Honoring Cudjo Bakwante
After the war, he became a horticulturist and developed exotic plants ad rare flowers that he sold to wealthy people.
May 12 2025 | Posted in Artcultainment | Read More »
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."
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May, 2025
Honoring Cudjo Bakwante
He fought in the Battle of Brandywine, Battle of Germantown, Battle of Monmouth, among others
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Honoring Cudjo Bakwante
He enlisted under Captain Peter Dickerson in the 3rd Battalion, 2nd Establishment in late Winter/early Spring of 1777
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Honoring Cudjo Bakwante
Cudjo Bakwante, an African Prince enslaved by Benjamin Coe fought in the U.S. Revolutionary War and became a respectable businessman in Newark, NJ
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Macron seeks ‘forgiveness’ for colonialism on visit to Madagascar
Emmanuel Macron said he wants to seek “forgiveness” for France’s colonization of Madagascar, starting with the return of looted cultural artefacts. During his two-day visit, the French president also announced plans to step up economic ties, including investment in a major hydroelectric dam project. “Our presence here is not innocent, and our history has been […]
May 12 2025 | Posted in African News | Read More »
“Hands off AES!”: Solidarity protests sweep West Africa in defense of Burkina Faso and Captain Traoré
Recent aggression against the Sahel countries saw thousands across Africa rally in solidarity with Burkina Faso and Captain Ibrahim Traoré, denouncing foreign interference and imperialist destabilization. NICHOLAS MWANGI Thousands of Africans across the continent rallied today under the unified call of “Hands Off the AES!” to express their solidarity with Burkina Faso and its revolutionary […]
May 12 2025 | Posted in African News | Read More »
UN judge jailed for keeping housekeeper as slave
JAMES INGHAM A United Nations judge has been jailed for six years and four months for forcing a woman to work as a domestic slave. Lydia Mugambe, 50, was studying for a PhD in law at the University of Oxford when police discovered she had a young Ugandan woman at her home carrying out unpaid […]
May 12 2025 | Posted in African News | Read More »
Rwanda in Early Talks With U.S. to Take Expelled Migrants
Discussions with the Central African country come as the Trump administration looks for more countries willing to accept deportees as part of a sweeping crackdown. ABDI LATIF DAHIR Rwanda is in talks with the Trump administration to take in migrants deported from the United States, the central African nation’s foreign minister said late Sunday, May […]
May 12 2025 | Posted in African News | Read More »
You can now fly direct to Sierra Leone from the UK for the first time in over a decade
Flights will operate three times a week from London Gatwick Ascend Airways has just launched flights between London and Sierra Leone – marking the first time the two countries have been connected directly in more than a decade. The airline, a subsidiary airline of Dublin-based Avia Solutions Group which launched in April 2024, will operate […]
May 11 2025 | Posted in African News | Read More »
Fortuna eyes Guinea investments after Burkina Faso exit, CEO says
Canada’s Fortuna Mining is eyeing expansion into Guinea after exiting Burkina Faso, where it faced regulatory instability and high security costs because of jihadist threats, its CEO told Reuters. Fortuna, which is not currently established in Guinea, is looking for gold mining opportunities there, conducting site visits and meeting with authorities, Ganoza said. “We find […]
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