2+ day, 9+ hour ago   (407+ words) Emory Jones, longtime friend of Jay-Z and an executive at Roc Nation, has received a presidential pardon. This clemency grant was issued on September 3 as part of a broader initiative by President Trump, which included a total of thirty pardons…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (413+ words) Uganda’s Tooro Kingdom has named television news anchor Prince Edward Rukidi Kijanangoma to succeed King Oyo Nyimba, ​who died last month at age 34. During a press conference in the kingdom’s capital of Fort Portal on Wednesday, the royal clan’s ​succession…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (519+ words) President of The Gambia Adama Barrow is calling upon citizens to remain calm over prolonged power cuts, indicating that his nation is not alone in facing an electricity crisis that has affected multiple parts of West Africa. Barrow’s words come…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (482+ words) Elon Musk’s ex, Ashley St. Clair, recently claimed that she rejected a $40 million non-disclosure agreement offer from the South African-born billionaire after she welcomed his 13th child last year. She also explained why she took that decision. Per Variety, St. Clair’s…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (281+ words) Will Jawando, the 43-year-old Montgomery County councilmember and the Democratic candidate for county executive, suffered a heart attack on Saturday, a statement shared by his office on Monday revealed. Per WUSA9, Jawando’s office said he was playing his normal pickup basketball…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (441+ words) Burkina Faso President Captain Ibrahim Traore has sounded an alarm to both religious leaders and the young people of his nation, indicating that there should be a pursuit of active work, rather than an overreliance on religion. Since Traore took…...

5+ day, 19+ hour ago   (105+ words) Face2Face Africa Hafidh Ameir Hassan, the husband of Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan, has passed away, according to Vice-President Deogratius Ndejembi. Hassan died at 08:00 local time (06:00 GMT) on Monday at the Emilio Mzena Memorial Hospital while receiving treatment there, Ndejembi said,…...

1+ week, 13+ hour ago   (470+ words) While scrolling through her Threads feed in early August, Ashley La Bomme-Benson found a post from educator and kids’ advocate Ms. Rachel (real name Rachel Accurso). The post, made on August 11, urged Black businesses or entrepreneurs to share their business…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (263+ words) The UN General Assembly has voted to formally replace the traditional world map with one that more accurately reflects Africa’s true size. Togo led the “Correct the Map” resolution, with support from African Union (AU) members. The resolution officially phased…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (527+ words) Ron Kazooba Kawamara, King Oyo Kabamba Iguru IV’s cousin, said he has struggled to find words for the king’s death. Oyo, who became the world’s youngest reigning monarch when he ascended the throne in 1995, died last Thursday aged 34, the prime…...