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NEW CAMPAIGN ENCOURAGES PEOPLE OF AFRICAN AND CARIBBEAN DESCENT EXPERIENCING MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS TO TRY NHS TALKING THERAPIES

A new NHS campaign is encouraging people struggling with their mental health to seek confidential…

NHS PLEDGES MORE SUPPORT FOR VICTIMS AND SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT AND ABUSE

ONS data shows people of African descent in the UK disproportionately experience sexual assault and…

AFCFTA SECRETARIAT AND AFREXIMBANK SIGN AN AGREEMENT FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF THE AFCFTA ADJUSTMENT FUND

Cairo (Egypt), 9 February 2022: – TheAfrican Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariatand African Export-Import…

BURKINA PROSECUTORS SEEK 30 YEARS FOR COMPAORE OVER SANKARA MURDER

Military Prosecutors in Burkina Faso on Tuesday requested a 30-year prison term for former President…

THOUSANDS PROTEST KILLING OF CONGOLESE REFUGEE IN BRAZIL

Thousands have protested across Brazilian cities, from Rio de Janeiro to Sao Paulo, after the…

NATIONAL HIV TESTING WEEK RETURNS FOR 2022

National HIV Testing Week is back! From Monday 7 February we're calling on people across…

AFREXIMBANK’S FUND FOR EXPORT DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA (FEDA) INVESTS IN MAURITANIA’S LEADING FMCG COMPANY TND SA TO DEVELOP LOCAL POULTRY AND DAIRY PRODUCTION

Kigali, 7 February 2022: - African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has announced an investment by the…

GUINEA-BISSAU GOVERNMENT SAYS COUP ATTEMPT AIMED TO KILL PRESIDENT

The attackers in a failed coup attempt in Guinea-Bissau this week intended to assassinate the…