Ibrahim Omer is the first African MP in New Zealand

A former Eritrean refugee has just become the first African MP in New Zealand

African Diaspora Oct 20
A former Eritrean refugee has won a seat in New Zealand’s parliament following the Labour Party’s biggest victory in 50 years. Ibrahim Omer becomes the country’s first African MP and the only second refugee to become a legislator.
Floyd died from suffocation after a police officer kneeled on his neck
George Floyd mural unveiled as family celebrate his 47th birthday
African Diaspora Oct 16
They celebrated George Floyd on what would have been his 47th birthday.
The award-winning Ugandan novelist talks to Focus on Africa about telling diaspora stories
Discovering a new self in the diaspora
African Diaspora Oct 06
What's it like to walk the tightrope between life at home in Africa and life in the diaspora?
Palafox, an African American woman generated excitement online with her versions of Mexican music
Afro-Latino singer makes waves, courts racist backlash
African Diaspora Oct 04
Sarah Palafox, a Black woman, held an iPhone while standing in front of mariachis.
Jazz musician, late August Agboola Browne
August Browne, the Nigeria-born man who joined the Polish resistance
African Diaspora Oct 04
Among the hundreds of thousands of patriots that Poland celebrates for serving in the resistance movement in World War Two there is one black, Nigeria-born man.
Congolese activist Mwazulu Diyabanza talks to the media at the Palais de Justice courthouse in Paris
Activists seeking to ‘return’ African art go on trial in France
African Diaspora Oct 01
A Congolese activist and four others went on trial on Wednesday on theft charges for trying to remove a 19th-century African funeral pole from a Paris museum, as part of a protest campaign against colonial-era plundering.
The plan outlines changes to student visas that have previously been issued for the duration of a co
US mulls two-year limit for many African student visas
African Diaspora Sep 26
Proposed new US immigration measures could leave many African students in the country having to reapply for visas in the middle of their degree courses.