News from outside Canada showcasing people and events involving people of African descent world-wide
Kpomassie: From Togo to Greenland
Breaking the ice: one man’s epic journey from Togo to Greenland In 1965, Teté-Michel Kpomassie left his African homeland for a new life in Greenland, swapping sunny beaches for icy…
Africa’s week in pictures
Africa’s week in pictures: 17-23 December 2021 23 December 2021 A selection of the best photos from the African continent and beyond. Source: BBC News
Maher Mezahi: Who counts as African?
A question of identity: Who counts as African? 20 December, 2021 In our series of letters from African writers, Algerian-Canadian journalist Maher Mezahi considers what it means to be African…
France apologizes over Rwanda genocide
ByEditorial Staff Thursday, May 27, 2021 FRENCH President Emmanuel Macron, in a visit to Rwanda, has said France recognised its ‘responsibility’ in the 1994 Rwandan genocide, asking for forgiveness for…
Germany acknowledges Namibia genocide
Friday 28 May 2021 Germany has officially acknowledged committing genocide during its colonial occupation of Namibia, and announced financial aid worth more than €1.1bn (£940m; $1.34bn). German colonisers killed tens…
World’s biggest music companies sign African artists
By Carlos Mureithi East Africa correspondent April 15, 2021 Fueled by a young population, great musical talent, and more streaming opportunities, Africa’s music industry is booming, and the world’s major record…
Africa’s week in pictures
Africa’s week in pictures: 2-8 April 2021 A selection of the week’s best photos from across the continent and beyond: Source: BBC News
Adichie voted best Women’s Fiction writer
12 November 2020 Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s novel Half of a Yellow Sun has been voted the best book to have won the Women’s Prize for Fiction in its 25-year history….
Adichie: Nigeria murders its citizens
Under President Muhammadu Buhari, there is a sense that the country could burn to the ground. By Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Oct. 21, 2020 LAGOS, Nigeria — For years, the name SARS hung…
Barefoot ballet dancer wins scholarship
Nigerian boy gains fame with dance video as stars pay homage Lekan Oyekanmi and Jonathan Landrum Jr. Friday, August 21, 2020 Ballet student Anthony Mmesoma Madu, center, dances in the…