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St Lucia celebrates Independence Day 22 February
Saint Lucia celebrates Independence Day 22 February 2023 By Joy Osiagwu History Saint Lucia is an Eastern Caribbean Island nation. Formerly known as Louanalao and the Hewwnorra, the…
Ethiopians celebrate Orthodox Christmas
Saturday 7 January 2023 Ottawa’s Ethiopian-Canadian community celebrated the Orthodox Christian Christmas in style at the St Tekle Haimanot Church on Merivale Road. Black Ottawa Scene brings you pics of this…
Tulloch: Umoja program at Carleton University
by Dave Tulloch The Umoja Black Community Engagement Program was recently initiated at Carleton University in June 2022 by three Carleton students; Sarah George a Ph.D. student in the department…
Sudan celebrates independence day
The Republic of Sudan History The Republic of Sudan is one of the countries in Northeast Africa, with a population of 45.70 million as of 2022. It is the third…
Cameroon celebrates 62nd Independence anniversary
by Joy Osiagwu History Cameroon is a country in West-Central Africa, with Nigeria in the west and north, Chad to the northeast and the Central African Republic to the east,…
Haiti celebrates independence Day
Haiti by Joy Osiagwu History The Republic of Haiti, with its capital at Port-au-Prince, is located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean Sea,…
Ugandans celebrate Independence anniversary
Monday November 14, 2022 by Ruth Aman Monday evening at Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Hall, a diverse crowd gathered to celebrate and reflect upon a somber past of shared history…
St. Vincent and Grenadines celebrations at 43 in Ottawa
Saturday 5 November 2022 A Celebration of St. Vincent and the Grenadines at 43 in Ottawa by Joy Osiagwu Colorful displays of the rich cultural heritage of St. Vincent &…
Celebrating Ethiopia’s National Day, 5 May
Ethiopia, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea and Djibouti to the north, Somalia to the east and northeast, Kenya to the south, South Sudan to the west, and Sudan to the northwest….
Celebrating Eritrea’s Independence Day, 24 May
Eritrea officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in the Horn of Africa region of Eastern Africa, with its capital (and largest city) at Asmara. It is bordered by Ethiopia in the south, Sudan in the west, and Djibouti in…