Tag Archives: Africans

ANALYSIS | AGENCIES | Africans face a high rejection rate for visas to enter the Schengen group of countries. The group is made up of 29 European countries that have officially abolished border controls at their mutual borders. A Schengen visa is an entry permit for non-EU nationals, which would allow …

  Study shows African nations account for 64 percent of the Top 50 most admired countries, with South Africa, Nigeria, the United States, China, and Kenya topping the list. SPECIAL REPORT  | THE INDEPENDENT | Most African consumers have no loyalty to African brands, though a good number say they …

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | THE INDEPENDENT | The World Bank Group and African Development Bank Group are partnering on an ambitious effort to provide at least 300 million people in Africa with electricity access by 2030. The World Bank Group will work to connect 250 million people to electricity through distributed …

Their growing pride in the continent and why institutions are charting new courses for them ANALYSIS | AGENCIES | The desire for knowledge about Africa and a growing sense of African pride among African youths living in an increasingly discriminatory diaspora has fueled a surge in institutions promoting African identity. A …

Brazzaville, Congo | Xinhua | Kenyan President William Ruto said on Saturday that Kenya will lift visa requirements for all Africans by the end of 2023 with the aim of boosting trade with African countries. “By the end of this year, no African will need a visa to enter Kenya. The …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In 2017, two South African National Geographic Explorers and filmmakers, Noel Kok and Pragna Parsotam-Kok created the Nature, Environment and Wildlife Filmmakers (NEWF), which empowers Africa’s next generation of storytellers to promote conservation through film. “We are building an army of young, inspired producers, directors, …

World cup 2022: Here are Here are 11 players of African descent making waves in foreign teams Doha, Qatar | BIRD AGENCY | Over 50 players of African descent are spread across 11 teams – excluding sides from the continent – that are competing in Qatar. One of them, Embolo, recently …

Harare, Zimbabwe | XINHUA | Africa has launched the first edition of the Africa Fact Book, which seeks to dispel myths and misrepresentations of the continent. Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa, whose country sponsored the production of the first edition of the book, launched the Africa Fact Book in the capital Harare …

Geneva, Switzerland | AFP | African countries are pushing for the UN’s top rights body to launch a high-level investigation into “systemic racism” and police violence in the United States and beyond, according to a draft resolution seen Tuesday by AFP. The text was being circulated to diplomats for consultations ahead of a so-called urgent …

Beijing, China | AFP | China’s southern Guangdong province has launched a raft of anti-discrimination policies targeting businesses and venues after a heavy-handed crackdown on the African community sparked international outrage last month. Authorities in the provincial capital Guangzhou had started mass testing its African community shortly after a cluster of COVID-19 cases was found …