GEORGETOWN, Guyana–The Caribbean Community CARICOM and the African Union (AU) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enhance effective cooperation and collaboration between the organisations and our peoples, according to a press release from the CARICOM Secretariat. Signed in the margins of the recently concluded 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in […]

Students from the Anton de Kom University of Suriname (AdeKUS) are set to spend a week on a former plantation in Boven Suriname in the last week of January 2025, where they will conduct archaeological research into the living conditions of enslaved Africans. This unique trajectory, which is partly made possible with funds from the Netherlands, is part of a project by the Broos Institute for Afrocentric Studies and Research, in collaboration with its sister foundation US4US in Suriname and the AdeKUS.

AMSTERDAM — On Sunday October 13, Afrocentric media platform in the Netherlands, AFRO Magazine will launch a special print edition with articles by people from the Caribbean island of St. Eustatius, relating to the island’s slavery past. The event that will take place at the AFRO Magazine offices in the city of Weesp in North Holland, will also feature the unveiling of artwork created by artist Fre Calmes from the stories that are published in the magazine.

KIGALI, Rwanda — The African School of Governance (ASG) officially launched on January 14, 2025, in Kigali, Rwanda and opened recruitment for its Inaugural Cohort for 2025/2026. The Grand Launch convened with distinguished leaders, policymakers, academics, and stakeholders from across Africa and beyond to celebrate the establishment of ASG as a pioneering school of governance, and Co-founded by H.E. Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda, and H.E. Hailemariam Desalegn, former Prime Minister of Ethiopia.

NEW YORK, United States of America –Haiti has become the 12th Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member state to accede the partnership agreement between and among CARICOM countries and African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) .

The Ecobank Single Market Trade Hub connects registered businesses across Africa on a single platform, helping them benefit from opportunities in the unified market of 1.4 billion people created by the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA)

ST. EUSTATIUS –The Golden Rock and Godet Afrikan burial sites in St. Eustatius, Dutch Caribbean, will be recognized by UNESCO as significant sites tied to the legacies of enslavement.

The London-based New African magazine has released its highly anticipated annual listing of the 100 Most Influential Africans of 2024. The list reflects the shifting trends and priorities in Africa, as the continent faces new challenges and opportunities. The list celebrates the achievements and contributions of Africans from various fields and sectors who have made a positive impact on the continent and the world over the past year.

Broos Institute, the Afrocentric educational institute that launched the first university African studies program in the Netherlands, has launched a crowdfunding campaign this week for its African partner The Millar Institute.

One in three children living in conflict or fragile countries around the world were out of school in 2024 which was three times the rate of children globally missing out on education, according to new analysis by Save the Children.