African Space Stakeholders Explore Increased Investment and Partnerships to Uplift the Continent’s Emerging Space Industry
A conference bringing together stakeholders in Africa's space sector is underway in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire. The Newspace Africa Conference is…
Slavery’s historical link to marriage is still at play in some African societies
Governments and religious institutions regulate marriage. Such regulations are heavily laden with specific moral ideas and cultural taboos. There are…
Black Twin Sisters From Ohio Named Valedictorian and Salutatorian at Their High School
Meet identical twin sisters, Mya and Madison Glover from Toledo, Ohio who are celebrating having been named their high school’s…
It’s time Western countries to redefine their relations with Africa and its diaspora
Activists from the United Nations’ 2009 Durban World Conference Against Racism have often asserted that Africa and its diaspora are undercounted—particularly in…
Use global diaspora to positively project Africa – Buhari
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has urged Africa and its Diasporas to project the continent in a positive…
Jay-Z and Mom, Gloria, Celebrate 20 Years of Giving Back With 2023 Scholarship Fund
The Shawn Carter Scholarship Fund (SCSF), founded by rapper turned business mogul Jay-Z and his philanthropist mother Gloria, has been…
U.S. program connects, empowers entrepreneurs of African descent
Bellamore Ndayikeze, an Australian with Burundian heritage, says the 10 days she spent recently in the United States showed her…
Diaspora Nigerians remitted $168bn in eight years – World Bank report
The Nigerian Diaspora community has remitted $168.33bn to the country in the past eight years, according to World Bank reports…