Washington Informer World News: Global African American Community Updates

Illinois Rep. Jonathan Jackson speaks on April 16 during an event at the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center in Washington marking the 30th commemoration of the Rwanda genocide against the Tutsi. (Shedrick Pelt/The Washington Informer)

World

Rwanda Kwibuka: Remember, Unite, Review

by Austin R. Cooper Jr. April 22, 2024April 23, 2024

Prime Minister Philip E. Davis (right) and Professor Benedict Oramah, president and chairman of the Board of Directors of Afreximbank, engage in discussion at the agreement signing ceremony in Nassau. (Courtesy photo)

World

Bahamas to Host 31st Annual African Export Import Bank Meetings

by Oswald T. Brown April 17, 2024April 17, 2024

Africa Union flag with other African countries flags. (Courtesy Photo/Shutterstock)

World

Africa’s Rating Agency Plan to End Unfairness

by Oswald T. Brown April 17, 2024April 17, 2024

**FILE** A currency trader performs a transaction on the streets of Harare in this Oct. 28, 2016, photo. (Courtesy photo)

World

Zimbabwe Unveils New Currency as Depreciation, Inflation Stokes Turmoil

by Oswald T. Brown April 10, 2024April 10, 2024

Former Jamaica Prime Minister P.J. Patterson (Courtesy photo)

World

Voter Apathy a Threat to Jamaica’s Democracy, Former PM Patterson Says

by Oswald T. Brown April 10, 2024April 10, 2024

Somalian President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud (Courtesy photo via X)

World

Somalia Parliament Passes Bill Allowing President to Appoint Prime Minister

by Oswald T. Brown April 3, 2024April 3, 2024

Long-serving past and present members of the Guardsman Barbados were recognized for their contribution to the organization's success. (Courtesy photo)

World

Guardsman Barbados Celebrates 20 Years

by Oswald T. Brown April 3, 2024April 3, 2024

Members of Organization Ndabaga have embarked on planting trees to combat desertification in Eastern Province and other parts of the country. (Courtesy photo)

World

Women Liberators to Combat Desertification in Eastern Province

by Oswald T. Brown March 27, 2024March 27, 2024

Derek Newbold, Grand Bahama Port Authority chief investment officer (Courtesy photo)

World

Official Says Freeport Poised to Become ‘Fastest-Growing Economy in the Caribbean’

by Oswald T. Brown March 27, 2024March 27, 2024

A bench of the East African Court of Justice (EACJ) judges during a session that resolved to dismiss Rurangwa's lawsuit (Courtesy photo)

World

Land Dispute Case Against Rwanda Dismissed by East African Court of Justice

by Oswald T. Brown March 20, 2024March 20, 2024