Cape Town — Ghana is to launch a multi-million dollar fund aimed at attracting investment from members of the African diaspora in the United States and around the world – a follow-up to the “Year of Return 2019” in which the nation reached out to the diaspora on the 400th anniversary of the arrival of […]
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The story of Breffu, a female slave from Ghana who led a massive slave revolt to take over the West Indies in 1733 | Face2Face Africa
Many rebellions took place during the peak of the slave trade. The reasons for the uprising are simple; enslaved Africans were tired of being abused, misused and mistreated. They were also tired of seeing each other die and living in stark poverty all their lives. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] Enslaved Africans were not allowed to voice out […]
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What Is China Doing In Africa?v| Forbes
Chinese corporations are all over Africa. In June 2017 a McKinsey & Company report estimated that there are more than 10,000 Chinese-owned firms operating in Africa. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] What are Chinese corporations doing in Africa? That’s a highly controversial issue. The reason Chinese corporations are in Africa is simple; to exploit the people and take […]
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Zimbabwean Becomes First Black Miss London | The Punch Newspaper
The Punch Newspaper Staff, Vogue Photo: Danny Kasirye ; Makeup Artist: T’rae Turner, Stylist: Lasharna Turner. Featured Image [dropcap]A[/dropcap] Zimbabwean, Vimbai Chapungu, has been crowned Miss London 2019, making her the first black person to hold the title and also a finalist for this year’s Miss England beauty pageant. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] According to Zimbabwean Mail, […]
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Five Years After Kidnapping, Nigeria’s Chibok School Girls Fade From the International Scene | Council of Foreign Relations
John Campbell, Council of Foreign Relations Zainabu Mala, mother of Kabu, one of the abducted girls, holds a picture of her daughter on April 12, 2019, in Chibok. Audu Ali Marte/AFP via Getty Images. Featured Image [dropcap]In[/dropcap] April 2014, Boko Haram kidnapped 276 female students gathered in Chibok to sit for high school examinations. The […]
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Suspected separatists in Cameroon ‘kidnap 30’ people | Al Jazeera
The people were kidnapped after suspected separatists attacked buses in the country’s troubled Southwest Region.
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Kenyans Say Chinese Investment Brings Racism and Discrimination | The New York Times
RUIRU, Kenya — Before last year, Richard Ochieng’, 26, could not recall experiencing racism firsthand.
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What next for the millions uprooted by Boko Haram? – photo essay | The Guardian
Over the course of nine years, the Boko Haram insurgency has fractured families and claimed lives across the Lake Chad region, causing untold suffering. Four photographers visited camps run by the Red Cross to document the impact of a conflict that has left 8 million people in dire need.
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Winnie Madikizela-Mandela Is Dead at 81; Fought Apartheid | The New York Times
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, whose hallowed place in the pantheon of South Africa’s liberators was eroded by scandal over corruption, kidnapping, murder and the implosion of her fabled marriage to Nelson Mandela, died early Monday in Johannesburg. She was 81.
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Why some African Americans are moving to Africa | Al Jazeera
Moving was an opportunity to fulfil her potential and avoid being targeted by racial violence.
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