Dr. Kwegyir Aggrey "Only the best is good enough for Africa."
Kwame Nkrumah "The independence of Ghana is meaningless unless it is linked up with the total liberation of Africa."
Ethiopia has overtaken Dubai as a conduit for long-haul passengers to Africa, highlighting the success of the state airline’s expansion drive and the reforms of its new prime minister. Travel consultancy ForwardKeys said on Wednesday Addis Ababa airport had increased the number of international transfer passengers to sub-Saharan Africa for five years in a row, […]
Thirty years after Mulugeta Seraw, an Ethiopian immigrant, was beaten to death by three white su- premacists, the city has added sign caps on street signs in the Southeast Portland neighborhood where he was murdered. Family, members of the city’s Ethiopian community, neighbors and students from nearby a school gathered on Wednesday morning for the […]
Zimbabwe continues to sink deeper into economic crisis, with lengthy queues for basics like food, fuel and money seen as a testament to a country in meltdown. Many businesses have ground to a halt, following a government crackdown on illegal currency trading and warnings of jail for individuals who use foreign currencies to buy and […]
The office of New York State Attorney General Barbara D. Underwood announced the sentencing of Anthony Nyame, 59, of the Bronx, for stealing over $3.5 million from multiple victims in nancial fraud schemes, including Villanova University and the First Ghana Seventh Day Adventist Church in Bronx, NY. Nyame, the CEO of General Capital Corporation has […]
In Bob Marley’s rendition of his philosophical soundtrack Rat Race, the reggae icon points out “in the abundance of water, the fool is thirsty.” Robert Nasta Marley got it so right within the context of unlimited African intellectual property. From traditional and folklore repertoire such as juju music, to food and clothing, such as jollof and kente, […]
Once upon a time, Africans knew and understood that money and other articles of value did not have their own legs and therefore could not move. They understood that items found outside their homes did not “walk” to where they were found. They intuitively knew that a member of the community had misplaced or lost an […]