An Introduction to the Man & the Myth "Dictator", "Madman" "his Excellency",Africa’s most eloquent speaker; father of the nation; "liberator" are all adjectives that have been used to describe the man who has ruled Zimbabwe with an iron fist for…
This unique uprising of the 19th Century led by former slave General Toussaint L'Ouverture became the only successful slave insurrection in world history. This led to the establishment of the first black republic and was the inspiration behind anti-slavery movements in the…
The Real Housewives of Atlanta took a trip to South Africa in Episodes 12, 13 and apparently they will still be there in episode 14. It was the popular Nene Leakes, Khandi Burress, Cynthia, Marlo, Sheree and Phaedra Parks, who organized the…
CNN's Inside Africa profiled the inhabitants of Table Mountain in South Africa who are Khoi descendants. Table Mountain overlooks Cape Town and is a major tourist attraction. About 2000 years ago the Khoikhoi migrated towards the Cape Peninsula from the north, displacing the…
Marcus Garvey is one of the most controversial figures for black people in the diaspora in the 20th Century. Between 1916 and 1921 he built the largest black movement in black history.
Marcus Garvey was born in St Ann's Bay,…
When this DVD came across my desk I thought it was just something worth watching on a Sunday afternoon when one has nothing else to do. However "Apocalypse Africa: Made in America" quickly evolves into something worthwhile and informative because it is…
Early History 1918 Under the Treaty of Versailles the former German colony of Rwanda-Urundi is made a League of Nations protectorate to be governed by Belgium. The two territories (later to become Rwanda and Burundi) are administered…
Syrians don't hold your breath on the prospect that some help will come for you because it may never come. If you look at the history of South Africa and African countries you will find that most of the help during struggles…
Herman Chinery Hesse has been called the 'Bill Gates of Africa' but we would like to believe that he is his own man. An African with the opportunity to develop software that caters to the needs of Africans and African business. He…
The New African Union building has been open. It was funded courtesy of the Chinese government at a cost of about $200 million. The building is located in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.