international

Jet Lag and a Crash Course on Kampala

THE AFRO — Uganda’s proximity to its large neighbor to the west, the Democratic Republic of the Congo is probably…

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Congressional Black Caucus Slams the Trump Administration for Refusing Temporary Status to Bahamians

LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — The Trump Administration has announced it will not provide temporary protected status to Bahamians who fled…

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Reframing the History of Slavery in Angola and the U.S.

LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — If the U.S. has 35,000 museums, a writer asked in 2014, why is only one about slavery?…

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Leader in Women’s Issues to Head U.N. Aids Program

LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — The U.N’s office on AIDS has named a longtime activist on women’s issues to head the…

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Basketball Africa League Announces Seven Host Cities For Inaugural Season

LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — The Basketball Africa League (BAL) announced Cairo (Egypt), Dakar (Senegal), Lagos (Nigeria), Luanda (Angola), Rabat (Morocco)…

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Nigeria to Slash Funds For Essential Food Imports While Currency Crisis Looms

LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — Hard to imagine a steaming plate of Nigerian joll of rice without the rice. Or without fish.…

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When South Africans Declared ‘Liberation’ at Two Whites-Only Beaches

LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — South Africa witnessed the beginning of the end of Whites-only beaches thirty years ago this week after…

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New British Leader’s Disturbing Remarks Recalled by African Media

LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — African media greeted the new British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, by recalling some of particularly cringe-worthy remarks…

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Unexpected Struggles in the Fight Against Ebola

LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — The battle to knock out the Ebola virus should have its eyes on the goal. Instead, politics…

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