Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have announced they are leaving the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas). The junta-led countries had already been suspended from the bloc, which has been urging them to return to democratic rule. The three governments said it was a “sovereign decision” to withdraw from Ecowas. They were also founding […]
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — Black History Month begins on February 1. People in Raleigh are getting ready for a month full of festivities and celebrations. On Saturday, the 23rd Annual African American Cultural Celebration officially kicked off events across North Carolina. It’s a celebration of the past, the present, and the future. The North Carolina […]
The United Nations’ top court will rule on Friday on whether it will grant emergency measures against Israel following accusations by South Africa that its military operation in Gaza is a state-led genocide against Palestinians. The 15 judges at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), also known as the World Court, are joined for this […]
A man was charged with 76 counts of murder and 86 counts of attempted murder on Thursday for allegedly causing a deadly fire at an apartment building in South Africa that was one of the country’s worst disasters. The suspect was also charged with arson and was ordered to be kept in police custody until […]
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A man was charged with 76 counts of murder and 86 counts of attempted murder on Thursday for allegedly causing a deadly fire at an apartment building in South Africa last year that was one of the country’s worst disasters. The suspect was also charged with arson and was ordered to be […]
This is a momentous year for both the Gantt center and Bonita Buford. Buford has long been a familiar presence at the Harvey B. Gantt Center for African American Arts + Culture. Her work at the Gantt dates to 2005, when she began as a consultant for what was then called the Afro-American Cultural Center. […]
After Nigerian police arrested a kidnapping suspect in the capital Abuja, social media posts claimed to share a photo of his sister who was allegedly speaking out in his defence. But this is false: AFP Fact Check found the picture is unrelatd and shows a South African actress. “My Brother Is Not A Kidnapper, He […]
A man was arrested on Tuesday and will face 76 counts of murder after telling an inquiry that he started a deadly building fire in South Africa last year while trying to get rid of the body of someone he had strangled in the apartment complex. The shocking confession came when the man was testifying […]
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A man was arrested Tuesday hours after he claimed responsibility for starting a building fire in South Africa last year that killed 76 people while trying to get rid of the body of someone he had killed. The man’s apparent confession came as a shock when he was testifying at an ongoing […]
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — African leaders on Friday criticized Israel for its military campaign in Gaza and called for an end to the fighting that continues take its toll on mostly civilians. The African Union Commission Chairman Moussa Faki Mahamat described the war in Gaza as immoral and unacceptable. “We demand an immediate end to […]
(Bloomberg) — South Africa’s energy insecurity presents the biggest risk to the ruling African National Congress’ prospects of winning this year’s election, Justice Minister Ronald Lamola said. Most Read from Bloomberg Africa’s most-industrialized economy has battled a 15-year power crisis that’s left the nation without electricity for up to 12 hours a day. It’s crippled […]
Dmytro Kuleba, Ukraine’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, has stated that he has discussed the issue of Ukrainian civilians captured in Somalia with his counterpart Ali Omar, Somalia’s Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs. Source: Kuleba on Twitter Quote from Kuleba: “I spoke with Somalia’s Acting Foreign Minister Ali Omar on the situation regarding the Ukrainian citizens […]