Tech Entrepreneur: Teresa Mbagaya
Sub-Saharan Africa has the highest female Total Entrepreneurial Activity rate (27%) in the world. However, most new entrepreneurial ventures in Africa and the world will involve some use of computer technology. To prepare future citizens of sub-Saharan Africa to…
Pan-Africanism means the ideas, the leaders and the movements which have tried to unite black people in a common struggle for freedom, equality and self-confidence throughout the world and especially in Africa. The common experiences of exploitation and oppression of black people…
One of the issues that plague independent African countries is what has been termed ‘The Land Question’. This has been a thorny issue since European settlers began occupying sub-Saharan Africa and continues to prick the fabric of many countries in the post-colonial…
Portuguese Explorer Vasco da Gama
Portugal was a small, poor feudal society during the 15th century with underdeveloped industry and unproductive agricultural lands. This explains the early exploration of the Portuguese in Africa and other parts of the world as they searched for…
Ghanaian academic Dr. Abu Yaya has created an electrical insulator, specifically an electro porcelain insulator. Electro porcelain is widely used to insulate electric cables, in homes, on the railways, and telecom systems that use electricity. Dr. Yaya found that Ghana currently imports…
Opening date: 1 September 2015
Closing date: Entries must be submitted via the online entry form by 1 November 2015 (12 noon GMT) No entries will be considered if submitted after this date.
ABOUT THE PRIZE
a. The Commonwealth Short Story Prize is an annual…
The Movie
Will Smith stars in Concussion, a dramatic thriller based on the incredible true David vs. Goliath story of American immigrant Dr. Bennet Omalu, the brilliant forensic neuropathologist who made the first discovery of CTE, a football-related brain trauma, in a…
M-KOPA SOLAR
M-KOPAs is dedicated to making high quality energy affordable to everyone. They are headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya and are the global leader of “pay-as-you-go” energy for off-grid customers. Since its commercial launch in October 2012, M-KOPA has connected more than 200,000 homes in…
There is a popular African proverb that it takes a village to raise a child. It highlights the need for a community involvement in the rearing of the next generation and rejects the notion of individualism. People of African descent that live…
The African Diaspora International Film Festival begins in Washington D.C. on August 21- August 23-, 2015.
The following are some of the films and documentaries to be featured. For more information visit DC ADIFF 2015
NJINGA QUEEN OF ANGOLA
In the 17th century, a…