Wizkid and Burnaboy to headline Afronation U.S debut
Afronation will host its first US festival on the 27th and 28th of May 2023. The festival will be held in Miami at the home of the Miami...
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High court allows appeal over UK's Rwanda migrant plan
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Podcast: How the UK is investing in African development
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Launch of biggest exhibition of African fashion in London museum
2 July 2022 will mark the launch of a landmark African fashion exhibition at the Victoria and Albert museum. The exciting showcase of 45...
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Songs to help you celebrate Black Music Month
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Budget Irish Airline enforces Afrikaans test causing outrage in South Africa
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daniel20650
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Remembering Malcom X on his 97th birthday
Thursday 19 May marks the day that historic civil rights figure Malcom X would have turned 97 years old.
Editor
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Scholar’s warn: Somalia may be on the verge of another famine
In 2011, the United Nations declared a famine in Somalia attracting the attention of major media outlets around the world. The 2011...
Editor
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Ethiopians queue up to volunteer for Russia’s fight in Ukraine
The queues formed early each morning outside the Russian embassy in Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa. Drawn by rumours on social media,...
Editor
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Marceline Powell
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Real Black History: African and Caribbean Service War Personnel remembered
More than 2 million African and Caribbean Military Servicemen and Servicewomen’s participated in WWI and WWII.
Natasha Magubane
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Ethiopia's Abiy Ahmed sworn in amid dissenting voices
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Natasha Magubane
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African stars continue shining in various leagues across continents
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Natasha Magubane
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Libya kicks off construction of oil refinery
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Natasha Magubane
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Ivory Coast: Former first lady Simone Gbabgo launches political movement
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Natasha Magubane
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Soweto Pride celebrations mark end of harsh South African third wave
Wrapped in rainbow flags, dozens of South Africans celebrated delight on Saturday inside the historic black township of Soweto, and the...
Natasha Magubane
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