The World Economic Forum on Africa was held in Abuja, Nigeria and was centered on three pillars: Accelerating Society’s Transformation; Deepening Investment Partnerships; and Redesigning Growth Models.
In addition to President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan of Nigeria and representatives from his government, other leaders…
Renowned chemist Percy Lavon Julian was born in Montgomery, Alabama in 1899, as the oldest of 6 children born to James Sumner Julian and Elizabeth Lena Julian. Both his parents were graduates of Alabama State University. Here are some interesting facts about…
Influence not defined by nudity
Time magazine was once upon a time a legitimate news sources that gave many people around the world and across Africa insight into America and the world at large. Over years, the paper is no longer the premier…
As Kenya becomes the leader in computer and information technology we have chosen to highlight a few organizations. Eneza Education, ChamaSoft and Shamba Shape Up recently won the 2014 Innovation awards sponsored by Kenya's Information and Communication Technology Authority.
Eneza Education
Eneza’s mission…
The Central American country of Belize borders with Mexico, Guatemala, and the Caribbean Sea. Belize is a small country with 8,867 square miles of land and population of only 297,651 people, making it the country with the lowest population density in Central…
The Stanford Africa MBA Fellowship Program pays for tuition and associated fees (approximately US $145,000) for citizens of African countries with financial need who wish to obtain an MBA at Stanford Graduate School of Business. Stanford will award up to eight Stanford Africa…
While Jacob Zuma was marrying another wife, Nigerians were reorganizing their economy and transforming their informal sector in arts-movies, telecoms and retail which could be calculated and add to Gross domestic product (GDP), a key economic indicator of a nation's standard of…
If there is anybody out there who wonders why organizations such as B613 exist, who question what their place is in our democracy then this last episode of Scandal is your answer. Privacy ,Security & terrorism are all complex issues that the…
It was Spring break in the United States and Michelle Obama the US First lady took her children to China. The US First lady has not traveled extensively compared to her predecessors. Mrs Bush who at the same time in her husband's…
In an interview with CNN's Pierce Morgan, former Harvard Law School Professor Alan Dershowitz recently called South Africa "A Failed State" because of racial problems, murder rate and rampant crimes while discussing the Pistorius murder trial.
South Africa has an estimated population of 52…