Before there was Mandela, there was Mugabe being heralded as the statesman of Africa and the model for good governance. Then he was knighted, a high honor for any leader and then came the sanctions.
Mandela the former leader of South Africa whom…
Dakar, Senegal
11:22 A.M. EDT
MRS. OBAMA: Oh, merci beaucoup. Bonjour.
STUDENTS: Bonjour.
MRS. OBAMA: Comment ça va? Jerejef waa Martin Luther King. Teartu bi rafet-neu. (Applause.) It is such a pleasure and such an honor to be here in the land of teranga. (Applause.)
I want…
Studying in the United States can be a very daunting experience when resources are limited. For students coming from Africa they soon find out that its more expensive than what they anticipated before they left their country. Here are some resources of…
This is a telling story for future International Students who intend to further their studies in the USA especially for graduate work. While all the situations may not mirror what every African student will face it definitely provides a learning opportunity. We…
Cecil John Rhodes the British imperialist was right about one thing, transportation infrastructure was essential to get raw materials out of Africa into overseas markets. The same is true even of today as talk of Africa becoming an economic hub the discussion…
Kakenya Ntaiya and Students
Kakenya opened her first primary school in 2009, The Kakenya Center for Excellence which currently enrolls more than 150 girls. Please visit http://www.kakenyasdream.org to learn more.
The Kakenya Center for Excellence (KCE) is a non-profit organization focused on serving the…
Dr. Kamau Gachigi heads the University of Nairobi Science & Technology Park, at which over 15 technology businesses are currently incubated. He has been a lecturer in the Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering since 1999, where he teaches Materials Science. His current areas of…
A School for My Village
The Nyaka School
Jackson Kaguri was chosen as a CNN Hero for 2012. Even though he did not make the Top 10 category we still choose to highlight the wonderful work he is doing in Uganda. The Nyaka AIDS…
The future of Africa’s Economies is being lost in the Classroom!!!
The battle for the future of the African Continent is being fought in the classroom. A lot of emphasis has been placed on various ways to improve the economies of most African…
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…