Four African countries, several organizations and individuals who have made specific contributions toward strengthening relationships and providing opportunities for Africans returning to Africa will receive the African Bridge-Builders Award …
Blame Ekoue Seeing the recent economic gains, many experts are of the view that the 21st century offers a window of opportunity to reverse the marginalisation of Africa’s people in …
BY JONATHAN BROWN BY JONATHAN BROWN AND JIBRIL TURE “When I first started making a lot of money, I really became frustrated with the fact that all I did was …
BY BLAME EKOUE A long queue has formed outside the Agence Nationale Pour l’Emploi (ANPE) in Lome, Togo’s capital. Near the back of the line, optimistically waiting his turn, stands …
Whether our ancestors left Africa as pre-Columbian explorers or in chains against their will, they passed down to their progeny a love of the motherland that endures to this …
BY KOSSI GBEDIGA Cellular phones, like new toys, became very popular throughout Africa shortly after their advent in the late nineties. Everybody wants to acquire one by every means possible. … Read More
By Pete Sesay The recent passing of African American celebrated poet, novelist, educator, dramatist, producer, actress, historian, filmmaker, and civil rights activist Maya Angelou, one of the most influential figures …
BY ALAN GREEN, special envoy The gut-wrenching April 14 abduction of nearly 300 schoolgirls in northern Nigeria by the terrorist organization Boko Haram that polarized the world’s attention, and a …
By Soumanou Salifou The stunning admission of Kwasi Enin, a 17-year-old student of Ghanaian origin who attends William Floyd High School – a public school on Long Island’s south shore … Read More
By Lou Sifa It was a near-crash, and nearly the end of a dream when the Airbus-300 plane carrying Wilfred Gray from his first trip to Africa in 1994 attempted … Read More
