The 2026 FIFA World Cup is set to unfold across North America, with 11 host cities throughout Canada, Mexico, and the United States welcoming matches during...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The show which has grown from 15 minutes in its first year (1929) to an average of 3 and ½ hours in recent...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Globally, and in many African countries, women have borne the brunt of the harmful effects of the pandemic. They have had limited to...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Helmed by Turkish director Kivilcim Akay, Amina tells the story of a young African immigrant living in Istanbul and confronting the harsh realities...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Black artists, filmmakers and films were a key part of the mix at the 2019 Toronto Film Festival. Big budget movies, small indie...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “There was some early blow-back resulting from the Afro. Beside the fact that many Black parents then frowned on the new expression of...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — This year’s fellows represent the following countries: Benin, Cameroon, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia,...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “This report should serve as a wakeup call to the world. We won’t meet the [Sustainable Development Goals] SDGs with 40% of girls...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Around 60 million children across the continent suffer from it. Not the mildly uncomfortable hunger that comes from skipping the odd meal, but...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Highlighting the program is the US Premiere presentation of Panama Dreams, which transports the viewer on filmmaker Alison Saunders’ modern-day search for descendants...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Sixty-four percent of Americans have at least one cup of coffee a day. Of those surveyed (3000 people), 79 percent said they made...
(BBC) – Chad’s ex-leader Hissene Habre has been held down by masked security officers in the courtroom at the resumption of his trial for war crimes...
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The son of Senegal’s former President Abdoulaye Wade lost a bid to be freed from his six-year prison sentence when the Supreme...
(BBC) – At least 200 Senegalese died in the boat disaster off the coast of Libya earlier this month, officials say. More than 750 migrants are...
Alexandra Zavis, THE LOS ANGELES TIMES GENEVA, Switzerland (The L.A. Times)—The World Health Organization has declared the Ebola outbreak over in Senegal, saying the country’s...
By Harry C. Alford NNPA Columnist I am writing this article from the beautiful shores of the Dominican Republic. We have assembled here for our second...
By William Reed NNPA Columnist President Obama and the first lady’s trip to sub-Saharan Africa, scheduled for June 26-July 3, will included South Africa, the West...
