Early History 1918 Under the Treaty of Versailles the former German colony of Rwanda-Urundi is made a League of Nations protectorate to be governed by Belgium. The two territories (later to become Rwanda and Burundi) are administered…
Syrians don't hold your breath on the prospect that some help will come for you because it may never come. If you look at the history of South Africa and African countries you will find that most of the help during struggles…
Herman Chinery Hesse has been called the 'Bill Gates of Africa' but we would like to believe that he is his own man. An African with the opportunity to develop software that caters to the needs of Africans and African business. He…
The New African Union building has been open. It was funded courtesy of the Chinese government at a cost of about $200 million. The building is located in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
As we begin our new column to help young black people who are in the corporate world especially those who are venturing out there for the first time we hope we can give some much needed advice. After the offer you are excited…
Happy New Year to all our readers. Welcome to Global Black History in 2012. We look forward to Telling MORE of our own Stories, now more than ever. "Until the lion has his own historian, the tale of the…
These Africans have made our list of the Top most fascinating people of 2011 because of their courage, conviction and controversy. Julius Sello Malema, Former ANC Youth League Leader (born 3 March 1981, in Seshego) is a South African politician, and…
Thank you to all our readers and supporters for a wonderful 2011. Enjoy the holiday season!
Legatum, a private international investment group and Omidyar Network, a philanthropic investment firm, today announced that SECURICO has won the US $100,000 grand prize of the 2011 Africa Awards for Entrepreneurship ( www.AfricaAwards.com ). Based in Harare, Zimbabwe, SECURICO provides guarding services…
The African Leadership Academy in Johannesburg, South Africa is training students to become the future leaders of the continent. The founder, Fred Swaniker, was born in Ghana but throughout his life, lived in different countries including, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Gambia and South Africa.…