For 30 years, conflict has plagued the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo as rival armed groups fight for control of key mineral resources. The remote region has become off-limits to most foreign journalists – but a young generation of Congolese photographers is emerging to bear witness to not only the atrocities of war, but the population’s fierce desire to live. According to the United Nations, the Democratic Republic of Congo has Africa’s highest number of internally displaced people – around 6.3 million.Particularly hard-hit, the eastern provinces of North Kivu, South Kivu and Ituri have long been plagued by armed groups,…
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When the Ladies Anti-Slavery Society of Rochester, New York, invited abolitionist Frederick Douglass to give his famous July 4 speech in 1852, Douglass chose to speak on July 5 instead. Historians say Black Americans at the time used national holidays like the Fourth of July (Independence Day) as an opportunity to display their citizenship and patriotism but they often celebrated July Fourth on July 5 to avoid the violence they experienced when they celebrated the holiday on the same day as white people in America. A federal holiday, July 4th or Fourth of July is Independence Day in the United…
King Charles’ “sorrow and regret” are meaningless unless they are linked with formal apology and reparations for historical crimes Africans Rising takes note of the visit of the British Monarch, King Charles III to Kenya in his first trip to Africa since ascending the throne. In his remarks, the King is reported to have expressed his “deep regret and sorrow” about the crimes committed against African people by his country. It must be made clear to the King that his expression of regret is totally meaningless without a formal apology and payment of reparations for those crimes that he admits were committed, namely slavery, colonialism and neo-colonialism.Kenya…
Nigerian football enthusiasts were left disappointed as they were unable to catch the Super Eagles’ match against the Lesotho Crocodiles on television on Thursday as they commenced their 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign. The blackout of Thursday’s game extended across terrestrial and cable stations in the country, leaving many bewildered about the unavailability of the national team’s match on television. According to investigations by PREMIUM TIMES, the absence of the Super Eagles game on air was largely attributed to the excessively high cost of the broadcast rights for the World Cup qualifiers. In an exclusive interview with Deji Omotoyinbo, a…
You’ve probably heard about the coolness of signet rings and maybe even considered rocking a dangly earring. But why stop there? The best men’s jewelry nowadays comes in all sorts of chunky, funky, and just plain fun pieces. Imagine eye-catching bracelets subtly peeking from under your jacket sleeve – that’s the look. And iced-out necklaces? They bring a vibe like you’re one fashionable and beloved celeb. Yup, you can totally pull it off. We did some digging to find some of the coolest jewelry you should own, and we found a bunch of awesome pieces from relatively new designers as…
South Africa’s Mamelodi Sundowns received the African Football League trophy from the presidents of both Fifa and CafThe African Football League (AFL), which concluded on Sunday when Mamelodi Sundowns won the title, has received mixed reviews after its inaugural edition. The South African club clinched the trophyexternal-link on home soil when beating Morocco’s Wydad Casablanca 2-0 to seal a 3-2 aggregate win in front of a packed crowd in Pretoria. The new tournament, created by world governing body Fifa and the Confederation of African Football (Caf), featured eight teams, with 24 expected in 2024 for the tournament’s second outing.After Sundowns…
In a bold move aimed at addressing the persistent security challenges faced by Haiti, the Kenyan government has officially approved the deployment of 1000 Kenyan police officers to the Caribbean nation. The decision comes in response to the escalating activities of criminal gangs in Haiti, which have posed a serious threat to the safety and well-being of its citizens.The Haitian government has been grappling with a surge in violence and criminal activities perpetrated by various gangs that have gained notoriety for their brazen tactics and disregard for law and order. In the face of this growing crisis, the international community…
Collin Benjamin, coach of Namibia by Staff Reporter Wednesday Nov 15, 2023. 10:17 Africa’s qualifying tournament for the 2026 World Cup will begin in earnest on Wednesday 15 November, with four matches across the continent kick-starting a busy schedule which will run for seven straight days.The action begins in Groups C and H in the mid-afternoon, as Rwanda welcome Zimbabwe to Stade Huye in Butare, and Namibia visit Equatorial Guinea at Estadio de Malabo respectively.The Warriors make a return to competitive action after being banned from the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers due to government interference, and have Brazilian…
As I am glued to the television, watching how world powers conspire to enable genocide against the people of Gaza, the images of protesters demanding a ceasefire—with raised hands painted red sitting behind US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken—evoke hope, and showcase the power of art in a historical context; its power as resistance and as a voice for the voiceless that transcends time. These images also bring back a distant memory from the mid-1990s, during my teenage years, when I found myself rummaging through the dusty library of my family’s home in Khartoum. Among iconic National Geographic magazines spanning…
Kambui Olujimi, All I Got To Give, October 28 — December 23, 2023, Vielmetter Los Angeles. Boardwalk Float, 2023. About:Vielmetter Los Angeles is excited to announce Kambui Olujimi’s exhibition, “All I Got to Give,” on view from October 28th through December 23rd, 2023. Born and raised in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, Olujimi works conceptually across mediums including painting, sculpture, photography, and video among others. This exhibition is Olujimi’s first solo show with the gallery and in Los Angeles.Culminating the multidisciplinary artist’s decade long project of mining the history of dance marathons in the United States of…