Every country has something that makes you pause for a second. Some follow a calendar that’s different from the one most of the world uses.

Each year, the world community marks International Women’s Day on March 8. The commemoration offers an opportunity to reflect on progress in advancing gender ...

The founder of Mayden Bank, Foluke Alakija (nee Aboderin), speaks to NAOMI CHIMA about her career, why she founded a “women-focused” microfinance bank and other issuesCan you tell us about your ...

The Trump administration’s crackdown on Somali refugees, immigrants, and US citizens of Somali descent in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the home of some 80,000 people of Somali heritage, has been headline ...

National Hospitalist Day honors hospitalists. This year's feature focuses on hospitalists' diverse contributions to healthcare, showcasing varied career paths in hospital medicine.

Last year, South Lake Union’s Pizza by Ruffin and Métier Brewing Company teamed up for a “First of the First” dinner, featuring—per Pizza by Ruffin’s Instagram —the first Black-owned brewery and the ...

PESA, now has 40 million customers in Kenya. The milestone comes in light of its 19 years of driving financial inclusion.

Safaricom is celebrating 40 million active M-PESA users, marking nearly two decades of mobile money driving financial ...

Ethiopia’s prime minister sees himself as a renaissance man trying to reimagine the old greatness of his country.

This week African and other international leaders and actors arrive in Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa, for the annual African Union (AU) summit. The 39th meeting of heads of state and governments is ...

NAIROBI/LONDON - Ethiopia is hosting a secret camp to train thousands of fighters for the Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group in neighbouring Sudan, Reuters reporting has found, in the latest sign ...

Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) fighters walk in lines towards another field in Mekele, the capital of Tigray region, Ethiopia, on June 30, 2021. Addis Ababa, Feb 8, 2026 (AFP) - A bitter war ...