EbonyLife Films and Creative Artists Agency Co-Host Screening of Òlòtūré

(LOS ANGELES) 24 June 2019 – Nollywood blockbuster producers EbonyLife Films and Creative Artists Agency (CAA) co-hosted a screening of Òlòtūré at CAA’s Los Angeles headquarters on Monday, 24 June … Read More

Democratic candidates discuss ways to help Blacks in South Carolina

BY WILLIAM J. FIGHTER In the context of a presidential forum held here in Charleston, South Carolina over the weekend, four of the 23 Democrats running for president shared with … Read More

Post-election violence rages on in Benin

BY LOU SIFA (With reporting by Thierry Lobbo) The unprecedented violence that marred the bogus parliamentary election held in Benin on 28 April was believed to be over, but it erupted … Read More

L’Afrique de l’Ouest pleure un des architectes de son économie, le Béninois Mouftaou Alidou

For the English version please click here PAR SOUMANOU SALIFOU Le 31 mai, le Bénin a perdu un des architectes les plus dévoués de son économie des cinq dernières décennies … Read More

West Africa mourns a dedicated people’s servant, Mouftaou Alidou of Benin

Cliquer ici pour la version française BY SOUMANOU SALIFOU The little-known French-speaking West African nation of Benin on 31 May lost one of the most dedicated architects of its economy … Read More

Announcing Delali 2019

BY ALAN GREEN Delali 2019, a high-profile event aimed at propping black entrepreneurship in the United States, will be held in New York city on 4-5 October. According to its … Read More

President Ramaphosa appoints fifty-percent of women to South Africa’s next government

BY JOAN MORGAN In an unprecedented move to prop gender diversity—arguably a necessary step toward gender equality—newly-sworn-in South Africa’s president, Cyril Ramaphosa, has appointed an equal number of men and … Read More

The seven things new leaders need to do to fix South Africa

BY DIRK BRAND South Africa’s new national government and nine new provincial executives have taken office following recent elections. They all have a huge job to do, and it cannot be business … Read More

Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote ranked 11th among world’s greatest leaders

BY SUE B. SIMON Sponsored material Fortune Magazine, the renowned American business magazine headquartered in New York, has ranked Nigerian billionaire Alhaji Aliko Dangote among the World’s Greatest Leaders for … Read More

White House announces presidential delegation to attend President Ramaphosa’s inauguration

BY LOU SIFA Nobody really expected Donald Trump, the foreign leader most disliked in Africa, to attend the 25 May inauguration of South Africa’s president, Cyril Ramaphosa. But the White … Read More