Johannesburg Pride faces backlash over corporate sponsorship and boycott calls

As Johannesburg Pride prepares to take place this Saturday, a campaign urging attendees to boycott the event over corporate sponsorship has sparked heated debate within the LGBTQ+ community. Kaye Ally, the founder and director of Pride of Africa...

Eni CEO Sees Resilient Growth Despite Unfavorable Oil And Currency Trends (CORRECTED)

Editor’s Note: The USD EPS figure has been corrected. Eni S.p.A. (NYSE:E) shares rose in premarket trading on Friday after reporting third-quarter 2025 revenue of 20.54 billion euros ($23.62 billion), surpassing the consensus estimate of $22.45...

Eni CEO Sees Resilient Growth Despite Unfavorable Oil And Currency Trends (CORRECTED)

Editor’s Note: The USD EPS figure has been corrected. Eni S.p.A. (NYSE:E) shares rose in premarket trading on Friday after reporting third-quarter 2025 revenue of 20.54 billion euros ($23.62 billion), surpassing the consensus estimate of $22.45...

10 Countries With the Strongest and Weakest Rule of Law: Where Does India Stand?

10 Countries With the Strongest and Weakest Rule of Law: Where Does India Stand? (image credit: istock) Top 10 countries with the strongest and weakest rule of law index in 2025: The rule of law is the backbone of any nation's peace, justice and...

Caribbean Spirit Returns to Congo Square: Bayou Bacchanal 2025 Marks 23 Years of Carnival In New Orleans 

News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Thurs. Oct. 23, 2025: The rhythm of the Caribbean will once again pulse through the streets of New Orleans this November as Friends of Culture presents the 23rd Annual Bayou Bacchanal Caribbean Carnival, a two-day...

By the Hearth features 11 authors for National Authors’ Day

The meeting room at By the Hearth Bookstore was overflowing with talented writers Saturday as 11 authors from the area gathered to meet the public, read excerpts from their recently published books, and get to know each other. Josh and Kerry...

Poor market, costly feed hit Kiambu dairy farmers

Githunguri Dairy Farmers Co-operative chairperson John Ndichu during an AGM held at Githunguri stadium on October 21, 2025Farmers affiliated to Githunguri Dairy Farmers Co-operative during an AGM held at Guthunguri stadium in Kiambu county Dairy...

African Union’s Silence on Sudan is Treason

The African Union’s silence on the Sudanese genocide is not just cowardice—it is treason. It is an act of betrayal so grotesque that the spirits of the ancestors must be weeping in disbelief. As Khartoum burns, as Darfur bleeds, and as millions of...

US and FFK’s drum of war, by Suyi Ayodele

On our way we are going to fight On our way we are going to war If it happens, we die on the battlefield Never mind we shall meet again Kóláwolé agbára únbẹ A lè ja o Fuji icon, Abdulrasaq Kóláwolé Ilori, popularly known as General Ayinla...

New report uncovers Congo Basin’s hidden $23 trillion untapped green goldmine

The report, Congo Basin Forest Ecosystem Accounts, found that the value of ecosystem services nearly doubled between 2000 and 2020, from $590 billion to $1.15 trillion, while the total forest asset value surged to $23.2 trillion. Despite this...

Free Will Astrology: Week of Nov. 5

ARIES (March 21-April 19): In 1995, wolves were reintroduced to the American wildlife area known as Yellowstone Park after a 70-year absence. They hunted elk, which changed elk behavior, which changed vegetation patterns, which stabilized...

Liberia: Former National Oil Company Boss Reaffirms: ‘No Shady Deal’ in Headquarters Construction

Monrovia – Cllr. Saifuah Mai Gray, former Chief Executive Officer of the National Oil Company of Liberia (NOCAL), has reaffirmed that the process leading to the awarding of the contract for the construction of the company’s new headquarters was...

Fact Check: Chimps Are NOT Wearing Masks When Raiding Fruit Stands In the Congo -- Fictional Story

Did researchers discover a shocking display of primate intelligence when a band of chimps in the Congo began wearing masks to hide their faces when they were raiding local markets? No, that's not true: This story appeared spontaneously on social...

When OPEC+ Hits Pause: What the Oil Output Decision Means for Africa

The decision by OPEC+ to raise output by a modest 137,000 barrels per day (bpd) in December 2025 and then pause any further increases through the first quarter of 2026 signals a deliberate recalibration. Since April 2025, the group has boosted...

LPEI business forum highlights BRICS market strategy for local exporters

eaffirming its support for local businesses looking to expand into the global market, Indonesia Eximbank/Indonesian Export Financing Agency (LPEI) recently organized a business forum on how to enter the BRICS market. Held on Oct. 16 as part of the...

Trump cites China, Pakistan to justify revival of US nuclear tests

US President Donald Trump has claimed that Pakistan and China are among countries testing nuclear weapons, as he justified plans to resume US nuclear testing after more than three decades. | Photo Credit: ELIZABETH FRANTZ/Reuters Pakistan and...

A classic story with modern relevance

John Kissingford plays The Poet in the play “An Iliad,” which runs Thursday through Sunday at Thunder River Theatre in Carbondale. “An Iliad” is a co-production between Thunder River Theatre Company and UpstART Theatre of Ouray. Photo by Missy...

Congo’s Planned $500 Million Off-Grid Fund to Start Disbursing

“We think there is enough interest in Congo,” said Clifford Aron, founder and chief executive officer of GreenMax, a Dublin-based sustainable development fund manager. “Congo is the second-largest market for energy access in the world after...

Kaizer Chiefs earn a slight advantage in the Congo

Kaizer Chiefs walked away from Lubumbashi with a valuable 0–0 draw against AS Simba in Saturday’s CAF Confederation Cup preliminary second-round first leg. The result has given Amakhosi a slight edge heading into the return leg in South Africa. AS...

Congo seals maintenance deal with Nigeria’s 7Star Global Hangar

7Star Global Hangar Ltd, an Approved Maintenance Organisation (AMO), has achieved another significant milestone in its regional expansion strategy with the official approval granted by the National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) of the Republic of...