We, the African Diaspora Forum ( ADF ), a federation of African Migrants community including some South Africans, working to foster Social cohesion in fighting Xenophobia, are very concerned about the ongoing Xenophobic attacks in South Africa and the statements made recently by some community leaders which fueled those attacks in some areas such as Kwazulu Natal.
A group calling itself Concerned Sierra Leoneans, USA, say they will rally on Saturday at Lafayette Park a stone throw away across from the White House in Washington to protest what they describe as the Sierra Leone government’s outrageous mismanagement of Ebola funds and the unconstitutional removal of elected vice president Sam Sumana from office.
Nigerian troops fighting terrorists in the north-east zone of Nigeria nation have successfully cleared all terrorists’ camps in Alagarno, Borno State.
Je suis Fally Ipupa, and the place that I call home is the Democratic Republic of Congo – formerly known as Zaire – the second-largest country by area in Africa. The capital Kinshasa became visible on a global stage after American sports legend Muhammad Ali brought the historic boxing event “Rumble in the Jungle” to D.R. Congo in 1974. Although this was before my time, it is recognized as the greatest sporting event of the 20th century. D.R. Congo is unfortunately also known as ground zero for the first case of Ebola in 1976. Nearly 40 years later, it has survived seven Ebola outbreaks. When new cases emerged in West Africa, it created the worst global health crisis in modern history. I felt immediately concerned by this, and started sharing best practices on social media.
A diverse crowd of Women and girls from New York City’s five boroughs packed the City Council Chambers beyond capacity on Monday for the Second Annual Women’s Herstory Month Celebration. The Council acknowledged Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito for making history as the first Puerto Rican and Latina to hold the position and Public Advocate Letitia James for being the first Black and woman of color elected to a citywide office.