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Italy Is Right. France is Practicing Neocolonialism

During the scramble for Africa in the 1880s, there was fierce competition between European countries. With Brexit looming and the European Union scrambling to stay live, there is no appetite for issues like immigration. Countries like Greece, Italy, Portugal and Spain are…

African Innovation Africans With Global Voices Central Africa East Africa Featured North Africa Society West Africa by Editor January 4, 2019

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Entrepreneurship and Business Ownership Key to Africa

We at Global Black History believe that history is important to learn from the past to plan and prepare for the future. Part of that future in the 21st century is entrepreneurship and business ownership. We have achieved political independence across the…

Culture Featured West Africa by Editor December 11, 2018

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Museum of Black Civilizations Opens in Dakar, Senegal

Senegalese President Macky Sall inaugurated the Museum of Black Civilizations in Dakar on Thursday. The establishment intended to celebrate the achievements of the black man from the beginnings of humanity to the present day, is a fifty two-year-old dream come true. At the…

Africans With Global Voices Business Culture Europe Featured Land Issues Politics Video West Africa by Editor November 30, 2018

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The Origins of the Asante/Ashante Kingdom

The origins of the Ashante in modern day Ghana West Africa started about 1650, in what was known as the gold trade route in the forest land. Several groups lived in the area namely the Twi, the Bono, the Takyiman plus the…

Business Featured Society West Africa by Editor November 26, 2018

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Prince Harry in Zambia Can British Be Trusted?

Prince Charles paying homage to Ashante King 2018 Prince Charles was in Ghana and this trip revealed something that nobody could have ever anticipated; the United Kingdom took responsibility for the horror of the slave trade. Prince Charles stated, “to have this stain…

African Innovation Europe Featured Gamechangers Theories West Africa World News by Editor September 20, 2018

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African Innovation: Silas Adekunle and Mekamon

Twenty-six-year-old Nigerian born founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Reach Robotics, Silas Adekunle has inked an exclusive multi-million-dollar deal with Apple. Adekunle developed a robot that is now selling in almost all Apple stores in the US and UK for $300. The…

Featured Gamechangers Video West Africa by Editor September 14, 2018

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Netflix Buys Nollywood Movie Lion Heart

Netflix, one of the world's largest streaming services has announced that it will acquire the exclusive worldwide rights to the Genevieve Nnaji produced movie, Lion Heart. Lion Heart will premiere at the 2018 Toronto Film Festival. While Netflix already screens many African movies,…

African Innovation Featured Society West Africa World News by Ana Mosioa-Tunya September 4, 2018

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The History of Nigeria’s Textile Industry (1960-Present)

In the 1960s, there was a belief that the key to economic growth was in manufacturing. This was before the blessing and the curse of crude oil was discovered in the Niger Delta. At independence and in every successful economy in the…

Featured Society Video West Africa by Ana Mosioa-Tunya August 20, 2018

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George Weah: Selling Liberia’s Birthright

In 2005, George Weah attempted to run for the Executive Office in Liberia against Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. The citizens charged that he was uneducated and therefore not qualified to hold the reigns of the nation. Weah returned to the classroom and obtained…

Featured West Africa by Editor July 3, 2018

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Independent Churches in Africa: Aladura and Zion Churches

When European missionaries came to Africa, they sought to establish versions of the churches that already existed such as the Anglican, Catholic, and so forth. However, not all Africans were keen to embrace the orthodox versions of Christianity that the Europeans brought.…