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President-elect Joe Biden’s incoming economic team unveiled Tuesday pledged to take urgent action as soon as they are sworn in to correct an economy struggling from the global coronavirus pandemic. Speaking in Wilmington alongside Biden, Treasury Secretary nominee Janet Yellen described the economic crisis brought on by the COVID pandemic as an “American tragedy” and warned that without quick action… Read More

Ugandan presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, known as Bobi Wine, has suspended his campaigns, following injury to members of his campaign team and damage to his car. The opposition candidate on Tuesday said bullets were fired at his car, puncturing the tyres and rendering it immobile. He added that several members of his staff had been wounded and that some were… Read More

Cape Town resident and factory manager Bradley Solomons tested positive for Covid-19 in July and subsequently spent more than 30 days in hospital. Months after being discharged from hospital and given a clean bill of health, he still battles with shortness of breath, coughing and memory loss, all of which affects his work. This report is part of a package… Read More

Elections generally have become a key fixture on the African news calendar and the year 2020 was no different. West and East Africa experienced a number of key presidential votes that saw incumbents being retained whiles in southern Africa, specifically in Malawi; a rerun was won by the opposition coalition candidate. As part of our 2020 review, we look back… Read More

Africa is the Root of Humankind ‘Finding Your Roots’ is a television show on Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) an American public broadcaster and television program distributor. The series is hosted by Dr Henry Louis Gates Jr. and explores the ancestral lineage of the shows’ guests by way of thorough DNA testing and geographic visits to places of birth and sites… Read More

Mali Still Under Plagued by a Jihadist Presence Islamist jihadists launched several attacks in the North of Africa. French army bases in Kidal, Gao, Ménaka in northern Mali were targeted by rocket and shell fire on Monday. According to the French army spokesman Thomas Romiguier, only the base of (Minusma) located near the French camp in Kidal suffered some damage.… Read More

Ethiopians who fled the Tigray region into Sudan are torn between a grim future in refugee camps and returning to an almost month-old conflict in their homeland. More than 45,000 people have escaped from northern Ethiopia since November 4, after Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed ordered military operations against leaders of Tigray’s ruling party in response to its alleged attacks on… Read More

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said Monday the Tigray region’s dissident leaders had fled west of the regional capital after weeks of fighting but indicated federal forces were monitoring them closely and would attack them soon. Abiy, winner of last year’s Nobel Peace Prize, this month ordered military operations against leaders of Tigray’s ruling party, the Tigray People’s Liberation Front… Read More

Chris Brown was the big winner at this year’s Soul Train Awards. The RnB star won Best RnB/Soul Male Artist and shared honors for Song of the Year, Best Dance Performance and Best Collaboration with Young Thug for their hit “Go Crazy.” The show, which aired on BET, on Sunday 29 Novevmber, celebrated the best in soul, R and B… Read More

Flight Deportations to Jamaica Before the Holidays Numerous black children in the United Kingdom risk having a fatherless Christmas holiday full of fear uncertainty and heartbreak as the Home Office — the government’s ministerial department responsible for visa and immigration, security, and law and order, has plans to charter a deportation flight to Jamaica On the same day England emerges… Read More