Victoria Day in Canada
Today, Monday May 23, is Victoria Day holiday. This day is celebrated in honour of the birthdays of both Queen Victoria and the current monarch of Canada. Victoria Day is a [...]
Culture
Want your kids to learn Swahili? Connect with SwahiliKIDS
Many parents from Swahili speaking countries would like to pass on the language to their children, but they are often hindered by lack of learning resources. [...]
Kenyan film Lusala featuring at Canada’s largest Black Film Festival
Despite the current circumstances, the 16th edition of the Montreal International Black Film Festival (Canada’s largest Black film festival) is [...]
Uganda’s Jessica Nabongo is the first black woman to visit every country in the world
Jessica Nabongo has officially become the first black woman to have visited every single country in the world. The Ugandan-American touched down in Seychelles on Sunday—the [...]
Canadian man and new baby girls return home from Kenya after citizenship hurdle
After a long flight from Kenya and an unexpected citizenship hurdle, a Toronto man and his newborn twin daughters are finally back home. “I think it’s surreal,” Joseph [...]
Kenyan charity holds pageant to affirm dignity of people with albinism
A Kenyan charity held a pageant on Friday for people with albinism in a bid to affirm the dignity of a group that has faced discrimination, violence and even murder because [...]
Afrofest 2018 moments
There is something for everyone at Afrofest – the largest free African music festival in North America. This year’s festival was held on July 7 and 8 at Woodbine [...]
Back to the basics for Kenya this Madaraka day – National Anthem
Happy Madaraka Day Wakenya wenzetu! Let us revisit our values in song and prayer through the National Anthem. Ee Mungu nguvu yetu Ilete baraka kwetu Haki iwe ngao na mlinzi [...]
Kenyan film school students part of team in Oscar-nominated film
Some eight graduates from a film college in Kenya are awaiting the announcement of the Oscars winners this weekend. These graduates of the Africa Digital Media Institute [...]
What is Family Day in Canada?
Today is Family Day in some parts of Canada. Family Day is celebrated on the 3rd Monday of February except in BC where it’s the 2nd Monday of February. This year, [...]