The desire to achieve a set goal at all cost is synonymous with some people. Respected Chief Nike Davies Okundaye, …
A United Kingdom-based Nigerian Princess, Mrs. Uruemu Omeru-Adejinmi, has made history, with her election as the new Cathaoirleach of Longford …
Dr Claire Karekezi is the first female Neurosurgeon in Rwanda. She graduated as a Doctor of Medicine from the College …
The President of Cameroon, Paul Biya has conferred the highest civilian honour in the country on the President/Chief Executive of …
Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka will be attending this fall’s PEN America literary gala, flying in from his native Nigeria to …
Multiple award-winning Media Maven, Peace Hyde, has added another remarkable feat to her already impressive list of accomplishments by being …
Former Nigerian President, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Azikiwe Jonathan has been recently appointed as Chancellor of Cavendish University Uganda (CUU). The …
Nigeria’s national U-21 champion Taiwo Mati has been listed among the awardees of the 2021 With the Future in Mind …
A Kenyan community for refugee girls has won the Dh500, 000 Sharjah International Award for Refugee Advocacy and Support (Siara) …
Secretary-general of the United Nations (UN), António Guterres appointed Nigeria’s Amina Mohammed to serve as Deputy Secretary-general for a second …
Jason Wingard is making history at Temple University. He’s officially set to become the school’s first African American president in …
Congrats to the 126 young Nigerians selected for this year’s #Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters Degree scholarship programme in top EU …
Zimbabwean novelist Tsitsi Dangarembga has been announced as the winner for this year’s Pen Pinter Prize. As the winner, she …
A South African woman has given birth to 10 babies, breaking the World Record held by Malian woman Halima Cisse …
imilehin Bello, the Chief Executive Officer of leading PR Agency, Media Panache has been listed on the prestigious Forbes Africa …
The ForeMedia Group – the international company which is both renowned for its top-rated media and entertainment operations in the …
Facebook has appointed a Nigerian born Babcock University graduate, Kayode Adegbite as its product manager. Kayode who finished his MSc …
Nigerian-born Entrepreneur, Oluwatobi Joshua Ajayi is the founder of Nord Automobiles Limited, one of the first Nigerian automobile brands and …
The final round of the Zimbabwean edition of the 20th Chinese Bridge contest was held at the University of Zimbabwe …
Former Chelsea star, Didier Drogba, has been awarded an honorary degree for his work in Ivory Coast. The Network of …
Mozambican publisher Editora Trinta Zero Nove has been awarded a top translation prize at the London Book Fair. “We found …
Chelsea’s Edouard Mendy has become the first African goalkeeper to win a Champions League title, in its current form, after …
Kristen Clarke is making history as she was confirmed by the Senate to lead the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, …
A Kenyan peacekeeper has won the 2020 United Nations Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award. Major Steplyne Nyaboga, 32, …
Young Kenyan doctor Jemimah Kariuki has won an award from the World Health Organization (WHO) in recognition of her contribution …
Since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic last year, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommended wearing face masks in public …
The Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN), António Guterres, has announced the appointment of Ambassador Martha Ama Akyaa Pobee of …
Zimbabwean born business mogul and Econet founder, Mr Strive Masiyiwa has been named the first black billionaire in the United …
In Benin, entrepreneurship in the fashion and textile sector is booming. This renewed interest is believed to be the outcome …
South Sudan’s first ever women’s basketball coach Lindsey Harding already has an impressive CV but she still has plenty she …
Lady Justice Martha Karambu Koome is now officially the Chief Justice of Kenya. The appointment of the 61-year-old career judge …
Brittani James and Brandi Jackson are African American elite university trained doctors from Twinsburg, Ohio united — beyond their identical …
A US-based Rwandan researcher, Prof. Aristide Gumyusenge, has been appointed as a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) …
A Nigerian lady has been celebrated following her stellar academic feat as she rounded off her master’s programme. The young …
For the tenth time, Nigeria’s entrepreneurial giant and richest black man on earth, Mr. Aliko Dangote, has retained his position …
Councillor Sabrina Francis succeeds outgoing Mayor Maryam Eslamdoust. The new Deputy Mayor is Councillor Lorna Jane Russell. Sabrina is a …
Lindiwe Tsope, 27, has become the first pupil from Oprah Winfrey’s school in South Africa to achieve a PhD. The …
Tani Adewumi, a Nigerian refugee in the US, has won a chess competition to officially become a national chess master …
Michael Sunday is delighted, if a little stunned, as he admires his new right hand: a silicone glove-like prosthetic meant …
Ufot Ekong has won numerous academic awards from the university. A Nigerian student achieved the highest grades at a university …
Cameroonian Francis Ngannou Francis Ngannou has been the next big thing in the UFC heavyweight division for several years. Just …
Ugandans online have cheered on British actor Daniel Kaluuya who is of Ugandan origin after he won an Oscar. Mr …
The International Table Tennis Federation, ITTF, has ranked Nigerian youngster Musa Mustapha world’s best in the boys U-11 category. The …
16-year old Leah Namugerwa is on a mission to replant the forests of her country, Uganda. Bare patches of land …
Paulina Esinu Agropah is pioneering the special effects makeup lane in Ghana. What began as a simple love for horror …
Dr. (Mrs.) Cynthia Amaning Danquah, a Senior Lecturer, Department of Pharmacology, of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology …
Online search engine Google is honouring the late Nigerian musician Oliver de Coque with a striking image, on what would …
African Bank Group has announced the appointment of Kennedy Bungane as its chief executive. The bank said Bungane, 46, assumed …
