Have you given someone a hug today? Today 21st January is a national hugging day which was created by Kevin Zaborney in 1986 in Clio Michigan, USA. It is a day set aside as a form of sharing, support and to make human contact not for sexual purpose but to show warm relationship among people.

A combination of Kenyan musician Esther Akoth with a stage name Akothee and Tanzania musician Diamond Plattnumz produce the latest hit song titled Sweet Love. Good song with very interesting story line. Watch the video here

Sweden’s society vices that emanates from segregation, repression, political and juridical injustices prevalent among the immigrants made suburb organizations in Stockholm to partner with social movements in New York and Johannesburg at the seminar jointly organized by Black Coffee and Megafonen at Husby Träff in Stockholm, to discuss social movement and its importance on democracy and establishing more socially, culturally and politically sustainable cities.

Meet Wadzanayi, our newest colleague, she assists with coordinating Sida's development efforts in the country. The picture was shared by embassy of Sweden in Harare

Nigerians in Diaspora organization in Europe (NIDOE) is the umbrella Diaspora organization for all Nigerian professionals across Europe. As the interface between the Federal Government of Nigeria and Nigerian residents in Europe, NIDOE engages in Foreign Direct Investment to Nigeria as well as scientific, cultural or other areas of interest for the country. In line with the aim of the new government lead by President Buhari in Nigeria, NIDOE held Nigerian- Sweden Business Summit as part of this year activities of the Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Stockholm themed “A Collaborative Platform for Sustainable Business Relationship” which focused on investment, partnership and other issues relating to Foreign Directs Investment and how it affects large and small scale business in Nigeria.

A new Swedish makeup brand by Maréna Beauté will be holding an event and workshop at Melodies Salon at Achebergsgatan on 3rd of December to mark the beginning of its sales in Gothenburg. The founder of the makeup brand Diarry Maréna will lead a workshop on makeup techniques for dark skinned and attendee’s will be given the opportunity to test the products.

This book chronicles the life of a young Ghanaian girl and a young Nigerian boy whose blissful matrimony is caught in the middle of Nigerian civil war.

Pls. listen to this and tell me if black lives matter: United State could root out Boko Haram…… but its not the priority. We (USA) are committed somewhere across the world. BLACK WEST AFRICA is not the priority….That is the case right now!

Terry G, will soon be joining numerous African artists that have performed in Sweden. He is expected to perform in Gothenburg on 27th November 2015.

We have compiled the list of all African restaurants in Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland and Iceland.