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  • JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN – APRIL 06: A health worker is preparing to give a vaccine at the launch of the Covid-19 vaccination campain, at the Military Hospital, on April 6, 2021 in Juba, South Sudan. South Sudan received 132,000 doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine on March 25 through the World Health Organisation’s COVAX Facilities established to ensure all countries have equal access to Covid-19 vaccines. Apart from healthcare workers and elderly persons, South Sudan’s top government officials are also expected to be vaccinated in this priority group. (Photo by Andreea Campeanu/Getty Images)

    Africa needs billions to contain the spread of COVID-19 says IMF and World Bank

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  • MANHATTAN, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES – 2021/03/03: BlackRock offices in New York City. (Photo by Erik McGregor/LightRocket via Getty Images)Finance

    BlackRock pledges to conduct a racial audit of its business

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  • LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLORIDA – AUGUST 27: The Black Lives Matter logo is seen on an empty court as all NBA playoff games were postponed today during the 2020 NBA Playoffs at The Field House at ESPN Wide World Of Sports Complex on August 27, 2020 in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. NBA players have reportedly decided to resume the season after their walkout of playoff games on Wednesday to protest the shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)Leadership

    NBA grants to Black communities are already making an impact

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  • ATLANTA, GA – OCTOBER 08: Atlanta Braves fans watch Game Three of the National League Division Series between the Miami Marlins and Atlanta Braves at Truist Park on October 8, 2020 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images)Politics

    Major League Baseball is relocating the All-Star Game over the controversial Georgia election law

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  • Voters stand in line to cast their ballots during the first day of early voting in the US Senate runoff at the Gwinnett Fairgrounds, December 14, 2020, in Atlanta, Georgia. &#8211; Six weeks after the contentious US presidential election, early in-person voting began Monday in Georgia ahead of a new fateful political moment: twin runoff races that will determine the balance of power in the Senate.<br /> The southeastern state&#8217;s highly-anticipated January 5 runoffs have garnered national attention as the outcome will help determine how much of President-elect Joe Biden&#8217;s ambitious political agenda can get through Congress and into law. (Photo by Tami Chappell / AFP)Politics

    Black business leaders rebuke Georgia election law in open letter

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  • Director-General of the World Trade Organisation Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala attends a press conference on the annual global WTO trade forecast at the headquarters of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva, on March 31, 2021. &#8211; Global trade is set for a strong but uneven recovery this year after shrinking less than expected during the Covid-19 pandemic shock in 2020, the WTO said on March 31, 2021. (Photo by SALVATORE DI NOLFI / various sources / AFP) (Photo by SALVATORE DI NOLFI/KEYSTONE/AFP via Getty Images)Health

    WTO chief says vaccine manufacturers must not leave out poorer countries

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