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TODAY, Friday, May 19th, Majority Leader Jimmy Van Bramer, over 70 artists, members of cultural organizations from across New York City, and supporters of the arts held a rally at City Hall calling for $40 million in increased investment in…

May 17, 2017 H.E Antonio Guterres Secretary General of the United Nations Your Excellency. The search for the director General of the World Health Organization has come down to three finalists, all excellent public…

Albany, NY — State Senator Jose Peralta, Assemblymember Deborah Glick, New York City Department of Transportation Commissioner Polly Trottenberg and advocates, including Transportation Alternatives, unveiled a bill to crack down on speeding…

Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., and New York City Police Commissioner James P. O’Neill announced the indictment of 16 individuals for trafficking and selling narcotics in East Harlem. The defendants are charged in a New…

  Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., today announced the sentencing of VITO BADAMO, 54, to 3 ½-to-7 years in state prison for crimes committed as a member of a crew of the Bonanno crime family, one of five longtime organized…

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, May 18, 2017/ -- Today Microsoft revealed plans to deliver the complete, intelligent Microsoft Cloud for the first time from datacentres located in Africa. This new investment is a major milestone in the…

Indictment Charges Members of “Fast Money” and “Nine Block” with 8 Shootings, Including Murder of Dejon McInnis; Three Slashings and Stabbings; 2 Gunpoint Robberies; Other Acts of ViolenceManhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr.,…

Albany, NY — The New York State Senate passed legislation sponsored by Senator Diane Savino (D–SI/Brooklyn) paving the way for major property tax savings for more senior and disabled homeowners on Wednesday.This year, members of the…

JEDDAH, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, May 17, 2017/ -- At the side lines of the landmark IsDB 42nd Annual Meeting in Jeddah, a memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between the Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector…

KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo, May 17, 2017/ -- Partnership Africa Canada today announced the Just Gold project has successfully implemented a system to trace legal and conflict-free artisanal gold in the Democratic Republic of…

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LAGOS, Nigeria, May 15, 2017/ -- Opera is kicking off a partnership with football professional Victor Moses, Chelsea starter and Nigerian national team star player. Moses will be the brand ambassador of Opera Mini, the most popular browser…

 “Why should they ask me to put on a uniform and go ten thousand miles from home and drop bombs and bullets on brown people in Vietnam while so-called Negro people in Louisville are treated like dogs and denied simple human…

Charity Alert!All organizations using others’ tragedies to fundraise, if less than one hundred percent of the funds raised do not go directly to victims, they may be tragedy-profiteers. Please check before you donate. Most…

Dear fellow human family.On behalf of Peace December family and partners, we would like to express our honor and privilege for being commissioned to transform lives and attitude into that of peace, love, harmony, decency and…

By Godfrey Olukya 12-5-2017The Chairman of the Peace and Security Council of the African Union, Mull Katende has said that heavy reliance on donor funding is affecting peace efforts on the continent.He said that depending on donor…

TODAY, Thursday, May 11th, Majority Leader Jimmy Van Bramer and the Department of Transportation, Department of Design and Construction, Council Member Constantinides, President of the Ravenswood Houses Tenant Association Carol Wilkins, and…

Dear New Yorkers:Re: Equal Public Safety and Quality of Life are entitlement to all persons in New York City not a privilege.If you have been victims of violent crimes in New York City, lost businesses or property values…

NAIROBI, Kenya, May 10, 2017/ -- At a Roundtable event in Nairobi, Ministers from across Africa sat together with investors and the private sector to determine how best to tackle the investment and credit risk hurdles in order to make…

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, May 9, 2017/ -- Africa’s CEOs are confident that the outlook for business on the continent remains positive notwithstanding the unpredictable economic and socio-political climate. PwC’s Africa Business Agenda…

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, May 9, 2017/ -- The African real estate narrative has shifted and evolved over the last 2 years with the impact of geo-political and economic challenges changing the property landscape. Moving forward, investors…

By Godfrey Olukya May 10, 2017At a Roundtable event in Nairobi, ministers from across Africa have today sat together with investors and the private sector to determine how best to tackle the investment and credit risk hurdles in order…

By Godfrey Olukya 11-5-2017 Uganda's president Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has challenged Somalia to build its own strong army.Speaking at Somalia conference today in London, Museveni said, ''The Somalis need to resolve the issue…

By Godfrey Olukya 9-5-2017The government of Uganda has attacked the ambassador of USA in the country over her criticisms on government's highhandedness to a lecturer who was arrested for abusing president Museveni on social media.A…

By Godfrey Olukya 8-5-2017. After more than 700 kilograms of scales from the endangered pangolin, shipped from Ghana and the DRC reportedly bound for China being seized by Malaysian authorities today at Kuala Lumpur International…

  Washington, DC – The National Black Church Initiative (NBCI), a faith-based coalition of 34,000 churches comprised of 15 denominations and 15.7 million African Americans, declares that the fix is in. The Sessions  / Trump Justice…

Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., and New York City Police Commissioner James O’Neill today announced the indictment of 39 individuals for stealing more than $1 million through a counterfeit check cashing and larceny scheme…

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, May 4, 2017/ --Siemens will work more closely with the African countries Uganda and Sudan in the areas of power supply, industry, transportation and healthcare. The African states signed the corresponding…

NAIROBI, Kenya, May 4, 2017/ -- ALN has announced the admission of three new members as part of their strategy to expand into francophone Africa. The new members are based in Algeria, Guinea and Morocco and joined as of 1 May 2017.Since…

By Godfrey Olukya 1-5-2017The organizers of this year's African Utility Week have said it will be Ladies first as African Utility Week Industry Awards Finalists are announced Former President Mandela’s personal assistant Zelda la …