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Hunger fears rise as dry spell threatens food security in Aweil

Hunger fears rise as dry spell threatens food security...

AWEIL — Hunger fears are growing in Northern Bahr el Ghazal State as a prolonged...

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Professor Jason Arday – A Statement from BAATN on his Death

Professor Jason Arday – A Statement from BAATN on his Death

The post Professor Jason Arday – A Statement from BAATN on his Death appeared first...

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Invest Fest 2026: A Movement of Unity, Wisdom, and Wealth

Invest Fest 2026: A Movement of Unity, Wisdom, and Wealth

Atlanta Mayor, Andre Dickens, stands with Invest Fest Co-Founder Troy Bilings and...

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A Quiet Scream, The Numbers Behind The Africa Centre Crisis -  Dr Sheila Obim

A Quiet Scream, The Numbers Behind The Africa Centre Crisis...

Written by Dr Sheila Obim, Trustee, The Africa Centre. (All opinions are my own,...

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The mobile library bringing books to rural Syria

The mobile library bringing books to rural Syria

In Syria, a brightly painted bus is bringing books, puppets and art workshops to...

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A long journey to care: a mother’s search for help to heal her sick son in Somalia

A long journey to care: a mother’s search for help to heal...

For families living far from essential services, the journey does not end when treatment...

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Nevis Disaster Management Department Hosts Hurricane Awareness Drive 2026

Nevis Disaster Management Department Hosts Hurricane Awareness...

NIA CHARLESTOWN, NEVIS  – As the Atlantic Hurricane Season approaches its peak period,...

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POLL | What do you think of the AfriForum and March and March collaboration?

POLL | What do you think of the AfriForum and March and...

Critics accuse Ngobese-Zuma of betrayal while supporters hail collaboration

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How to forge meaningful human connections – according to you

How to forge meaningful human connections – according to...

We asked: how do you forge meaningful human connections in a busy, disconnected...

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Imprisoning medical interns is not how we protect the gains of Uganda’s healthcare

Imprisoning medical interns is not how we protect the gains...

Celebrated Nigerian writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, in her 2009 TED Talk, The Danger...

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Culturally Responsive Care and Collective Healing at Althea Therapy

Culturally Responsive Care and Collective Healing at Althea...

In an exclusive interview with Black Business Magazine, Micheline Khan, Founder...

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CULTURAL WELCOME

CULTURAL WELCOME

The post CULTURAL WELCOME appeared first on The Namibian.

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Can festivals leave the land better than they found it?

Can festivals leave the land better than they found it?

How music festivals are putting land restoration, community action and environmental...

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‘We like breaking the rules’: the radical farm that yields results

‘We like breaking the rules’: the radical farm that yields...

An Italian farm is using biomimicry and agroecological technology to ensure their...

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Black tomatoes and white aubergines, the future of farming is quantum

Black tomatoes and white aubergines, the future of farming...

An Italian farm is using biomimicry and agroecological technology to ensure their...

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Lit for the Culture: A Summer Renaissance Experience

Lit for the Culture: A Summer Renaissance Experience

The Lit for the Culture Summer Renaissance Experience was truly a celebration of...

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“Were You There?” Overlaying the Trauma Feedback Loop

“Were You There?” Overlaying the Trauma Feedback Loop

“Affliction is a particular kind of suffering, involving physical pain, social humiliation,...

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OPINION: Feed your cow for you to milk it well

OPINION: Feed your cow for you to milk it well

Writer: Ayuel Mangok Angui As human beings, we benefit from our source of production...

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Webinar: The Crisis, The Story, The Numbers

Webinar: The Crisis, The Story, The Numbers

Join The Africa Centre CEO, Olu Alake, and Trustee Dr Sheila Obim tomorrow at 6...

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Support Worker (Part-time)

Support Worker (Part-time)

BIG NOISE WESTER HAILES (EDINBURGH)Mid-Level

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CEO BLOG #31 – WHEN THE LIGHTS WENT OFF IN SOUTHWARK

CEO BLOG #31 – WHEN THE LIGHTS WENT OFF IN SOUTHWARK

There is something profoundly unsettling about seeing the doors of a building closed...

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Brickline brings public art to North St. Louis

Brickline brings public art to North St. Louis

On a gloomy Wednesday, the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis was packed as young...

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Bringing the thrill of live music to deaf audiences – with the help of air guitar

Bringing the thrill of live music to deaf audiences – with...

Luke Holdsworth was born deaf and is now one of the UK’s most respected BSL interpreters...

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The Black Church in Detroit series examines Black presence in the Bible and “Faith in Detroit”

The Black Church in Detroit series examines Black presence...

A look at the African presence in the Bible and a project encourages stories about...

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The objectification of the African girl child and the cost for male validation

The objectification of the African girl child and the cost...

By Dr Mimi Fatou Ceesay In many African communities, one of the greatest injustices...

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‘The hardest mission of my life’: A rescuer’s loss in the Lebanon War

‘The hardest mission of my life’: A rescuer’s loss in the...

A Lebanon rescuer’s work is shaped by the daughter he lost in an Israeli attack...

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How does a Christian live with himself after accepting money stolen from ordinary people?

How does a Christian live with himself after accepting...

This is the million-dollar question.

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Three sports groups using movement to tackle isolation

Three sports groups using movement to tackle isolation

These three groups are using sport and movement to create connection, purpose and...

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How birdwatching has become an unexpected hit with Gen Z

How birdwatching has become an unexpected hit with Gen...

A new wave of young birders is helping to turn one of Britain’s oldest pastimes...

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Nigeria mass weddings ease financial burden for couples

Nigeria mass weddings ease financial burden for couples

For days, Nigeria’s government has been organising mass weddings to help low-income...

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Investigation raises alarm over uranium in DRC cobalt shipments to China

Investigation raises alarm over uranium in DRC cobalt shipments...

An investigation by Lighthouse Reports, The Financial Times and Le Monde traces...

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Women’s Day in South Africa turns 70 with equality still out of reach

Women’s Day in South Africa turns 70 with equality still...

The 1956 march transformed women’s rights and political power, but millions still...

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93 Applicants, Two Life-Changing Scholarships: Saint Lucia Students Secure Full Ride Abroad

93 Applicants, Two Life-Changing Scholarships: Saint Lucia...

Two young Saint Lucian women are heading deeper into the worlds of neuroscience...

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Medication or rent? Pensioners reveal the impossible choices R2400 forces on them

Medication or rent? Pensioners reveal the impossible choices...

South Africans on the SASSA Older Persons Grant say they're barely surviving - and...

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70 years after South Africa’s women challenged apartheid, some say their freedom isn’t complete

70 years after South Africa’s women challenged apartheid,...

On Sunday South Africa commemorates 70 years since the Women’s March of 1956

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Our Staff

Our Staff

OLU ALAKE | Chief Executive Officer Olu brings significant third-sector experience...

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OP-ED: ‘The Trusted Messenger’ and the Black Vote

OP-ED: ‘The Trusted Messenger’ and the Black Vote

The Black Press will carry the political message, while the white press reaps the...

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Flagship Luxury Performance: Audi’s 2027 Q9 and SQ9 Crash the Full-Size SUV Party 

Flagship Luxury Performance: Audi’s 2027 Q9 and SQ9 Crash...

Experienced by Kimatni D. Rawlins Audi is known for visually astonishing, tech-focused,...

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Minister Evelyn Thanks Stakeholders for Making Culturama 52 A Resounding Success

Minister Evelyn Thanks Stakeholders for Making Culturama...

NIA CHARLESTOWN, NEVIS (August 06, 2026)- Deputy Premier and Minister of Culture...

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God Raised:  Jair Muhammad Makes Film Debut in "Paper Made"

God Raised: Jair Muhammad Makes Film Debut in "Paper Made"

(Virtue Today Magazine had the privilege of getting an exclusive interview with...

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DJ Zinhle Opens Up About Life After AKA’s Passing: “I Was Not Prepared To Raise A Grieving Child”

DJ Zinhle Opens Up About Life After AKA’s Passing: “I Was...

The post DJ Zinhle Opens Up About Life After AKA’s Passing: “I Was Not Prepared...

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Growing a Leader Through Community Engagement

Growing a Leader Through Community Engagement

OES Student Finds Her Voice Through Her Mentor Jayda Boston and Maria Mclvor. (Photo...

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African Women Leading with Courage Creativity and Transformational Influence

African Women Leading with Courage Creativity and Transformational...

Across governance, entertainment, music, architecture, and public service, African...

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The Black-Owned Businesses Behind Your Favorite Celebrity Empires

The Black-Owned Businesses Behind Your Favorite Celebrity...

Black-owned businesses are running the legal, financial, and branding work behind...

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Reclaiming the narrative at the Black in Cannabis 2026 Summit

Reclaiming the narrative at the Black in Cannabis 2026...

"Taking ownership of success is a discipline of the mind." The post Reclaiming the...

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Commentary: The kind of stupidity that destroys a nation

Commentary: The kind of stupidity that destroys a nation

All views and claims expressed in this article belong solely to the author. This...

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Black Mom Seeks Answers After 6-Year-Old Son Drowns While in Foster Care

Black Mom Seeks Answers After 6-Year-Old Son Drowns While...

Nationwide — Xion Thomas, a 6-year-old African American boy from Wood County, Ohio,...

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Where You Live Could Shape How Easy It Is to Vote

Where You Live Could Shape How Easy It Is to Vote

WASHINGTON (AURN News) — Nearly one in two Black Americans now lives in a state...

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PRESS STATEMENT: Our Africa Centre. Our Heritage. Our Future.

PRESS STATEMENT: Our Africa Centre. Our Heritage. Our Future.

PRESS STATEMENT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Our Africa Centre. Our Heritage. Our Future....

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Rhythms of Resistance in Afro-Latino Identity, Music, and Culture

Rhythms of Resistance in Afro-Latino Identity, Music, and...

The opening beats from the bombas de pellejo at Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Halftime...

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How schools are winning children over to healthier lunches

How schools are winning children over to healthier lunches

The government is overhauling school food standards in England for the first time...

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Comment on The Meanings and Significance of Black Internationalism by Jamel Adkins-Sharif

Comment on The Meanings and Significance of Black Internationalism...

Kimberly, I appreciate your nuanced review. Tounsel's book sounds quite worthy,...

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Will regeneratively grown food become mainstream?

Will regeneratively grown food become mainstream?

At Groundswell, experts debated how to get more nature-friendly foods on shelves....

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ICE orders Springfield Haitians to report; many leave with ankle monitors in what advocates call a ‘new humiliation’

ICE orders Springfield Haitians to report; many leave with...

Haitian immigrants in Springfield are being ordered to report to a federal immigration...

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The musicians turning bat calls into club music

The musicians turning bat calls into club music

A new album made from the echolocation calls of bats is inviting listeners to hear...

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The Black Intellectual Traditions That Shaped Frederick Douglass

The Black Intellectual Traditions That Shaped Frederick...

The United States recently marked 250 years since the adoption of the U.S. Declaration...

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For God and My Country, we say?

For God and My Country, we say?

I was with a Muslim gentleman at church over the weekend, where he had come to service...

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'Marriage is no longer a shield': new law in Mauritius recognises marital rape

'Marriage is no longer a shield': new law in Mauritius...

Mauritius's parliament has unanimously voted to criminalise marital rape and impose...

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Leona, the executive brain whisperer

Leona, the executive brain whisperer

LEONA BUHENZIRE, 43, is a behavioral scientist, clinical psychologist, and founder...

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Two Years Later, Onyeka Onwenu Is Still An Avatar Of Nigerian Culture

Two Years Later, Onyeka Onwenu Is Still An Avatar Of Nigerian...

The true measure of Onyeka Onwenu's legacy lies in whether future generations draw...

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Police Turn to Football to Keep Youth Away From Crime as Babonneau Wins Inaugural U13 Tournament

Police Turn to Football to Keep Youth Away From Crime as...

The Gros Islet Police Divisional Headquarters is taking a different approach to...

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'I'm disabled and trapped in a rodent-infested London flat plagued with flies'

'I'm disabled and trapped in a rodent-infested London flat...

Woman, 45, has repeatedly asked to move from horror flat, but says her requests...

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How One Black Family Has Held Onto Their Land for Generations

How One Black Family Has Held Onto Their Land for Generations

It is early in the planting season for Elister Charleston and his family. And, as...

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Airports, nursing homes and schools brace for disruption without Haitian workers

Airports, nursing homes and schools brace for disruption...

The Trump administration and courts are at odds over whether 350,000 Haitians have...

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How community football is helping youth stay out of trouble

How community football is helping youth stay out of trouble

From knife-crime prevention to mental health support, grassroots football is being...

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Author’s Response: African Americans, Sudan, and the Politics of Solidarity

Author’s Response: African Americans, Sudan, and the Politics...

This post is part of our online roundtable on Christopher Tounsel’s Bounds of Blackness....

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National Training Conference: Study to Learn and Train to Apply

National Training Conference: Study to Learn and Train...

Assistant Supreme Captain Mustapha Farrakhan addresses the attendees of the National...

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Exceeding the Bounds of the Black International

Exceeding the Bounds of the Black International

This post is part of our online roundtable on Christopher Tounsel’s Bounds of Blackness....

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Did a tourist tax save Magaluf?

Did a tourist tax save Magaluf?

As Edinburgh introduces a visitor levy this week, we look at what a decade of tourist...

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Backyard garden trainees complete programme

Backyard garden trainees complete programme

THE second group of beneficiaries in the Ongwediva Town Council’s mayoral community...

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A new measure of courage: how Maasai warriors became lion guardians

A new measure of courage: how Maasai warriors became lion...

In east Africa, Maasai men are redefining what it means to be brave by helping people...

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Race-Making Across Borders: How Sudan Challenges the Study of Race

Race-Making Across Borders: How Sudan Challenges the Study...

This post is part of our online roundtable on Christopher Tounsel’s Bounds of Blackness....

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World Conference of Mayors Endorses 15th Annual Month of Non-Violence,Voters Rights, Self Worth and Understanding AI

World Conference of Mayors Endorses 15th Annual Month of...

The World Conference of Mayors (WCM) has endorsed the 15th Annual Month of Non-Violence,...

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The lasting legacy of Woody Ward: A quiet force still shaping Ward 7 

The lasting legacy of Woody Ward: A quiet force still shaping...

The Benning Park Recreation Center was renamed the Woody Ward Recreation Center...

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Notice of Closure

Notice of Closure

Dear Friends and Patrons of The Africa Centre, kindly note that due to circumstances...

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