professionals For America (ALPFA) Boston Professional Chapter
More from Malawi 24 | Malawi news
Kamuzu Chibambo leaves Tonse Alliance
Angry residents demand back money for AIP fertilizer in Thyolo
Man arrested over murder of wife’s alleged lover
Kalindo to lead Malawi shutdown demos in March
Salima Sugar renews K48m Dedza Dynamos sponsorship deal
Over 15,000 households graduate from ultra poverty
Pop Young reflects on his "Collect" video shooting experience in Tanzania
Malawi Police detain Journalist Dorica Mtenje over story
FCB brings Valentines competition
Zacc Kawalala dumps Chakwera over corruption
Devotion: Aligning to God's Will
ESCOM says new lighting tubes will help reduce loadshedding
Young woman tied to tree in graveyard over death of child
Youth director aspirant vows to revive youths' love for DPP
Parliament Committee given seven days to audit blood availability in health facilities
CSOs say Chizuma is being fought by corrupt people
Man fined K200,000 for beating up health workers
Nyirenda, Misinjo in Moyale camp
Leave us alone — Pro-Chakwera activists lash at US, UK diplomats
Chakwera orders Govt to appeal Chizuma’s High Court ruling
Breaking: AKA shot dead
Monkey Bay Police emerges 2022 best station in Eastern Region
Chizuma’s discontinued case: Chakwera plays hide and seek
Silver Strikers coach jets in
Rains devastate Blantyre
AKA's death: Watch extended CCTV footage
Malawi Law Society advised not to withdraw injunction safeguarding Chizuma
Five people drown in Chiradzulu
Zakazaka gets U20 AFCON call up
Illovo donates items worth K20m to Limbe Health Centre
Rain causes nationwide blackout in Malawi
Chizuma's saga jeorpadizing Chakwera: Donors mistrusting government
Slow progress of Zomba Stadium construction frustrates residents
Chizuma interdiction case: Govt withdraws appeal
Bushiri extradition case: Court orders SA witnesses to come to Malawi
Wikise advises men to be visiting their wives' workplaces frequently
Communities threaten to close only accessible road in Machinjiri
CDEDI fault plans to remove expiry date from national ID
Chakwera urges Malawians to take responsibility in fighting cholera
Malawi has only 193MW of electricity available
Government could revive Chizuma’s case
DPP accuse MCP of blocking fundraising dinner
Diplomats pressure: Zamba withdraws Chizuma’s suspension
1 million job losses: Malawi says investing in advanced technology
Bangwe All Stars unveil Chimango Kayira, three others
Two men found not guilty of murder of British national
Mthunzi Funeral Services dresses Napeli graveyard
It wasn't me! Anele's father says he didn't hire hitmen to kill AKA
Minister displeased with port mismanagement
45 Ethiopians arrested in Rumphi for illegal entry

Business Facts

The Story of Martin Luther King by Kid President

Arts Facts

Barack Obama Facts

Literature Facts