The World’s Black Billionaires
AfricaStrictlyBusiness.com has identified 12 billionaires who are African or of African descent, using data obtained from the 2016 Forbes magazine list of the world’s...
On The Radar: Beatrice Hamza Bassey, Esq.
On March 26, Beatrice A. Hamza Bassey, Esq., will be one of the honorees at The Network Journal’s 17th Annual “25 Influential Black Women...
Ten Diaspora African Techpreneurs in the US
The launch of Apple Watch, Apple Inc.’s smart watch, appears to have heightened the angst over the seeming absence of Blacks as entrepreneurs and...
Florizelle Liser At The Helm Of Corporate Council on Africa
Corporate Council on Africa (CCA), a leading Washington, D.C., business association focused on promoting U.S.-Africa trade and investment, named Florizelle (Florie) Liser, assistant U.S....
How One YALI Participant Is Changing Lives in Cape Verde
Alfredo de Pina is doing his best to improve conditions for young adults and the poor in his native Cape Verde.
Pina is a founding...
AAI’s Amini Kajunju Reflects on the Institute’s 2015 Education Conference
The Africa-America Institute report, State of Education in Africa: Conference Outcomes 2015, offers a wealth of insights and recommendations from leading education thinkers and practitioners...
Diasporans Among “40 Under Forty” U.S. Achievers
Five men and women in the U.S.-based African Diaspora are among the 2014 recipients of The Network Journal’s 40 Under Forty Achievers Award.
In its...
President Obama Addresses “The People of Africa”
President Barack Obama on July 28 delivered “Remarks to the People of Africa” at the headquarters of the African Union in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia,...
Leadership In The Spotlight: Namibia’s President Hage Geingob, Ph.D.
On September 29 in New York City, Namibian President Hage G. Geingob, Ph.D., will receive the Africa-America Institute’s 2015 Lifetime Achievement and Distinguished Alumnus...
Pule Taukobong’s Novel Approach to Angel Investing
I was introduced to Pule Taukobong, founder and chairman of African Angels Network (AAN), during his visit to the NMBC (National Minority Business Council)...
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Sino-Africa Relations: An Elder’s View
I am sick and tired of being sick and tired of complaints that China is taking advantage of Africans even as it provides money...
