June 5, 2025

Cameroon: the world’s most neglected displacement crisis

OSLO, Norway — Cameroon is now the world’s most neglected displacement crisis, according to a new report from the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC). Decision makers must recognise that displacement isn’t a distant crisis; it’s a shared responsibility which cannot be ignored. The annual list of neglected displacement crises is based on three criteria: lack of […]

June 4, 2025

2025 Basketball Africa League Season: By the Numbers

PRETORIA, South Africa — The 2025 Basketball Africa League (BAL) (https://BAL.NBA.com) Playoffs and Finals, which will be held at the SunBet Arena in Pretoria, South Africa for the first time from Friday, June 6 – Saturday, June 14, will feature the top eight teams (https://apo-opa.co/4jvNMLd) from the three conference group phases that were held in Rabat, Morocco; Dakar, Senegal; and Kigali, Rwanda in April and May.

May 30, 2025

Government of Guyana and Afreximbank highlight opportunities under the US$1-billion oil financing facility

The Cooperative Republic of Guyana and African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com) have concluded a two-day roadshow to promote access to a US$1-billion oil services financing facility announced by the Bank in February this year during the Guyana Energy Conference. The roadshow which was held from 21 to 22 May in Georgetown, Guyana, brought together players in the oil and gas sector, finance sector and the government circles as it sought to encourage local participation in Guyana’s rapidly growing oil and gas sector.

May 27, 2025

King Joshua Maponga III a keynote speaker at the 2nd Ubuntu Spiritual Awakening Summit, in São Tomé and Principe

King Maponga accepted the invite of Umoja Generational Wealth, one of the largest, most influential African Diaspora Organisation, to speak at their first Summit on how to fix Africa for the global African diaspora. The Central African island country of São Tomé and Príncipe is hosting the second annual Ubuntu Awakening Summit from 7th to […]

May 20, 2025

Burkina-Ghana border study unlocks trade opportunities

GENEVA, Switzerland, — Burkina Faso relies on trade with Ghana to access the sea, so it can export its minerals and cotton abroad. Onerous bureaucracy has always slowed down the border crossing. Since an insurgency erupted a decade ago, traders – especially women – are threatened by hijackings and theft as well.