Dr. Kwegyir Aggrey "Only the best is good enough for Africa."
Kwame Nkrumah "The independence of Ghana is meaningless unless it is linked up with the total liberation of Africa."
The Mayor’s Office for International Affairs Calls for Applications for the 2016-2017 NYC Junior Ambassadors Program NYC Students across the five boroughs are empowered to take action for social change The Mayor’s Office for International Affairs has opened the application process for the 2016-2017 NYC Junior Ambassadors program. NYC Junior Ambassadors is a NYC […]
Ever met African dancers whose goal is Earth Consciousness? Meet Siren – Protectors of the Rainforest. Founded by Mambo Tse, a former UNESCO Center for Peace executive member and prolific choreographer and entertainer. The group’s mission is to save and protect the rainforests because it significantly influences the health of the entire ecosystem, the health […]
by Gregg McQueen Edwin Pagán is on a mission. The renowned Bronx photographer, writer and cinematographer grew up in the borough during the 1970s, when the region took on a notorious reputation, one synonymous with crime, chaos and urban decay. Discouraged that the “Bronx is burning” image still persists to this day, Pagán wants South […]
Burkina Faso, Democratic Republic of Congo, Togo, Tunisia and Uganda on Sunday September 4, filled the final five 2017 Africa Cup of Nations places that were up for grabs. They will join Algeria, Cameroon, Egypt, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Mali, Morocco, Senegal, Zimbabwe, all of whom qualified before the final round, and hosts Gabon at […]
The Iya Foundation, (TIF) a 501c3 not-for-profit organization that is committed to educating and raising awareness on Chronic Kidney Disease has honored one of its esteemed patrons. Dr. Andrew Baddoo, a diplomate in Nephrology was honored by the Iya Foundation for meritorious services in the two year history of the organization. The conspicuous community medical […]
By Osmond Ekwueme Politics should not be put ahead of national interests nor ideology and hate dominate our thinking over everything. Now I am satisfied with someone being on the opposite side of the political spectrum from me, trying to keep in mind that one side in an argument rarely holds all the truth. However, […]
By Chris Simpson Fast-modernising Mauritania presents itself as something of a showcase for how “to do” countering violent extremism, or CVE, in Africa. Last year, the Sahelian country hosted a regional summit to discuss ways local communities could work with the authorities to confront radicalisation, an initiative warmly endorsed by the United States. US Assistant […]
Ruth Maclean in Dakar Gabon’s presidential guard has apparently bombed the opposition party’s headquarters during post-election violence that has threatened to split the country apart. Clashes between angry protesters and security forces broke out in the normally peaceable central African country after the incumbent president, Ali Bongo, was declared the winner of a hotly contested […]
Several months before a contentious Presidential election in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2011 a state mining company transferred, on the orders of the government, $10 million into an election fund. The millions were part of the proceeds from a secretive sale by the state miner of rich copper mines to offshore companies in […]
Bahar Gholipour The brain knows instinctively how to predict when accidents are about to happen If you’ve never been particularly good at physics in school, it might make you feel better to know that at the very least, your brain comes with a built-in “physics engine.” In a new study published Monday in Proceedings of […]