Before there was Mandela, there was Mugabe being heralded as the statesman of Africa and the model for good governance. Then he was knighted, a high honor for any leader and then came the sanctions.
Mandela the former leader of South Africa whom…
Presidents Obama & Bush
As the G W Bush presidential library opened in Dallas, Texas I could not help but reflect on the Bush legacy and policy toward Africa as a whole. For Africa, Bush was an ally who spearheaded several causes. President…
Proscovia Alengot Oromait
Proscovia Alengot Oromait is the youngest member of Parliament in Uganda and in Africa ever. At 20 years old she is now Member of Parliament (MP) for Usuk County, Katakwi District. Ms. Oromait was 19 when she was elected following the death of her…
MLK Jr Tomb
Forty five years ago Martin Luther King Jr gave a speech in support of sanitation workers in Tennessee. During his visit he was assassinated at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee on April 4, 1968, at the age of 39.…
Congratulations to the World Economic Forum: Young Global Leaders from Sub-Saharan Africa 2013
Ola Orekunrin
Ola Orekunrin
Dr Ola Orekunrin is the Managing Director of Flying Doctors Nigeria Ltd, West Africa’s first Air Ambulance Service. She graduated from the University Of York, one of…
Beatrice Mtetwa
The work of Human Rights Lawyer, Beatrice Mtetwa is no ordinary task. Dealing with a dictatorship that uses the law against its own citizens she has found the courage to use the law in defense of human rights. This is no…
Kakenya Ntaiya and Students
Kakenya opened her first primary school in 2009, The Kakenya Center for Excellence which currently enrolls more than 150 girls. Please visit http://www.kakenyasdream.org to learn more.
The Kakenya Center for Excellence (KCE) is a non-profit organization focused on serving the…
“The dogmas of the quiet past, are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is piled high with difficulty, and we must rise with the occasion. As our case is new, so we must think anew and act anew. We must disenthrall…
Ralph Gilles
In celebration of Black History Month in the USA we salute two innovators, Ralph Gilles now CEO of Dodge and George Washington Carver famous for his work with peanuts. This is our opportunity to highlight some achievements made by African-Americans that helped…
Zimbabwe- Noel Mubaina (30), graduated with a diploma in advanced project management at DAPP Frontline Institute in Shamva and can also add to his list of accomplishments; a solar cooker made from cardboard boxes and aluminium. In showcasing his invention, he highlighted that is…