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...
AAI Honors Contributors To Development, Growth and Prosperity in Africa
The Africa America Institute, the 63-year-old organization U.S. organization dedicated to promoting enlightened engagement between Africa and America through education, training and dialogue, will...
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)...
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...
On The Radar: Tiguidanké Camara, Mining Executive
Former fashion model turned mining entrepreneur, Tiguidanké Camara is the founder and chairman of Tigui Mining Group in her native Republic of Guinea and...
Brian Asingia Talks About His App To Preserve African Heritage
In 2012, Kenyan-born Franco Abott and Ugandan-born Brian Asingia, graduates of Lafayette College in Eaton, Pennsylvania, teamed up to do something about the lack...
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,...
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...
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...
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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...
