Cabo Verde in World Cup spotlight. 5 prominent Cape Verdeans in Mass.

After a stunning World Cup debut, Cabo Verde has a lot of buzz. But These Cape Verdeans have been making a mark in Mass. and ...
Seattle Times

Africa CDC chief says the continent needs to invest its own funds in Ebola response, vaccine

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — African officials must step up financing to respond and develop vaccines for the Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda, the continent’s top health agency said on Friday, ...
The Washington Post

Africa CDC chief says the continent needs to invest its own funds in Ebola response, vaccine

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — African officials must step up financing to respond and develop vaccines for the Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda, the continent’s top health agency said on Friday, warning ...
Daily Monitor

Courts alone cannot handle rising disputes, African judges warn

Ugandan Chief Justice Flavian Zeija (third left), Chief Justice Emeritus Alfonse Owiny-Dollo (second right), Zambia's Chief Justice Dr Mumba Malila (centre) and Deputy Chief Justice Moses Kawumi ...
The New York Times

Ebola Outbreak Could Become Worst on Record, Africa C.D.C. Chief Warns

Health workers have warned that the outbreak, already one of the worst in decades, could take as long as a year to contain if infection rates do not flatten. By Zane Irwin Health officials on Tuesday ...
MyJoyOnline

A tragic betrayal – WHO Chief condemns deadly xenophobic attacks in South Africa

The Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has strongly condemned the latest wave of xenophobic violence in South Africa. He described it as a “tragic ...
Anadolu Ajansi

UN chief appoints Nigerian diplomat new special adviser on Africa

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appointed Ahunna Eziakonwa from Nigeria as his special adviser on Africa, according to a statement Friday. Eziakonwa succeeds Cristina Duarte of Cabo Verde, whom ...
Chicago Sun-Times

With Lil Uzi Vert, Chief Keef and more, Cole Bennett and Berto Solorio brace for the biggest Summer Smash yet

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Bloomberg L.P.

African Financier AFC Raises $2 Billion Fueled by Asian Banks

The Africa Finance Corp. raised $2 billion via a syndicated loan, with more than half provided by Asian and European banks seeking to capitalize on growing demand for infrastructure projects across ...
Yahoo

Katy Perry and Chief Keef Finally Meet After Their 2013 Feud

Katy Perry and Chief Keef have officially linked up. Footage of the pop singer, 41, and the Chicago rapper, 30, surfaced on Wednesday (May 27) of the two reuniting in what appears to be a rehearsal ...
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Katy Perry makes shock decision to collab with rapper who threatened to ‘smack’ her

Katy Perry and Chief Keef worked it out on the remix. The pair released a remix to Perry’s 2013 song “Legendary Lovers” on Thursday, 13 years after Keef threatened to “smack” Perry during an online ...