São Tomé & Príncipe to host the Ubuntu Awakening Summit this August

São Tomé & Príncipe to host the Ubuntu Awakening Summit this August

The Central African island country of São Tomé and Príncipe is hosting the second annual Ubuntu Awakening Summit from 7th to 14th August, 2025 at the University of São Tomé & Príncipe in São Tomé. The event is being organize by Umoja Generational Wealth (UGW), the global community for African and African Diaspora entrepreneurs, business owners and professionals.

Basketball Africa League Season Tipping off

Basketball Africa League Season Tipping off

DAKAR, Senegal –The Basketball Africa League (BAL) announced that 156 players from a record 28 countries across five continents will compete in the league’s milestone fifth season, which will tip off on Saturday, April 5 at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Sports Complex in Rabat, Morocco.

New report finds sexist laws persist worldwide

New report finds sexist laws persist worldwide

NAIROBI, Kenya — A new global report analyzing sex discrimination in laws reveals that while some commendable gains have been achieved in strengthening legal protections for women and girls over the past five years, progress remains slow, uneven, and increasingly under threat from a growing backlash against women’s rights.