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DHAKA, People's Republic of Bangladesh, April 10, 2017/ -- In its continuous efforts to promote and foster intra-trade development, the International Islamic Trade Financing Corporation (ITFC), member of the Islamic Development Bank (IDB)…

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan, Senate Independent Democratic Conference Leader Jeffrey Klein, and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie today announced an agreement on the FY 2018 State Budget. The agreement…

  Washington, D.C. and Rye Brook, NY (March 23, 2017) –The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) together with the National Black Church Initiative (NBCI) announce the launch of a church-based initiative addressing striking health…

New York, NY – Recently NYC Council Member Daniel Dromm (D-Jackson Heights, Elmhurst), immigrant rights advocates and service providers hailed the Council’s passage of Intro 746-A.  The bill was passed overwhelmingly at the Council’s Stated…

LONDON, United Kingdom, April 7, 2017/ -- Leaders from Africa's biggest telecom investment companies including MTN, Orange, Helios Towers, American Tower, Eaton Towers, Google, Microsoft, Liquid Telecom and SEACOM are meeting with…

By Godfrey Olukya     6-4-2017Several African countries have been attacked by army worms which is destroying food plants at an alarming rate.Already the worms which is suspected to have originated from South America have destroyed…

By Godfrey Olukya      6-4-2017African countries have said that they want a permanent representation on UN Security Council, arguing that it is unfair for a continent with over 50 countries not being represented.They have threatened…

By Godfrey Olukya. Next week children below 5 years in Cameroon, Nigeria, Benin, Ivory Coast, DRC, Central African republic, Liberia, Niger, Mali, Mauritania and Sierra Leone will be immunized against polio, World Health Organization (WHO)…

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, April 5, 2017/ -- Facebook has moved its Johannesburg offices into new premises, creating a new home for the company to work with its partners to boost innovation and provide an African home for the Facebook…

LAGOS, Nigeria, April 5, 2017/ -- Seed sector professionals have said that businesses selling improved varieties and high quality cassava stems for cultivation could help African farmers significantly raise their productivity. This will…

By Godfrey OlukyaFormer female genital mutilation surgeons from Sebei and Karamoja in eastern Uganda want government and development partners to empower them economically to enable them live a descent life just like other members of…

Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., New York City Police Commissioner James P. O’Neill, Los Angeles City Attorney Mike Feuer, and New York State Assembly Member Brian Kavanagh today were joined by law enforcement leaders and…

CAPE TOWN, South Africa, April 4, 2017/ -- Afri-Fi: Free Public WiFi has been announced as the “Runner-Up” in Mozilla’s Equal Rating Innovation Challenge with a funding award of US$75,000. With this global competition, Mozilla called for…

MONDAY, April 3, Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito, Majority Leader Jimmy Van Bramer, and hundreds of outraged artists and cultural workers held a Rally to Save the Arts to protest the Trump Administration’s proposed elimination of the National…

(New York, NY) — New York City Comptroller Scott M. Stringer and the New York City Pension Funds today announced agreements with six major healthcare and insurance companies — two industries which have the highest adjusted gender pay gaps…

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 is urging all Christians to stay home on Good Friday and not to report for work.…

MANHATTAN—Prosecutors Against Gun Violence (PAGV), members of American State Legislators for Gun Violence Prevention (ASLGVP), and the Law Enforcement Partnership to Prevent Gun Violence have convened here in a national summit on gun…

Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., today announced the sentencing of TYRONE HOWARD, 32, to life in prison for the murder of NYPD Detective Randolph Holder in East Harlem in October 2015. On March 6, 2017, the defendant was…

by APOJOHANNESBURG, South Africa, March 31, 2017/ -- In celebration of Global Money Week, Uber  and Old Mutual have announced that they will be extending its free money management course that took place in South Africa to its…

Emergency Press ConferenceDate: Monday, April 3, 2017Time: 10:30-11:30 AMVenue: Tea-Out-Stress, 2000 Westchester Avenue, Bronx, NY 10462Contact: 718-822-5555Re: Operation Hygiene CompliancePublic Safety Concern:…

BY Godfrey OLukya 28-3-2017With Uganda now ranked 4th across the globe and 1st in Africa among the best tourism destination by ''Rough guides'' a UK based tour ranking firm,the country is targeting 4 million tourists in the next three…

Jackson Heights NY - NYC Council Education Committee Chairperson Daniel Dromm (D-Jackson Heights, Elmhurst) once again rallied with education advocates, parents, students and teachers who chose not to have their children take the high…

By Godfrey OlukyaPresident Omar al-Bashir of Sudan has hailed President Yoweri Museveni’s peace efforts in Sudan following the safe release and handover of 125 Prisoners of war by SPLM-North to the Khartoum government.In a special…

Dear friends.We would like to cordially invite you all to join us in celebrating “Peaceful Content Day/Peaceful Programming Day/Peaceful Technology Day/Peaceful Innovation Day” on September 2, 2017. As you may be aware, this…

Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., and New York City Police Commissioner James O’Neill today announced the indictment of SHAVAR STUCKEY, 31, and LEVON JACKSON, 30, for selling 105 firearms and corresponding ammunition to an…

Dear family & friends.By the grace of our Creator, we would like to cordially invite you to our upcoming forum entitled “Islam is the most powerful counter extremism.” It would be an informative two hour lecture as well as question…

By Godfrey Olukya 22-3-2017Uganda is in advanced stages of coming up with a malaria vaccine that will help Africa to get rid of the deadly disease.With malaria still being the biggest contributor to deaths in Africa, health…

LAGOS, Nigeria, March 21, 2017/ -- As the CashlessAfrica expo gets underway at the Lagos Oriental hotel tomorrow, March 22nd and 23rd, experts will gather to discuss the future of finance in Lagos, the economic hub of Nigeria. We invite you…

By APO TEL AVIV, Israel, March 21, 2017/ -- The international news network i24News and the executive committee of the Africa-Israel Summit have signed a partnership agreement, making i24News the official media partner for the summit which…

By Godfrey Olukya    21-3-2017The World Bank has announced a $57 billion financing package for sub-Saharan Africa over the next three years.According to the world bank communication department, that money is meant to benefit several…