In countries like Ethiopia, with ongoing government reforms, growing urban centers, and a burgeoning youth population, small and medium-sized businesses are poised to play a crucial role in shaping the country’s economic forecast for 2026.
This is the time to begin reviewing and setting strategies to ensure that one’s goals and objectives for the new year are clearly spelled out, with steps in place to achieve them.
In Nigeria, on January 1, 2026, the recently introduced Nigeria Tax Acts, 2025, will come into effect. While this new act has generated a lot of controversy based on concerns of the excessive tax burden on citizens, lack of accountability for previous taxes on the part of the government, as well as the endemic corruption that has seen politicians live lavish lifestyles while the citizens live in penury. The bigger concern is understanding what the new tax reform Act means and how it affects citizens.
Afro Nation festival in Portugal, Culture Dance Clash (CDC) festival, the Africa Oyé festival and a host of other festivals with a lineup of artists like Wizkid, Tyla, Angelique Kidjo, Asake, Awilo Longomba amongst other stars, the year 2026 looks to be gearing up to bring the very best of black music, art, culture and entertainment on to Europe’s biggest stage.
For those travelling or visiting Philadelphia for the first time this December, here are some iconic landmarks and sites to add to your catalogue of activities to engage in this December.
From Detty December activities, street celebrations to cultural shows, December promises more fun activities and an unforgettable experience for locals, visitors and tourists.
Orthodox Christians in Ethiopia follow the Tewahedo Church calendar which places Christmas on January 7th, twelve days after the rest of the world has put a close to the festivities. This Christmas festival in Ethiopia is “YeLidet Be’al” or Genna which translates to “imminent” expressing the coming of the Lord for the redemption of mankind.
Grief has always been a part of human existence, whether it is the loss of a parent, child, spouse, or dear friend, death has remained a common denominator in the existence of mankind that people are left to process and deal with throughout their time on earth.
For Black creators, AI is a welcoming development as it is useful as a tool to drive the amplification of African stories.
The act of philanthropy is a common denominator that is seen across many Black diaspora’s whether they are from Africa or Afro-Caribbean origins, especially in the United States, where the Black diaspora community have leveraged the holiday season as an opportunity to give back to their communities back home through several philanthropic gestures as well as explore initiatives that fosters progress within the very localities they reside in diaspora.
