Source: Business Insider Africa — Aliko Dangote has made history by becoming the first African to reach a net worth of $30 billion. This landmark achievement, confirmed by Bloomberg’s index,…
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Source: Business Insider Africa — Aliko Dangote has made history by becoming the first African to reach a net worth of $30 billion. This landmark achievement, confirmed by Bloomberg’s index,…
Reparations Now! Holding Candidates Accountable With New York State having a Community Commission on Reparations, we are the closest we have ever been to realizing this long-held dream for state…
By Annah Lake Zhu and Amadou Ndiaye, The Conversation — Africa’s Great Green Wall project began as an ambitious plan to build a 15-kilometre-wide band of trees across the north…
Public water for climate resilience Today, civil society organisations, community networks, youth groups, trade unions and grassroots movements across Africa converge to launch the fifth Africa Week of Action Against…
By Stacy M. Brown Black Press USA Senior National Correspondent BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — The report also warns of a rise in digital extremism. “During the 2024 election cycle, accounts supporting progressive candidates…
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By James J. Nolan, Natasha C., Pratt-Harris, Kevin Daniels, Paul C., Archibald, Henry H. Brownstein, Kimberly Glanville, and Raiana Davis, Fall 2025 Translational Criminology Magazine — The American police are…
The singer-turned-politician is hoping to unseat longtime president, who is seeking a seventh term. By Caolán Magee, Al Jazeera — Ugandan opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, has…
Join us in person or via livestream for an Emergency Summit: DC and Chocolate Cities in Danger — “Putting I.C.E. on ICE” taking place during the Congressional Black Caucus…
By Dr. Elwood Watson, PhD — August 6, 2025 marked the 60th anniversary of the ratification of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 – one of the most consequential laws…
The racist upswell in the US looks “clearer from the outside,” says South African philosopher Nuraan Davids. By George Yancy , Truthout — Donald Trump’s war on diversity, equity, and…
Ethiopia will tomorrow inaugurate Africa’s largest dam, a major source of electricity and national zeal for the country, but one that threatens to fray ties with nations downstream. The Grand…