African nations launch peace initiative to end war in Ukraine »
JAN VAN DER MADE Six African leaders plan to travel to Russia and Ukraine “as soon as is possible” to help find a resolution to the war, South African President…
May 29 2023 / No Comment / Read More »Fleeing Sudan, U.S. Diplomats Shredded Passports and Stranded Locals »
Officials destroyed Sudanese passports on security grounds as they evacuated the Khartoum embassy. Now the passport owners are trapped in a war zone. DECLAN WALSH In the frantic days before…
May 29 2023 / No Comment / Read More »‘Ghana beyond aid’ no longer: West Africa’s former model student forced to turn to IMF »
GREGOIRE SAUVAGE Formerly praised for its stability and good governance, Ghana has been facing a severe economic crisis since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine.…
May 29 2023 / No Comment / Read More »Uganda lawmakers amend controversial anti-gay law but death penalty for HIV positive sex remains »
CATHERINE NICHOLLS & NIMI PRINCEWILL Uganda’s parliament has passed an amended version of the controversial Anti-Homosexuality Bill 2023 on Tuesday, May 2. Under the new proposed bill, homosexual conduct will…
May 13 2023 / No Comment / Read More »Report on medical access finds one-third of Black Americans live in ‘cardiology deserts’ »
ELAINE CHEN Many Black Americans would have to travel across county lines just to find an open spot with a…
May 13 2023 / No Comment / Read More »Loneliness poses risk as deadly as smoking, surgeon general warns »
AMANDA SEITZ Widespread loneliness in the U.S. poses health risks as deadly as smoking a dozen cigarettes daily, costing the…
May 13 2023 / No Comment / Read More »In counties with more Black doctors, Black people live longer, ‘astonishing’ study finds »
USHA LEE McFARLING Black people in counties with more Black primary care physicians live longer, according to a new national…
Apr 27 2023 / No Comment / Read More »Councilmember Dwumfour Goes Home »
KOFI AYIM The 30-year-old councilmember of Sayreville, New Jersey, who was cold-bloodedly murdered on Wednesday February 1, 2023, goes home…
Feb 22 2023 / No Comment / Read More »Gas station ordered to pay $1M to woman refused service because she’s Black »
FRANCIS AKHALBEY A Portland jury has awarded $1 million to a woman who filed a racial discrimination lawsuit against a…
Jan 27 2023 / No Comment / Read More »How ‘everywhere chemicals’ help uterine fibroids grow »
Scientists are just beginning to learn how these common tumors in women are linked to phthalates—chemicals found in hundreds of…
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