Prince William will one day lead the Commonwealth. Speaking at an event for Ukraine he stated according to the British propaganda PA media which documents all royal visits that “war was alien in Europe and that he was used to seeing it…
The Portuguese seized the island of Sao Tome in the Gulf of Guinea and about 200 miles west of Gabon. The plantations were supposed to produce sugar for the European market. This was one of the earliest forms of black labor used…
During the late 18th century, more Europeans became interested in sub-Sharan Africa. In 1788, the Association for the Promoting the Interior Parts of Africa was formed by Sir Joseph Banks in London and became known as the African Association. Their main goals…
African Immigrants in the US
While watching Africa Straight Up I was excited to see people who were trying to challenge the conversation about Africa as depicted in Western Media. However, something also concerned me. Some of the Africans they chose to champion…
A recent article on CNN.com highlighted the fact that the Portuguese are returning to Mozambique and Angola because of the worsening economic crisis in Europe. I know most African countries preached reconciliation and forgiveness after Independence from their colonial powers but I…
King Leopold II of Belgium propagated the least talked about mass murder in history. King Leopold’s African colony in the Congo gave him access to 1 million square miles and 20 million people he could use for labor. This colony alone made…
The European Union has all of a sudden decided to remove sanctions on a list of 51 Zimbabweans and 20 companies previously accused of bankrolling and supporting the repressive government of Robert Mugabe. Last time we checked the people on this list…
It’s a new day in the world. If you had told people in the mid 70s and early 1990s that Africa’s economy would be growing and European countries crumbling, who would have believed you? We grew up with the myths that when…
Since today is Sunday it is only befitting to highlight an African who has a Global Voice in the religious arena. Ukrainian Pastor Sunday Adelaja is believed to head the largest church in Europe based in Kiev. Sunday Adelaja was born in the…