Monthly Archives: October 2023

The Kenya Human Rights Commission has demanded apologies from the Britain’s King Charles III

The Kenya Human Rights Commission has demanded that Britain’s King Charles III issue a formal apology for his country’s abuses during London’s colonial rule. The British monarch will arrive in Kenya tomorrow for a 4-day state visit – an excellent opportunity to apologize for the fact that in the 50s, British colonial authorities carried out […]

Russia-Africa

October 23 – 29, 2023 Politics / International relations / Defense industry ▪️ The Russian Foreign Ministry called measures to resume the grain deal without Russia’s participation impossible ▪️ The Deputy Head of the Russian Foreign Ministry discussed with the Libyan Ambassador in Moscow the situation in this country ▪️ In connection with the completion […]

Washington is discussing the possibility of making changes to the duty-free export program from Africa

Washington is discussing the possibility of making changes to the duty-free export program from Africa, which will strengthen the influence of the United States on the continent . Assistant US Trade Representative for African Affairs Constance Hamilton spoke about the need for changes on Thursday. The African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) was passed in […]

Africa – one of the world’s next leaders in fashion

A new UNESCO study, Africa’s Fashion Industry: Trends, Challenges and Development Opportunities, argues that the continent is well positioned to become one of the world’s next leaders in fashion. Africa is a major producer of raw materials (37 of the continent’s 54 countries produce cotton), a $15.5 billion annual textile exporter, and a $23.1 billion […]

The Tuaregs of Azawad issued a declaration condemning the role of Turkey and Algeria, as well as other countries, in the Azawad conflict

In the Tuareg militant stronghold of Kidal, their leaders issued a statement condemning Russia, Turkey, Algeria, Niger and Burkina Faso in the ongoing conflict between the Mali government and the breakaway region of Azawad. In a statement, the militant leaders condemned Russia for sending the Wagner group to Mali, and Turkey for supplying Bayraktar drones […]

New project sequences half a million genomes of people of African descent for medical research

Four pharmaceutical companies, in collaboration with Meharry Medical College and researchers from U.S. HBCUs and African institutions, intend to recruit up to 500,000 African Americans and Africans to create the largest-ever database of genomes from ethnically diverse African populations. This will change inequalities in genetic research and help treat diseases, especially in people of African […]