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Remembering Academics We Lost in the Diaspora in 2017

YEWORKA BELACHEW Yeworkwha Belachew, former assistant dean, ombudsperson and founder of the Dialogue Center at Oberlin College, died on June 14 after a long illness. She was 65 years old. Belachew was a native of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. She came to the United…

Business Gamechangers Theories Video West Africa by Editor July 10, 2017

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Ghana Launches Its First Space Satellite

On Friday, July 7, Ghana celebrated the launch of its first satellite into space. The satellite will be used to monitor Ghana's coastline for mapping purposes, and to build capacity in space science and technology. The two year project began in October…

America Business Politics Society The Caribbean Video by Editor May 21, 2017

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Africa Day & Pan Africanist Movement

In the 1920s the Africans in North America and in the Caribbean began to experience an awakening and the rise of self-help programs began to spread across these areas. The message was advanced by Marcus Garvey. Garvey was the first person to…

Business West Africa World News by Editor April 13, 2017

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African Migrants Being Sold in Libyan Slave Markets

Intermational Organization for Migration (IOM) staff in Niger and Libya have documented shocking events on North African migrant routes, which they have described as 'slave markets' tormenting hundreds of young African men bound for Libya. Operations Officers with IOM’s office in Niger, reported on…

Business West Africa by Editor December 19, 2016

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Ghana’s President Elect Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo

THE MAN Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo was born and raised in Ga-Maami and the Nima area of Accra. Akufo-Addo received his primary education first at the Government Boys School, Adabraka, and later at the Rowe Road School (now Kimbu), both in Accra…

America Business West Africa by Editor November 26, 2016

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Ghanaian Family Buys Illinois Service Federal Bank

The Illinois Service Federal Bank (ISF) was recently acquired by the Ghanaian- American Nduom family. The bank was established in 1934 during the Great Migration. ISF Bank offered home and business loans to the many African Americans who moved to the North…

Business Culture by Editor September 22, 2016

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The Racism of Mahatma Gandhi

Despite the image many try to sell of Mahatma Gandhi (Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi), he was a racist. A racist is a person who believes that a particular race is superior to another. Gandhi’s writings prove just that. More recently, his writings have…

Business West Africa World News by Editor July 28, 2016

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History and Outcomes of Colonial Education in Africa

Each year thousands of young Africans graduate from colleges and Universities and still some find themselves unemployed or underemployed. Yet, most parents still dream of their children obtaining a quality education and often they sacrifice their wealth in the pursuit of this…

Business World News by Editor July 7, 2016

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Early History of ‘Cash Crop’ Agriculture in Africa, 1880-1930

Prior to colonialism, food production in Africa was in the hands of African farmers who grew crops mainly for food production. Many explorers to Africa were more focused on acquiring and shipping raw materials to the western world and considered this the…

Business World News by Editor June 13, 2016

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African Head Gear and African Identity

The age old question goes what makes one an African? Is it the culture or the dark skin the common language , birthright or ancestry? The world famous Kenyan author Ngugi wa Thiong'o famously stated in his writings that “the slavery of…