The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC), member of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group, has announced several major initiatives during a special event sponsored by ITFC at the 5th edition of the Rebranding Africa Forum (RAF) being held in Burkina Faso from 5-6 October. The high-level event was attended by several African Heads of […]

The US House Foreign Affairs Committee unanimously passed a resolution Wednesday supporting full implementation of Liberia’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s (TRC) recommendation for the establishment of an Extraordinary Criminal Tribunal for Liberia. The resolution comes on the heels of Liberian President George Weah’s first visit to the United States since taking office in January 2018. […]

With six matches remaining, the Swedish football championship is in its decisive stage and goals from African strikers will surely prove to be important. The 24th round last weekend saw Nigerian Moses Ogbu hit the equalizer for lowly-placed Sirius in a 1-1 draw against Norrkoping, who are at the second spot, eight points behind league […]

The 6th International Open Data Conference (IODC) will be held in Africa for the first time, in Nairobi, Kenya, in 2020. The announcement was made at the closing ceremony of the 5th IODC 2018 held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from September 27 – 28, 2018 under the theme “The Future is Open.” This year’s IODC […]

One fighting force during Sierra Leone’s armed conflict has not yet been held accountable for the egregious crimes committed against civilians: The Economic Community of West African States Monitoring Group (ECOMOG). Nevertheless, there is hope that this impunity gap may close since, recently, a collective of human right lawyers filed a case to the Supreme […]

Foremost South African auction house, Aspire Art Auctions spearheaded the success of its latest online auction last month with significant prices achieved for photographic works by David Goldblatt, which led strong sales of the contemporary artworks and books on offer. Aspire, which is holding another sale on October 28, is finding increased traction for online […]

The Nordic Africa Days (NAD) 2018 ended on Friday, September 21, having welcomed 260 scholars from more than 40 countries to Uppsala, Sweden. In the 33 panels, participants discussed perspectives on this year’s theme, African Mobilities – reshaping narratives and practices of circulation and exchange. “We are very proud to have brought together so many […]

Henok Goitom was on target Thursday as AIK beat Gothenburg 2-0 in a 23rd round encounter in the Swedish football premiership. This was the Eritrean strikers’s 12th goal for the season as league leader AIK, take joint steps every week to winning the tittle. Seven matches are left in the competition. The AIK skipper is […]

World Tourism Day 2018 was observed in Budapest, Hungary on Thursday (27 September 2018) with the official celebration focusing on the digital transformation in tourism, a World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) priority. The event examined how investment in new technology provides the sector with opportunities for innovation. Introducing a new seminar-based format, the official celebration provided […]

Sweden has terminated the contract with Egypt on the establishment of the Swedish Institute in Alexandria. However, dialogue activities as such will continue. Due to practical difficulties, such as the rental agreement being terminated and limited travel links to Alexandria, the Swedish Government has decided to relocate the institute. The plan is to move the […]