These men were once refugees but went on to become Presidents of Namibia, Ghana and South Africa. Their contributions to the independence of their countries does and to politics in Africa remain to this day. SAM NUJOMA …
We continue our tribute on Refugees making a difference with our focus on political refugee Walter Lam (Uganda), genocide survivor Yolande Mukagasana (Rwanda) and Human Rights Lawyer Makau Mutua (Kenya). WALTER LAM When Walter Lam arrived in San Diego in 1986…
The United Nations Commissioner for Refugees is celebrating 60 years and recognizing refugees who have made a difference in the world. Our list focuses on African Refugees who are making a difference especially in the communities they now call home. They have conquered…
Mr Herman Chinery-Hesse has been dubbed the next Bill Gates of Africa. He was recently featured by Inc Magazine because of the technology idea he is proposing. In the midst of the global technological revolution, Africa has been mentioned few times because…
The Man Who Stopped the Desert This remarkable documentary chronicles the kind of story coming out of Africa that we don't hear on any major news network. It is a story of how everyday people make a difference in their community. Yacouba…
The Coming of the Dry Season by Charles Mungoshi a renowned Zimbabwean author penned this book during the 1970s shortly afterwards and the book was banned by the Rhodesian (now Zimbabwe) government prior to independence. Although the black experience is not a…
The 47th Chicago International Film Festival is running from Oct 6-20 2011 and this year’s theme is “what the world is watching"…. See for yourself” for more details go to www.chicagofestival.com or AMC River East 21 322 E. Illinois St.…
The legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King and the impact of his life stretches from Birmingham Alabama to India to Tete Mozambique to Ghana. His work had a tremendous impact on African countries and their quest for freedom and he too was…
Reports from Zimbabwe indicate that South Africa has resumed deportation of illegal Zimbabweans. 500 Zimbabweans were sent over the border to Beitbridge. From the estimated 1.5million Zimbabweans living in South Africa only about 250,000 applied and were granted residency status leaving several…
Hannah Pool was recently featured on African Voices. She was born in Eritrea in 1974 and was adopted at the age of six months by an American mother and a British father, David Pool, a professor at Khartoum University in nearby Sudan and his…