NOAH WALAKIRA
Noah was one of the winners of the Anzisha prize in 2014. He is a young Ugandan entrepreneur tackling unemployment in his community through Namirembe Sweater Makers. The organization currently produces about 500 sweaters a month.
FIVE YOUTHS HOPING TO WIN THE…
FREEMAN HRABOWSKI
During his 20-year run as president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), Freeman Hrabowski has transformed a young university into a research institution recognized as one of the most innovative in the country. His goal: continue building a campus…
East Africa's premiere institute of learning, Makerere University was founded in 1922. Makerere University is one of the oldest and most prestigious Universities in Africa. In 1922, the school, which was later renamed Uganda Technical College, opened its doors to 14 day…
A quiet revolution is sweeping across Africa as young people are desiring to take control of their destinies and improve their lives in spite of their circumstances. A group of young people are changing the African narrative and one such young person…
Alexandre Dumas
Alexandre Dumas, famous for the novel, The Three Musketeers was a black French writer. He was born, Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie on 24 July 1802 in Villers-Cotterêts, Aisne, France. His father, Thomas-Alexandre Davy de la Pailleterie was born to a…
Zimbabwe's capital city is Harare. Harare is Zimbabwe's leading financial, commercial, and communications center, and a trade center. The city was founded in 1890 by a Pioneer Column, which was a military volunteer force organized by Cecil Rhodes. Harare was given the…
Zimbabwe's own music legend, Oliver Mtukudzi continues to wow the world with his 'Tuku Music' as he tours the United States and Canada over the next few months. Tuku and the Black Spirits are scheduled to be in several North American cities…
VICE PRESIDENT INONGE MUTUKWA WINA
Zambia’s newly elected leader Edgar Lungu has appointed Inonge Wina as the first female Vice President. Inonge Mutukwa Wina was born April 2, 1941 to Mr. Siwinji Mutukwa and Princess Mutende Lubasi in Suibumbu Village in Senanga. Wina…
The British East African Company was granted a charter in 1888, which led to the colonization of present day Kenya. When the company became bankrupt the British government took over administration of the colony which they intended to use a gateway to…
EBOLA
The Ebola virus consumed the news in 2014 especially in West Africa. Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea. Senegal, Nigeria, Spain and the United States managed to safely contain the virus. Another outbreak of the Ebola virus was reported in the Boende District,…