East Africa Leads Economic Growth Despite Public Discontent
By Semafor Africa Photos: YouTube Screenshots East African economies are outperforming the rest of the continent — but while investors are bullish, the public isn’t buying it. While…
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WIT Wade Scholarship Program Offers Black Students $50,000Toward A STEM Master’s Degree
By Wade Institute of Technology Photos: WIT\Wade Scholarship Program (Palo Alto, CA) – Wade Institute of Technology (WIT), an experiential Silicon Valley-based college for students of African descent…
Win With Black Women Applauds Vice President Kamala Harris’ Closing Argument Speech And Urges Voters To Choose Harris-Walz 2024
By Win With Black Women Photos: YouTube Screenshots OCTOBER 29, 2024 (Washington, D.C.) – Jotaka Eaddy, founder of Win With Black Women, the organization that has mobilized a…
Project 2025 Is A Blueprint To End The American Dream
By Karen Dolan Photos: YouTube Screenshots\Wikimedia Commons Maybe you’ve heard some of the buzz about “Project 2025.” What is it — and what would it mean for you…
A Favorite Lagos Art Fair Is Beating The Odds
By Semafor Africa Photos: Tokini Peterside-Schwebig\Art X Lagos Art X Lagos will hold its 9th edition from Oct. 31 to Nov. 3. Previous editions have hosted exhibitions from…
Cameroon Leads African NBA Charge
By Semafor Africa Photos: YouTube Screenshots\Wikimedia Commons A record-equaling 17 players from African countries featured on NBA rosters for the opening night of the 2024/25 season this week,…
Kamala Harris Pulls Together Africa Team To Advise On Africa-US Policy
By Semafor Africa Photos: US Embassy Tanzania\YouTube Screenshots The Kamala Harris campaign has assembled a 25-strong team to devise a comprehensive US-Africa policy if she wins the White…
Sudan Trapped In A “Nightmare Of Violence” UN Chief Tells Security Council
By United Nations Photos: YouTube Screenshots UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned on Monday the people of Sudan are trapped in a “nightmare of violence, hunger, disease and displacement”,…
Middle East: Yemen’s Houthis Dig In For Long War
By Shuaib Almosawa Photos: YouTube Screenshots\Wikimedia Commons Sana'a, YEMEN—On October 17, an American B-2 bomber carried out 15 strikes on what defense officials described as weapons caches maintained…
US Anti-Abortion Groups Up Spending In Africa
By Semafor Africa Photos: YouTube Screenshots Right-leaning Christian groups in the US increased their spending for campaigns opposing sexual and reproductive rights in Africa by 50% between 2019…