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Dutch sculptor Nelson Carrilho has been granted the commission to erect a permanent art structure in Central London, that will celebrate the Windrush generation, a community of economic migrants from the Caribbean who relocated to the U.K. after the Second World War ended in 1945.

UN experts* today urged the Government of Suriname to address structural discrimination and underlying forms of racism rooted in the legacies of enslavement of people of African descent and colonialism.

DAKAR, Senegal –The Basketball Africa League (BAL) announced that 156 players from a record 28 countries across five continents will compete in the league’s milestone fifth season, which will tip off on Saturday, April 5 at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Sports Complex in Rabat, Morocco.

Call to policymakers: from apologies to structural reparatory policies with Afro-professionals at the table.

PRETORIA, South Africa — The 2025 Basketball Africa League (BAL) (https://BAL.NBA.com) Playoffs and Finals, which will be held at the SunBet Arena in Pretoria, South Africa for the first time from Friday, June 6 – Saturday, June 14, will feature the top eight teams (https://apo-opa.co/4jvNMLd) from the three conference group phases that were held in Rabat, Morocco; Dakar, Senegal; and Kigali, Rwanda in April and May.

This groundbreaking event marks the official commencement of construction for this historic project and is a significant step in Barbados and CARICOM’s journey towards economic advancement and regional integration

The Cooperative Republic of Guyana and African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com) have concluded a two-day roadshow to promote access to a US$1-billion oil services financing facility announced by the Bank in February this year during the Guyana Energy Conference. The roadshow which was held from 21 to 22 May in Georgetown, Guyana, brought together players in the oil and gas sector, finance sector and the government circles as it sought to encourage local participation in Guyana’s rapidly growing oil and gas sector.

NAIROBI, Kenya — A new global report analyzing sex discrimination in laws reveals that while some commendable gains have been achieved in strengthening legal protections for women and girls over the past five years, progress remains slow, uneven, and increasingly under threat from a growing backlash against women’s rights.

The Black International Cinema Berlin 2025 celebrates its 40th edition – a remarkable milestone for a festival internationally recognized for its longstanding commitment to intercultural dialogue, social awareness, and artistic diversity.

Three weeks in, and the verdict is clear: the African Diaspora Studies Short Course at the Broos Institute is more than an academic experience; it’s an awakening. Led by Ghanaian scholar and decolonial thinker Dr. Adwoa Owusuaa Bobie, the course is sparking critical conversations, reshaping understandings of identity and history, and disrupting long-held Eurocentric frameworks.