PRISM sets up pop-up community hub at Orwell Furlong

PRISM, a charity project operated by Realife Trust, has set up a new pop-up community hub at Orwell Furlong – but only until March, at which point the building will close ahead of redevelopment. The hub was formed by Nicky Smith, wellbeing hub...

ECOWAS Rallies Regional Leaders In Dakar To Strengthen Child Protection Across West Africa

Dakar, Senegal – October 24, 2025** — The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission, through its Directorate of Humanitarian and Social Affairs (DHSA), hosted two pivotal high-level meetings in Dakar from October 20 to 24,...

Mali has not just plunged into crisis. It has been unraveling for years.

This week, the United States urged its citizens to leave Mali immediately, as an al-Qaeda affiliated group imposed a fuel blockade on the capital. More than a routine security warning, this move highlights the deep vulnerability of a country...

Kenya hosts first Africa Championship of Chinese cuisine

Kenya and China have made a commitment to broaden their bilateral cooperation beyond trade and infrastructure, with an emphasis on culinary arts and gastronomy tourism as essential avenues for cultural exchange and mutual understanding. Speaking...

COUNTER-TERRORISM: Islamic Terrorists Rampage Across Africa

November 1, 2025: Over 200,000 deaths are attributed to Islamic terrorist groups operating in sub-Saharan Africa in the past ten years. Separately, escalating violence in the Sahel and Somalia have caused fatalities linked to militant Islamist...

Week 10 McNeese Football Starting Lineup vs Northwestern

(KHLA - Lake Charles, Louisiana) - The Pokes ride back into The Hole this week looking to wrangle a much-needed victory against an old familiar foe, the Northwestern Demons. McNeese State University McNeese State University Both teams are looking...

Security Expert advises use of Multi-Factor Authentication to protect passwords 

By Eric Appah Marfo Accra, Oct. 30, GNA – Mr Prince Adu, a Cybersecurity Professional, has urged individuals and organisations to strengthen their password protection systems by adopting Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) to prevent account...

Training: 16 defenders engage with the NGO Forum, African Commission for local impact

Across the continent, human rights defenders play a vital role in achieving justice and a dignified life for everyone – whether they stand up for freedom of expression and association, keep governments accountable or fight for gender equality....

Letters: Operation Christmas Child 2025 launches

In 1994, with the help the media – radio, television, and press – I introduced to northeastern Ontario the wonderful project of Operation Christmas Child, which sends shoe boxes filled with practical, useful items to children in war torn areas and...

ECOWAS Commission Participates In Inaugural SIMA Media Exhibition In Dakar

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission is actively participating in the first edition of the International Media Exhibition of Africa (SIMA), which commenced on Monday, October 27, 2025, in Dakar, Senegal. Representing...

10 Music Videos That Prove Nobody Does It Like TG Omori

He is the eye behind the Afrobeats phenomenon; the man whose distinct, high-octane visuals have defined an entire generation of Afrobeats. TG Omori (ThankGod Omori Jesam), also known as Boy Director, doesn’t just shoot music videos; he creates...

ARED’s Executive Director pushes for inclusive learning across Africa

Over time, Ly came to view early education in foreign languages as fundamentally unjust.“Expecting children to read, write, or think in a language they do not yet master is unfair and ineffective,” he said. His advocacy, he added, is driven by...

Fact Check: Does Gambia’s Opposition Have Policies and Programmes?

Claim: Gambian opposition parties are not credible; they have no policies and programmes. Source: Dr. Ismaila Ceesay, Minister of Information Verdict: False During an interview on Senegalese television channel 2A TV, Gambia’s Minister of...

Chefs battle for culinary glory in Africa's first Chinese cuisine championship in Nairobi

Chinese ambassador to Kenya Guo Haiyan speaking during the 2025 Africa championship of world Chinese cuisine at Kenya Utalii college, Nairobi on October 30, 2025/LEAH MUKANGAIKenya on Thursday cemented its growing cultural ties with China as...

Sahel: Fuel Blockade in Mali Brings Daily Life to a Standstill

By MondAfrique: Mali is in the grip of an unprecedented fuel crisis—a crisis now spilling into Senegal. The vital Dakar-Bamako supply route is paralyzed, bringing freight and passenger traffic to a halt. The economic fallout is hitting Senegal...

Gaye Njorro Skills Academy Engages Stakeholders on Women’s Empowerment and Health Awareness

By: Sering Mass Jallow Gaye Njorro Skills Academy, in collaboration with Afro Hair Science have organised the “Textures Intercultural Exchange 2025” event last Monday at its Kotu centre in Gambia as a platform to strengthen the existing work...

China’s Donkey Skin Demand Drives Illegal Trade

Donkeys are essential pack animals in many rural African communities. They are the quiet laborers that carry clean water and firewood, transport children to school, mothers to clinics, and goods to market. However, donkeys are disappearing and...

Nobel Prize-winning author says US visa was revoked after Trump criticism

By WILSON MCMAKIN, Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal — Nobel Prize-winning author Wole Soyinka said on Tuesday that his non-resident visa to enter the United States had been rejected, adding that he believes it may be because he recently criticized...

Experts offer viable alternative to sickle cell anaemia treatment in humans

SICKLE cell disease is a disease that affects people across the world. This disease affects a wide range of nations and ethnic groups. It is a genetic disorder that results from receiving the sickle cell haemoglobin genes from both parents and is...

Mali Fuel Blockade Worsens Amid Restructuring of Mining Industry

Rebel offensive against the military government has resulted in severe petroleum shortages while the country has cancelled more than 90 contracts with extractive foreign firms Geoeconomic Analysis In the resource-rich West African state of Mali...