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Could Africa Host The 2030 World Cup?
It was a blow to African football fans this past summer when North America won its bid to host the 2026 World Cup. The...
Dust from Africa makes America’s Sky Hazy: What it Means for You
How far do you think can sands go? Well, it turns out, it can even travel hundreds of thousands of miles easily. Sands from...
Over 150 High-Level Speakers to Grace the Africa Trade & Investment Global Summit (ATIGS) 2018 in Washington, D.C
Business leaders and prominent personalities are expected to speak at the Africa Trade & Investment Global Summit (ATIGS) 2018 to be held on June...
New York Forum Africa 2013: The ICC, judicial colonialism in Africa?
At a debate on "independence" in Africa during the second edition of the New York Forum Africa 2013 in Libreville, Gabon, the Rwandan minister...
Obama: Another family portrait!
Obama’s family celebrating is second mandate in Kenya.
At the Obama family’s ancestral village, Kogelo in the north of Kenya, the villagers stayed up...
Kenya’s Favorite Son Does It Again
In the dead of night, residents of Kogelo sat wrapped in blankets, staring anxiously at the only big screen in Obama’s ancestral home. They...
New Nine-Layer Film Line Enhances DuPont Packaging Prototype Capabilities
WILMINGTON, Del., Oct. 26, 2012 – The addition of a pilot-scale, nine-layer blown film line at DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers’ application development laboratory...
Michael R. MacDonald Appointed Independent Director
BOLINGBROOK, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 29, 2012-- Ulta Beauty (NASDAQ:ULTA) today announced that Michael R. MacDonald, President and Chief Executive Officer of DSW Inc. (NYSE: DSW),...
Tunisia: hundreds of U.S. citizens evacuated from Tunis
The United States began evacuating their nationals living in Tunis, the Tunisian capital. The U.S. Embassy has been targeted by protesters on Friday opposed...
Dr. Landry Signé bestowed the Outstanding Visionary Leadership Award
On Saturday, May 19, 2012, Dr. Landry Signé was bestowed the Outstanding Visionary Leadership Award by The African Network (TAN), a Silicon Valley based...
African Farmers are Desperate for Change
The use of GM (genetically modified) food crops is a highly emotive issue. What should influence the debate between those who support these developments...
The Global Fund Welcomes U.S. Budget Allocation of US$1.05 billion for 2011
Geneva – The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria warmly welcomed passage of the continuing resolution for the Fiscal Year 2011 U.S....
The Syndrome of the Talkative in African Politics
19th Century German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche advanced a dualistic view of the human condition by arguing that mankind was endowed with two types of...
The Last Straw (Part 2)
“The minute you settle for less than you deserve, you get even less than you settled for.”-Maureen Dowd, American author and columnist.
The other day...
The Last Straw
Everyone knew that it would happen sooner or later, that despite my seemingly unshakeable optimism and avowed faith in Ghana’s ability to become an...
Somalia: Rebuilding a stateless country’s piracy-driven economy
Maritime piracy costs the global economy between $7 billion and $12 billion annually, and since January 2010 pirates working from ports in Somalia have...
US-Nigeria: ‘Trajectory of bad elections’ should be checked
The top U.S. diplomat to Africa urged Nigerians to demonstrate their ability to hold fair and democratic elections as the country prepares for legislative,...
Pro-Gaddafi Africans protest as Coalition forces gain momentum
As world leaders met Tuesday in London to discuss the Libyan situation, hundreds of members of a group called Pan Africanists from Uganda and...
Japan radioactivity detected in Florida
Trace amounts of the radioactive element iodine-131 from the Japan nuclear disaster have been detected in South Florida, but authorities say the concentrations remain...
Mathew Knowles on the Departure of Beyonce from Music World Entertainment
The decision for Beyonce and Music World Entertainment to part was mutual. We did great things together, and I know that she will continue...
First Black man in space honored in US
What do you do after becoming the African American to travel in space? Sit back and enjoy the title? Not if you're Dr. Bernard...
Obama defends military involvement in Libya
In his remarks to the nation Monday, President Obama needed to navigate a narrow, thorny path in explaining the United States' involvement in Libya's...
Of Western hypocrisy, Obdurate tyrants and Changing times
As the Bob Dylan song goes, the times they are “achanging”. But, do the lowly tyrants and dictators of our world, or those Western...
Geraldine Ferraro, first female VP candidate, dies
Geraldine Ferraro's selection as Walter Mondale's Democratic running mate in the 1984 presidential election made her a winner as far as history was concerned,...
The Grass is Always Greener
Most mornings I pass by the American Embassy on my way to the gym. There is always a long queue of people waiting...
Responsibility to Protect: A moral case for the U.S and its allies in Libya
Because somebody has to stand up against tyranny and oppressive governments, I disagree with the several African leaders who have parochially condemned the international...
B’way ‘Spider-Man’ suffers fifth actor injury
T.V. Carpio, who replaced the injured Natalie Mendoza in the role of Arachne, is the fifth person to be hurt since last fall.
Spider-man: Turn...
MTV Movie Awards voting begins Wednesday
The power of the Golden Popcorn is once again yours! Starting today, we're asking you to cast your votes and select the nominees for...
‘Mad Men’ fifth season currently uncertain
Fans accustomed to spending their summer Sundays with Don Draper may have to wait a while longer. It looks increasingly likely that the fifth...
Gaddafi writes to African leaders to intervene in Libya
Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has reportedly written to several
African presidents requesting them to urge USA and its allies to stop
their air strikes on his...