KAMPALA, Uganda — President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has urged the Ugandan diaspora to invest back home and also use their global exposure, networks and influence to attract more tourists to visit Uganda.
OSLO, Norway — Cameroon is now the world’s most neglected displacement crisis, according to a new report from the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC). Decision makers must recognise that displacement isn’t a distant crisis; it’s a shared responsibility which cannot be ignored. The annual list of neglected displacement crises is based on three criteria: lack of … Read more
PRETORIA, South Africa — The 2025 Basketball Africa League (BAL) (https://BAL.NBA.com) Playoffs and Finals, which will be held at the SunBet Arena in Pretoria, South Africa for the first time from Friday, June 6 – Saturday, June 14, will feature the top eight teams (https://apo-opa.co/4jvNMLd) from the three conference group phases that were held in Rabat, Morocco; Dakar, Senegal; and Kigali, Rwanda in April and May.
The Cooperative Republic of Guyana and African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com) have concluded a two-day roadshow to promote access to a US$1-billion oil services financing facility announced by the Bank in February this year during the Guyana Energy Conference. The roadshow which was held from 21 to 22 May in Georgetown, Guyana, brought together players in the oil and gas sector, finance sector and the government circles as it sought to encourage local participation in Guyana’s rapidly growing oil and gas sector.
Nurse Naomi Ohene Oti from Ghana wins USD 250,000 at the award ceremony in Dubai, UAE selected from over 100,000 applications from nurses from 199 countries. His Excellency Sheikh Nahyan bin Mabarak Al Nahyan, Cabinet Member and Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence, UAE, presented the trophy to the winner.
King Maponga accepted the invite of Umoja Generational Wealth, one of the largest, most influential African Diaspora Organisation, to speak at their first Summit on how to fix Africa for the global African diaspora. The Central African island country of São Tomé and Príncipe is hosting the second annual Ubuntu Awakening Summit from 7th to … Read more
LAGOS, Nigeria — As part of its commitment to one of its seven core pillars, the All Africa Music Awards, AFRIMA, (www.AFRIMA.org) is set to launch The AFRIMA Kreative Academy, TAKA, a project designed to reshape Africa’s creative sector through education, skills development, and job creation to empower 1.2 million young Africans over the next … Read more
Dr. Arikana Chihombori-Quao has accepted the invite of Umoja Generational Wealth, one of the largest, most influential African Diaspora Organisation, to speak at their second Summit on Alkebulan Socio-Economic solutions, for global african diaspora, in São Tomé and principe (7th – 14th August 2025).
GENEVA, Switzerland, — Burkina Faso relies on trade with Ghana to access the sea, so it can export its minerals and cotton abroad. Onerous bureaucracy has always slowed down the border crossing. Since an insurgency erupted a decade ago, traders – especially women – are threatened by hijackings and theft as well.
Top political leaders, parliamentarians and faith-based actors from across Africa and beyond have this week convened at State House, Entebbe for the Third African Inter-Parliamentary Conference on Family and Sovereignty, issuing a strong call for an African Charter that defends traditional values, strengthens national sovereignty and resists external ideological pressure.