Today: April 17, 2025
Nigeria’s women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, made Olympic history again by securing a spot in the quarterfinals of the 2024 Paris Olympics. With a thrilling 79-70 victory over Canada at the Villeneuve d’ASCQ Arena in Lille, D’Tigress became the first African basketball team,…
In 2020, protesters claimed to have seen men remove cameras from the Lekki Toll gate in Lagos state where Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu (BAT) once served as a governor. On October 20, 2020, many were later killed by the Nigerian Army at…
MIa Boykin In a stunning upset at the Paris 2024 Olympics, Nigeria’s women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, defeated world No. 3 Australia 75-62 in their opening game. This victory marks Nigeria’s first Olympic win in women’s basketball since 2004 and their first-ever win…
The 2024 African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Forum concluded in Washington, D.C., with a renewed focus on strengthening U.S.-Africa economic ties. Under the theme “Beyond 2025: Reimagining AGOA for an Inclusive, Sustainable and Prosperous Tomorrow,” the forum spanned July 24 to…
Ìbùkúnolúwa DàdaDesigned by Telfar Clemens, Team Liberia Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony custom fits not only made a fashion statement but served as a powerful reminder of African heritage, resonating with people of African descent worldwide. This is not the first time the…
Despite anthem issue, South Sudan’s men’s basketball team made a memorable Olympic debut on Sunday, July 28, with a stunning, historic 90-79 win over Puerto Rico in their Group C opener. Sudan’s anthem lasted about 20 seconds until South Sudanese fans expressed…
When you see giant sculptures made by Dotun Popoola, you need a second look to be sure the beauty before you is not alive. It is as if he breathes life into the dead waste. Popoola is a renowned Nigerian Synergetic Metal Sculptor…
The London O2 Arena is known to give a show always and Saturday, July 20, was no different for the Basketball world. South Sudan almost wrote the USA an embarrassing history on their way to the Paris 2024 Olympics. The Olympic Practice…
The University of Iowa Stanley Museum of Art has returned two precious artifacts to the Benin Kingdom in Nigeria, accompanied by an apology made by Cory Gundlach, Curator of African Art at the Univeristy. Gundlach presented the artifacts, a brass plaque and…
As the world shifts toward green energy, experts at the recent Carnegie Africa Forum discuss the place of Africa in achieving a carbon net zero and global transition to green energy. In a panel session on Africa’s Natural Resources in the Global…
