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JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — The African Energy Chamber (AEC) has accused Western banks and financial institutions of practicing “financial apartheid.” The AEC hinted in a press release last week, that in recent years, several western institutions have implemented policies aimed at reducing support for fossil fuel projects, especially in Africa. This has led to a sharp decline in investment in the continent’s oil and gas industry, a sector that is crucial for the economic future and energy needs on the continent. AEC argues that while similar projects receive support in Europe, Africa’s high-cost energy projects are being neglected.

In the rolling hills of the Akuapem Ridge in Ghana, a quiet revolution is taking place, and coffee is at the heart of it.

Today, September 7 2024, Avera Mengistu is being held hostage for exactly 10 years.

After her family’s life in Darfur was ripped apart by conflict, Tahani Hamid took a dangerous route to Libya, where nearly 100,000 Sudanese refugees have sought safety from the war

Frederick Calmes, a young Haitian painter, sculpture, and digital artist residing in the Netherlands, has been “Artist in Residence” on St. Eustatius for the past four weeks.

The municipality of Tel Aviv has made Ta Tarbut Faitlovitch, the house of Yaakov Faitlovitz, available as a centre for Ethiopian and African artists. Manager Eliyah Maharat explained her vision: “This house is going to be an engine for the artist who will work here. A professional club, where they can work together, create and learn”.

Over 71,000 people across Africa are registered as missing with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), a 75 per cent rise from the number recorded in 2019.

NEW YORK, United States of America — The UN Secretary-General has called for global action to “vanquish racism and discrimination” towards people of African descent, in his message marking the international day highlighting the diaspora In December 2013, the UN General Assembly declared the International Decade for People of African Descent to address issues of recognition, justice, and […]