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A monument honoring Harriet Tubman was unveiled, in a spot where Christopher Columbus’ statue once stood. Big names from Newark gathered to celebrate Tubman’s fearless contributions to American history. Queen Latifah, artist Nina Cooke John, Audible founder Don Katz, and others cut the ribbon to debut a new monument to abolitionist Harriet Tubman. “….We want people to know, to feel,… Read More

The Ministry of Education in Kenya has initiated a campaign to address the perceived infiltration of LGBTQ advocacy in schools. The new strategy will see the government establish chaplaincies in schools, minister Ezekiel Machogu told senators on Thursday. There are fears the programme could see misinformation about LGBTQ people and same-sex relationships taught in schools. Gay sex remains illegal but… Read More

The ruling junta in Mali announced on Friday that it would postpone a constitutional referendum scheduled for March 19, while assuring that it would respect its commitments to return civilians to the helm of the country in 2024. “The date of the referendum scheduled for March 19, 2023 (…) will be slightly postponed,” government spokesman Colonel Abdoulaye Maiga said in… Read More

Al Nassr’s Cristiano Ronaldo made his frustration with a 1-0 loss to Roshn Saudi League title rivals Al Ittihad very clear on Thursday. Ronaldo cut an angry figure at full-time and needed calming by his teammates before kicking a water bottle as he left the pitch and walked down the tunnel. According to reports, Al Ittihad fans taunted Ronaldo throughout… Read More

United Nations officials have arrived in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Friday to assess the security and humanitarian situation in the east of the country. Fighting in the North Kivu province has intensified recently with the M23 rebels threatening to cut off all road links to Goma, a city of more than one million inhabitants situated on the border… Read More

For many migrants from countries such as Venezuela, Nigeria, Haiti and others, Roxham Road represents the last obstacle before entering Canada and the prospect of a new life. In 2022, nearly 40 000 people arrived in Canada by this route, twice as many as in 2017. Last January, more than 5 000 migrants arrived here with little else but their… Read More

After 10 years abroad, Brazilian international Marcelo returned home to a hero’s welcome, as Fluminense supporters flocked to Maracanã stadium on Friday night. The former Real Madrid left back has signed a two-year deal with the Brazilian side after finishing his contract with Greece’s Olympiacos. “It’s the best moment of my life, I am coming home. Thank you all! I… Read More

Survivors of an attack occurred this week in eastern DRC have recounted their ordeal at the hands of the ADF militia.  On Wednesday, ADF militants killed at least forty people in two villages in North Kivu province. Some villagers described how they had welcomed the fighters before the killing started. “They came in a group, like visitors, we thought they… Read More

The 5th United Nations Conference of the least developed countries closed in Doha on Thursday (Mar. 9). It saw nations pledge to donated funds. Among them Germany, announced $200 million for the least developed countries, Saudi Arabia, who is donating $800 million, and Canada offering UNICEF $34 million. Qatar’s Permanent Representative to the UN detailed her country’s contribution. “At the… Read More

A body has been recovered and two more people rescued from the waters, raising the death toll to three and 25 missing in the sinking of a small ferry Thursday off the Gabonese capital Libreville, according to a new government report Friday. At least one child was killed when the Esther Miracle, a mixed passenger and freight vessel that was… Read More