Cairo — Ethiopia’s Grand Renaissance Dam (GERD) has accomplished 40 per cent of the building process, Ethiopian President Mulatu Teshome said Friday, adding that the first phase will be complete Read More..
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Zimbabwe: South Africa to Process Special Permits for Zimbabweans
The South African government says it is now geared up for the processing of the new three-year special permits for Zimbabweans (ZSP) wishing to work or study in that country. Read More..
Africans in Oakland Celebrate “Home [Away From] Home”
The Home [Away From] Home (#HomexHome) festival on Sunday September 14, 2014 graced the beautiful Lake Merritt scene, in Oakland, CA, with an eclectic celebration honoring community and art from Read More..
Ebola, Cholera: The Epidemiology of Anti-Blackness
The ravages of Ebola in West Africa and of cholera in Haiti – and the world’s response to both – remind us that the scourge of anti-Blackness is savage, deadly, Read More..
One Photographer’s Tribute to Senegalese Female Mechanics
Photographer Anthony Kurtz’s mind-blowing account of the lives of female auto mechanics in Senegal is a visually stunning endeavor. His subjects stand poised, contemplative, and self-assured against a backdrop of crumpled metal, Read More..
Can Art Help Bring Peace to Sudan?
In the 1990s, as the war continued to escalate in southern Sudan, northern Sudanese activists arrived in conflict-affected areas in what was called a peace convoy. Initially the activists felt Read More..