NHL, its workforce 84% white, sets baseline to up diversity
The NHL for the first time has done an internal demographic study of its staff and all 32 teams, and the results show that hockey has a lot of work…
Nigeria races to assist flood victims; death toll tops 600
The death toll from floods in Nigeria this year has increased to 603 as local authorities race to get relief items to hundreds of thousands being evacuated from their submerged…
Nigeria races to assist flood victims as death toll tops 600
The death toll from floods in Nigeria this year has increased to 603 as local authorities race to get relief items to hundreds of thousands being evacuated from their submerged…
Voices: I found the key to redefining my Black identity in an unlikely place
I first travelled to Pelourinho in Salvador, Bahia, aged 31, hoping to reconnect with an ancient religion created by west African slaves called “Candomble”. Over 10 days, I learnt about…
EU countries turn to Africa in bid to replace Russian gas
A new liquefied natural gas project off Africa’s western coast may only be 80% complete, but already the prospect of a new energy supplier has drawn visits from the leaders…
Boat capsizes amid floods in southeast Nigeria; 76 missing
A boat overloaded with passengers fleeing flooding in southeastern Nigeria capsized and 76 people remain missing days later and are feared dead, emergency officials said Monday. Many women and children…
Finding delicious common ground in the jollof rice ‘wars’
One of the iconic dishes of West Africa, jollof rice is vibrantly colored and heavily spiced. And it reflects how cultures across continents blend with delicious results. It began in…
Nigeria’s Buhari proposes record $47.3B budget for 2023
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari is launching an ambitious plan to grow the West African nation’s economy and end its security woes with record government expenditure during the next fiscal year.…
Floods strand thousands, kill 7 in northcentral Nigeria
Thousands of travelers remained stranded in Nigeria’s northcentral Kogi state after major connecting roads to other parts of the West African nation were submerged amid the country’s worst flooding in…