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April 22, 2022
Mwai Kibaki, the former Kenyan president, has died at the age of 90. The cause of death was not given.
April 20, 2022
Adverse weather conditions in Africa may have a devastating impact on the continent's wildlife and ultimately its population.
April 11, 2022
Extreme rainfall in southeast Africa has become heavier and more frequent because of climate change, according to an international team…
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April 8, 2022
Donna Brazile writes that Africa is already facing its worst food shortages in history due to conflicts and drought.
April 8, 2022
WHO estimates that the number of actual COVID-19 cases in Africa may have been nearly 100 times more than reported.
April 6, 2022
As the Biden administration moves to lift Title 42, some are concerned about Haitian and African refugees getting the short…
April 4, 2022
The NFL is opening a pathway for African players with a three-day developmental camp in Accra, Ghana in June.
March 30, 2022
When the coronavirus pandemic hit, fashion brands canceled orders and factories across Africa and Asia went belly up.
March 19, 2022
Amid a worldwide chorus of condemnation, much of Africa has either pushed back or remained noticeably quiet.
March 18, 2022
Singer/songwriter Somi Kamoka talks to theGrio about her stage play and album that pays tribute to African music icon Miriam…
March 18, 2022
Congressman Meeks updates theGrio on his trip to Poland about the mistreatment of Africans at the Ukraine border.
March 9, 2022
Dr. Matshidiso Moeti has overcome discrimination in apartheid South Africa to become WHO Africa's first female leader.
March 4, 2022
Benjamin Crump signed on to the appeal, as has Jasmine Rand, who worked for the families of Trayvon Martin and…
African refugees in Ukraine
March 1, 2022
Video of Africans being blocked at the border in Ukraine has sparked condemnation and financial support from Africans in London.
February 7, 2022
Charisse Gibson, an anchorwoman for WWL-TV in New Orleans, shared on Twitter an email warning she received from a viewer.
February 5, 2022
As a precaution, 22,000 people have already been evacuated to gymnasiums, schools or churches, especially around Mananjary, on the east…
February 5, 2022
Throughout his first year leading African football, Patrice Motsepe has struggled to shake off the perception of being under FIFA’s…
african kings
February 4, 2022
Western education regularly overlooks these monarchs, but theGrio never will. Meet the African kings who deserve recognition.
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January 18, 2022
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers say they found 41 grams of liquid LSD and other drugs in Mensa's baggage…
January 16, 2022
Ibrahim Boubacar Keita took office in a landmark election held after a destabilizing coup, himself ousted later in another military…