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Bora selected for African American Museum & Library
South Florida Times
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June 5, 2025
DANITA DEHANEY: “This project is about more than bricks and mortar,” said the president and CEO of the Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties, and chair of the African American Museum & Research Library (AAMRL) Board. PHOTO...
EU-backed programme urges African artists to explore AI
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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June 6, 2025
The Science, Technology & the ARTS (S+T+ARTS) Afropean Intelligence initiative, a project of the European Commission, has called on African artists to embrace Artificial Intelligence (AI) as a medium to showcase their creativity and drive social...
Lafarge Africa Strengthens Its Commitment to Education Through 2025 Nationwide Children’s Day Events
Bella Naija
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June 6, 2025
“Children: Our Future and Our Responsibility” – this potent theme resonated profoundly as Lafarge Africa, a prominent leader in innovative and sustainable building solutions and the manufacturer of a spectrum of cement brands, marked an inspiring...
The Heritage Society offers two Juneteenth tours honoring Black history
Defender Network - Texas
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June 6, 2025
Following emancipation, the Fourth Ward became one of the city’s most vibrant African American communities. Credit: Kijana WisemanLong before Houston’s gleaming towers lined the skyline, the land near Buffalo Bayou held a different kind of story,...
Europe Will Never Leave Africa, We Must Negotiate To Our Benefit– Prof Akanbi
Leadership
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June 6, 2025
At the Annual Pan-African Intercultural Dialogue organized by the Center for Black, African Arts and Civilization (CBAAC) in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, culture experts have urged African countries to leverage on their...
Bonolo Mahlatsi | The normalisation of femicide in South Africa
Eye Witness News
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Femicide, gender-based violence (GBV), and violence in general have become an integral part of life for South African women. This horrendous crime is a national crisis, plaguing society as a whole. Despite South Africa’s robust legal framework,...
Africa: Ghana To Host Landmark African Political Parties Summit
All Africa
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June 5, 2025
Accra, Ghana — The Africa Governance Centre, in partnership with the Government of Ghana, will host the African Political Parties Summit from 12th to 14th August 2025 at the Accra International Conference Centre, Accra, Ghana. This historic...
Styrofoam Ban: I-DIEM Africa lauds President Mahama
Joy FM
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June 6, 2025
Mr James E. Rhule -Country Director, I-DIEM Africa The Institute for Diversity and Inclusion in Emergency Management (I-DIEM) Africa has lauded President John Dramani Mahama’s announcement of a national ban on the importation and manufacturing of...
Special Prosecutor reiterates calls for lifestyle audits, asset seizures without conviction
Joy FM
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June 6, 2025
Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng, has reiterated proposals for constitutional reforms that would enable state institutions to conduct lifestyle audits and seize assets from individuals whose wealth is deemed disproportionate to their lawful...
Breaking Barriers: Rethinking Africa’s Disaster Risk Governance
Bioengineer.org
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June 6, 2025
In the decade following the landmark Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, Africa’s approach to disaster governance reveals intricate challenges and opportunities that could redefine resilience on the continent. As governments,...
Togo bishops warn change to constitution causing ‘fear’ in African nation
Crux Now
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June 6, 2025
YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon – Catholic bishops in Togo have warned of possible political upheaval following last year’s constitutional amendment that could see President Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé hold office for life, thereby extending his family’s...
Ministries join forces to give nearly 90K Bibles in 22 languages to disabled children in Africa, Asia
The Christian Post - Washington D.C.
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June 6, 2025
By Samantha Kamman, Christian Post Reporter Friday, June 06, 2025 The Christian nonprofit CURE International has partnered with the global ministry Biblica to deliver God's word to more children in hospitals. | Courtesy of CURE InternationalOver...
Africa File, June 5, 2025: JNIM Offensive Across the Sahel; IS Somalia Down but Not Out; IS Central Africa Targets Uganda; IS Mozambique Threatens US and Western LNG Projects
Critical Threats - Washington D.C.
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Africa Day: AU renews call for reparative justice {Business Africa}
Africanews
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June 5, 2025
Africa Day Spotlight: Calls for Reparative Justice, Culinary Brilliance in Lyon, and Eco-Innovation in Uganda The African Union has intensified its call for reparative justice, urging the international community to confront and address the...
African architects have cool designs for a warming planet
The Economist
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June 5, 2025
The first thing you notice, stepping from the scorching Sahelian sun into the laterite-stone dome, is how cold it is. There is no air-conditioning, just shade and natural ventilation; nor is there plaster. Diebedo Francis Kere, the architect...
Dil-E-Nadan to headline chutney Fusion Festival in South Africa
Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
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June 6, 2025
Features Newsday An Hour Ago Dil-E-Nadan - TT’s crossover band Dil-E-Nadan will once again make history when it headlines the first ever Chutney Fusion Festival in South Africa later this month. A media release said, the Gasparillo band, led by...
“This carnage must end”: Nigeria’s Catholic Bishops Denounce as “affront to God” Benue Killings, Mokwa Deadly Floods
ACI Africa
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June 6, 2025
While they acknowledge the infrastructural strides that Benue State government has made, including road construction and regular salary payments, CBCN member note that “no matter how well a government pays salaries or builds roads, its failure to...
East Texas native becomes U.S. liaison for African country's ambassador
Longview News-Journal - Texas
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MARSHALL — Class of 1979 Marshall High School graduate Juan “Armando” Minniefield is making international connections, most recently traveling to the nation’s capital where he was named liaison to the ambassador for a Central African country. “We...
Musical fundraiser in memory of Cork man who died in tragic accident in Africa
Cork Beo
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June 6, 2025
There will be gospel tunes and traditional African music in celebration of the life of a young Cork man who tragically passed away in Africa. Billy Riordan was just 25 when he drowned in Lake Malawi while travelling abroad. His heartbroken mother...
A Sikh Captain America? Why religious diversity matters in the comics universe
KNSS - Kentucky
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June 6, 2025
“Captain America doesn’t wear a beard and a turban, and he’s white.” Vishavjit Singh looked at the boy who uttered those words, and then he looked at himself — a skinny, bespectacled, turbaned, bearded Sikh in a Captain America suit. “I wasn’t...