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Africa Rises in Rage Over George Floyd Death in US

JOHANNESBURG –  Officials in Africa have expressed concern over developments in the U.S. following the death of George Floyd, the black American man killed in police custody in the city of Minneapolis last week. The head of the African Union described Floyd’s death as an act of “murder,” while South Africa’s ruling party is calling […]

Racial Killings: Protesters Defy Heavy Rain In Lagos, March In Solidarity With Blacks Against White Brutality

With the gruesome murder of an African-American by a ‘white’ cop still causing widespread outrage across the world, some Nigerians in Lagos, on Monday, staged a walk in condemnation of the dastardly act. The Black Lives Matter Movement in Nigeria (BLMMN), stormed the streets of Nigeria’s commercial capital despite the heavy downpour, in total condemnation […]

Mobile cash is the best way to help Africa fight Covid-19

Togo’s president Faure Gnassingbé: ‘Women will receive the highest possible payouts, as they are more directly involved in nurturing the entire household.’ © Valery Sharifulin\TASS/Getty Faure Gnassingbé  APRIL 12, 2020 No matter how effective the developed world’s approach to the Covid-19 pandemic might be in terms of protecting public health, it simply will not work in Africa […]

KPMG SUPPORTS COVID-19 PROGRAM, FOR DEPRIVED GIRLS

The Senior Partner of KPMG Ghana, Mr. Anthony Sarpong has said, we cannot escape the humanitarian imperative of supporting the less privileged of our society.  He made this assertion during a short ceremony to donate to the Pamela Bridgewater programs, which aim at catering for the wellbeing of kayayeis , during and after the COVID-19 […]

26-Year-Old Nigerian Is Now The Highest Paid Robotics Engineer In The World After Signing Deal With Apple Inc. [Video]

A 26 year old Nigerian, credited for building the world’s first gaming robot, has just become the highest paid in the field of Robotic engineering. Silas Adekunle achieved this feat after signing a new deal with the world’s reputable software manufacturers, Apple Inc. The robotics engineer was also named as “Someone to Watch in 2018” […]

Canada takes in hundreds of freed African migrants sold in Libya as slaves

Refugees and migrants in one of Libya’s detention centres — Photo Credit: Confidential Canada has resettled over 150 African migrants stranded in Libya since the 2017 CNN slave trade expose that showed smugglers auctioning migrants off as slaves outside Tripoli. Canada’s immigration minister, Ahmed Hussen, confirmed the country’s resettlement programme to local media Global News on Wednesday saying at […]