By https://www.ghanaweb.com/ Photo: Yofi Grant, CEO of GIPC “This is the first, and there will be many more to come”. These were the words of the President Nana Addo Danquah Akufo Addo when the German car maker Volkswagen officially unveiled its first ever range of locally assembled cars. The VW […]
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Author Kumar Singh announces release of new book
By The Citizen Reporter Photo: The Citizen Dar es Salaam — Author and public speaker Indrabhuwan Kumar Singh has announced the release ‘his new book, one that looks new ways on how individuals can transform themselves. The book titled, ‘The New Ways of Self Transformation: A Guide to new systematic […]
West African leaders seek end to Mali political crisis
By Tiemoko Diallo © Reuters/POOL New FILE PHOTO: The G5 Sahel summit in Nouakchott BAMAKO (Reuters) – Presidents from five West African countries arrive in Mali on Thursday to try to negotiate an end to a political crisis that has rocked the country and raised fears it could undermine a regional […]
Brazilian Cop Seen Standing On Neck Of Black Woman Faces Criminal Charges
The 51-year-old woman was trying to break up an altercation between a friend and the police. By Amaya Woodley Two police officers in São Paulo, Brazil, are being investigated after the video of a May 30 incident showed one of them standing on the neck of a Black woman, according to the […]
50 DEAD IN AFTERMATH OF ASSASSINATION OF ETHIOPIAN MUSICIAN HUNDEESSAA
[Assassination of Haacaaluu Hundeessaa]Al Jazeera: “Musician Haacaaluu Hundeessaa was shot dead on Monday night in what police said was a targeted killing. BY AL JAZEERA JULY 01,2020 Photo: YouTube Musician Haacaalu Hundeessa was murdered Monday in alleged assassination. At least 50 people were killed in Ethiopia’s Oromia region in protests […]
Tanzanite: Tanzanian miner becomes overnight millionaire
A small-scale miner in Tanzania has become an overnight millionaire after selling two rough Tanzanite stones – the biggest ever find in the country. June 24, 2020 Photo: Mr. Laizer – holding up the precious stones – plans to build a school and a shopping center in his community Saniniu […]
Maximize Your Virtual Healthcare Visit
Photo by Christina Morillo from Pexels By Black Health Matters May 29, 2020 Social distancing recommendations have forced us to change the way health care is being delivered. Virtual health care visits allow providers to see patients when coming into the clinic isn’t an option. They help us minimize disease spread, eliminate unnecessary hospital […]
Africa’s COVID Innovations Are Being Vastly Overlooked
Image by WikiImages from Pixabay By MacKenzie Murray May 27, 2020 With each passing day, there is not much-updated information on COVID-19. It seems there is no new information regarding the virus as the death toll climbs. On the other hand, Africa has made Covid-19 innovations that are largely overlooked. Many worried what this pandemic would […]
Not true that we’re not fighting Covid-19 – Tanzania
Tanzania has not imposed harsh restrictions to tackle the spread of coronavirus/ Getty Images By: Sammy Awami, BBC News, Dar es Salaam May 14, 2020 Tanzania has dismissed allegations that it is not doing enough in the fight against coronavirus – a day after the US embassy warned of the exponential […]
Africa COVID Deaths Above 1,000, Including Nigerian Chief of Staff
A boy wearing a face mask carries a small bowl of “githeri”, or mixed beans and maize, for him to eat as he walks past an informational mural warning people about the risk of the new coronavirus, painted by graffiti artists from the Mathare Roots youth group, in the Mathare […]