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Angola celebrates half a century of independence

On November 11th, Angola celebrated half a century of national independence in an event marked by popular jubilation that unleashed the creativity, enthusiasm, and...

Israel, outside powers influencing conflict in Sudan

Sudan’s latest conflict between the Rapid Support Force (RSF) led by Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, also known as Hemedti, and the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF),...

Black mayors visit Ghana for trade, educational information

A delegation representing the African American Mayors USA Trade Mission to Ghana recently returned to the United States after a visit to the West...

Zanzibar’s women trained as technicians to help light up communities

ZANZIBAR, Tanzania—When darkness came, so did the smoke. Hamna Silima Nyange, like half of the two million people in Tanzania’s semi-autonomous archipelago of Zanzibar, did not have...

EU warns Al Fasher becomes ‘graveyard of humanity’ amid Sudan’s worsening crisis

The European Union has sounded the alarm over the dire situation in Sudan’s Al Fasher, describing it as a “graveyard of humanity,” with civilians...

Mining giant Anglo American faces class action appeal over alleged lead poisoning in Zambia

CAPE TOWN, South Africa—An appeal hearing opened Nov. 3 in South Africa on whether a subsidiary of British-based mining company Anglo American PLC was responsible for...

How French troops murdered hundreds of their comrades in WWII

by Egountchi Behanzin, RT.com More than 300 African soldiers were executed by the French colonial army in Thiaroye, Senegal More than 81 years after the events,...

Nigeria warns against ‘Minecraft approach’ in trade with Africa

Nigeria is less affected by U.S. tariffs compared to other countries due to its diversified trade strategy, the West African country’s foreign...

Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings, Ghana’s former first lady and human rights activist, dies at age 76

Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings, former first lady of the West African country Ghana, is being remembered as an activist and women’s advocate by many around...

Building a bridge between Dakar and the city of Philadelphia

Recently, the United Muslim Business Association (UMBA) partnered with GlobalAfricans.com and hosted a celebratory gathering for Madame Khadija Mechecor Diouf, mayor of the Golf...