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Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe wins China’s Confucius Peace Prize CCTV Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, has won the Confucius Peace Prize. According to Qiao Damo who started and runs the accolade, the award recognizes Mugabe for his “outstanding contributions” to world peace. The African leader beat nine other finalists, including Bill Gates, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, […]

UK Prime Minister David Cameron rules out slavery reparation during Jamaica visit Rowena Mason The Guardian (UK) KINGSTON- David Cameron has called for Jamaica and the UK to “move on” from the deep wounds caused by slavery but ducked official calls for Britain to apologize for its role or pay reparations. Speaking to the Caribbean […]

Addis Ababa beats Lagos to rapid rail transit as construction delays mount Source: Business Day Ethiopia has managed to deliver Sub-Saharan Africa’s first modern light rail project which opened in the capital Addis Ababa on Sunday, and in the process, beat Lagos whose own rail project remains four years behind schedule. Ethiopia’s rail project was […]

The black African Moors in Europe- U.S. newspapers from the 1880s and 1890s We start with Treaty of Peace and Friendship -The treaty sealed at Morocco with the seal of the Emperor of Morocco June 23, 1786, and delivered to Thomas Barclay, American Agent, June 28, 1786 History in the United States often avoids detailed […]

Update: Nigeria’s Eko Atlantic – Lagos July 2016 Advanced Update Nigeria: Update on Eko Atlantic-in the City of Lagos – Don’t let the media fool you. Nigeria is on the rise Update: Spring 2016   ___ Video: Eko Atlantic -April 2016 ___ Video: Eko Atlantic seen from above Lagos-May 2016 ___ Avenue 2, a road artery […]

Africa: New human ancestor discovered- Homo Naledi South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) A new human species has been revealed at the Cradle of Humankind on Gauteng’s West rand, called the Homo-Naledi. This is said to be the largest human fossil ensemble to be discovered on the African continent. Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa says the fossil […]

Nigeria basketball team wins AfroBasket, qualify for 2016 Rio Olympics Nigeria beat Angola 74-65 Source: Team Nigeria Basketball Rades, Tunisia- 43 years, 17 tournaments and 4 finals was what it took for the Senior Men’s Nigerian basketball team to etch their name into the history books and become the 8th African country to lift the […]

New York Forum Africa 2015 -Libreville, Gabon Source: NYFA The business and political leaders that will gather in Libreville, August 28-30, to engage in intense, collaborative sessions to draw up a road map – for individual businesses as well as national policy-makers – as a guide and spur to action. The New York Forum AFRICA […]

UNWTO Regional Conference Enhancing Brand Africa Fostering Tourism Development, Accra, Ghana, 17-19 August 2015 Source: United Nations World Tourism Organization MADRID- The UNWTO Regional Conference Enhancing Brand Africa – Fostering Tourism Development will bring together a wide variety of African tourism stakeholders to explore how build a stronger brand for Africa as a tourism destination […]

Kenya vows to spearhead Pan-Africanism Xinhua NAIROBI- Kenya on Monday vowed to spearhead Pan-Africanism in order to enable the continent to chart its own destiny. Deputy President William Ruto told a region forum in Nairobi that Africa’s political and economic liberation will only be achieved if the continent sets aside tribal, religious and nationalists divisions. […]