Fly Angola Back In The Skies With Own Operating License
Fly Angola’s single Embraer ERJ-145 has been re-painted and is now being flown under the company’s … [+] Privately owned African airline Fly Angola has used...
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Outnumbered Moroccan Tribesmen Triumph Over Spanish Army in the 1921 Battle of Annual
by Youssef El Kaidi | Jan 30, 2021 July 22, 1921 is a day to remember and celebrate for Moroccans, and a day to forget for Spaniards. Known...
UAE to Grant Citizenship to Select Professional Expats in Rare Gulf Policy
Government says change aims at ‘appreciating the talents and competencies’ in UAEÂ and ‘attracting more bright minds’ The UAE is home to at least 9.9Â million people,...
Why Rich Countries Should Subsidize Vaccination Around the World
By Isaac Chotiner Vaccinating a fifth of the world’s vulnerable population would cost less than forty billion dollars; not doing so could incur losses of more...
Lawmakers Call Biden to Offer Recurring $2,000 Relief Checks
As Congress debates President Joe Biden’s request for $1.9 trillion in coronavirus relief funding — including a third stimulus check pegged at $1,400 — some Democratic lawmakers...
Cicely Tyson, Rose above Stereotypes, Pioneer Hollywood
In a remarkable career of many decades, she refused to take parts that demeaned Black people and won a Tony, Emmys and an honorary Oscar....
“Rest in Power” Cicely Tyson Dies at 96
Renowned actress Cicely Tyson has died; she was 96 years old. Her death was announced by Larry Thompson, her longtime manager, who did not specify...
A Walk Through Local African American History : Connecting Campus and Community in Historic Wilberforce, Ohio
The Podcasts tell the historical stories about the Tawawa Woods, and the Central State University and old Wilberforce University campuses. These video presentations complement historical markers...
Sunday Igboho’s Ibadan House Set Ablaze
The house of a Yoruba activist, Sunday Adeyemo popularly known as Sunday Igboho has been set on fire at Soka area in Ibadan, Oyo State...
NBA, players’ Union Discuss Possible All-Star Game in Early March, Sources Say
The NBA and the National Basketball Players Association are discussing the possibility of holding an All-Star Game in early March — with Atlanta emerging as...
Subsea 7 Picks Up CABGOC Contract Offshore Angola
Cabinda Gulf Oil Company Limited (CABGOC) – Chevron’s wholly owned subsidiary in Angola – has awarded Subsea 7 a substantial contract for the Sanha Lean...
2021 Needs to be Africa’s ‘Focus on the Money’ Year
Amid all the distress of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, progress on the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) has been a bright light. The...
Samantha Power to Head USAID in Boost to Africa Projects
US President-elect Joe Biden is to appoint experienced ambassador Samantha Power as head of development agency USAID in a potential boost to its capabilities in...
Africa Tech Investment Holds Steady in 2021, Despite Covid-19
African startups received $2.44bn in investment in 2020 – only around $100m less than than the year before without Covid-19, according to a new report by Briter Bridges....
Spotlight on Education in Africa
We have launched a series focusing on education in Africa. If we had been a bit blasé about education before, the coronavirus pandemic has rudely...
The latest Louis Vuitton (LV) Menswear -2021
Ghana’s Own Blesses High Fashion Men’s Wear The latest Louis Vuitton (LV) menswear show was streamed live from Paris on Thursday, January 21, 2021 —...
Drone Footage Captures Devastation of Cyclone Eloise in Mozambique
The death toll from storm Eloise rose to at least 12 on Monday (January 25), according to figures from authorities across south-eastern Africa, where heavy...
Moderna Vaccine Has Weaker Response Against South African Coronavirus Variant, Company says
A health care worker receives the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at the United Memorial Medical Center on December 21, 2020, in Houston, Texas. (Getty Images/TNS.Go Nakamura)Â TNS...
Sudan Hosts First-ever Visit From Israeli Government Minister
Barak Ravid, author of from Tel Aviv Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan. Photo: Mahmoud Hjaj/Anadolu Agency via Getty Israeli Minister of Intelligence Eli Cohen became the first...