Through the UN-led vaccine initiative COVAX, Sudan and Rwanda have become the latest beneficiaries to receive the livesaving COVID-19 inoculation, UN agencies reported on Wednesday.
Fighting in Libya Threatens Security in Entire Northern Africa Region In Libya, the news is not about progress in the country – it’s about instability there which helped push American troops out, albeit temporarily. It’s not clear where the U.S. troops, escaping the intense fighting in Tripoli, are relocating to. Eight years after former Libyan leader…
https://gdb.voanews.com/A13175EE-8517–4D3C-8DC8-810D514E82A6_w800_h450.pngThe East African Community trade bloc admitted Somalia as its eighth member on Friday, a move Somali authorities and businesses hope will boost the country’s war-ravaged economy. The EAC common market — which consists of Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda — was set up in 2010 and currently…
Jérémy Lissouba is a member of parliament for the main opposition party in the Republic of Congo. He’s also a deputy judge in the country’s High Court of Justice and an alumnus of the Obama Foundation’s 2018 Africa Leaders Program. Over a year since the war in Ukraine began, the world remains caught in the…
https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000–0aff-0242-ddfd-08db2729dc10_w800_h450.jpgRussia has long been the biggest exporter of arms to sub-Saharan Africa, but a new study indicates Western sanctions are making it harder for Moscow to sell weapons, opening the door for more Chinese-made arms. Even before the Ukraine war, China had increased its sales of weapons to sub-Saharan Africa, exporting almost three times as…
Thanks to Denver-based Africa Development Promise (ADP), an estimated 150 people came out to witness the work that the American NGO does, thousands of miles away from its Colorado headquarters. Billed as a Winter Gala, the fundraising event occurred on Saturday, March 4. The location was the Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities. Attendees…
Editor’s Note: Earlier, Oscar Katusya pointed us to a strategy that may benefit the African continent as it deals with the COVID-19 pandemic. Today, Oscar tells us trade and politics are some of the key aspects of this strategy. The Agenda 2063 To understand the Africa Continental Free Trade Area, we first have to be…
As travel to and from the African continent increases, travelers are on the hunt not just for the best deals that cut their expenses, but also for airlines that take safety seriously. The Best Airlines in Africa is a listing of the top airlines in the African continent as classified by aviation and travel experts…
African embassies in America play an important role in facilitating business, diplomatic, and socio-economic relations between the United States and African countries. Often the 54-nation African continent and its citizens around the world have needs that sometimes can only be met through their embassies located within the United States. We’re listing some of the African…
Skin Bleaching or “colorism” among people of color is a topic that rarely comes up in community discussions in the United States or in African countries. The practice is also known as “skin lightening.” It involves the use of chemical products by mostly black and brown people to help change or lighten their complexion…