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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.

Nurse Naomi Ohene Oti from Ghana wins USD 250,000 at the award ceremony in Dubai, UAE selected from over 100,000 applications from nurses from 199 countries. His Excellency Sheikh Nahyan bin Mabarak Al Nahyan, Cabinet Member and Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence, UAE, presented the trophy to the winner.

Johannesburg, South Africa – At the opening ceremony of the Pan African Parliament Permanent Committee Sittings on February 24, 2025, HRH Dr. Barryl A. Biekman, Chair of the Executive of the African Union African Diaspora High Council, called for deeper integration between Africa and its global diaspora.

King Maponga accepted the invite of Umoja Generational Wealth, one of the largest, most influential African Diaspora Organisation, to speak at their first Summit on how to fix Africa for the global African diaspora. The Central African island country of São Tomé and Príncipe is hosting the second annual Ubuntu Awakening Summit from 7th to […]

The Scottish Africa Business Association (SABA) (www.AfricaScot.com) had announced that its Africa business programme “Scotland London Africa Week” will return this year from 25th to 27th November 2025. Scotland London Africa Week has quickly established itself as a pivotal event for increasing trade, collaboration and business opportunities between Scotland and African markets. The 2024 programme brought together senior diplomats, government officials and business leaders to strengthen partnerships and unlock new opportunities for more than 20 delegates.