Promoting Africa
Ivory Coast sprinter Murielle Ahouré won the world title at the 60m World Indoor Championships in Birmingham, England, ahead of compatriot Marie-Josée Ta Lou, who finished second. In Friday's race, Ahouré crossed the finish line in 6 "97, ahead of Ta Lou (7 sec 05), 2nd in the 100m and 200m at the 2017 London…
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Rwandan student Deodate Mugenzi has developed a network prototype that will enable WhatsApp users to make internal and international calls without the internet. The 26-years-old Mugenzi is a third-year student pursuing Information and Communication Technology at Polytechnic Regional Centre in Kigali Rwanda. The idea generation began in 2017, and with his laptop and library books on…
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On Saturday, February 17, 2018, the young Central African entrepreneur Teddy Kossoko launched "Kissoro Tribal Game", a video game that aims to promote African history and cultures. Teddy Kossoko created "Kissoro Tribal Game", inspired by the traditional Central African board game called Kissoro, one of the oldest games in the world, equivalent of chess, or…
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As we all know, the Ryan Coogler-directed Marvel's Black Panther has been one of the most highly anticipated movies to come out this year, and has already broken barriers in the film industry. Black Panther opened in virtually every major market except for Russia (Feb. 22), Japan (March 1) and China (March 9). The movie earned a mighty…
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The 2017 Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership has been awarded to Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, former President of Liberia. She becomes the first woman to receive the Mo Ibrahim Award for Leadership, a distinction for which she will receive over $ 5 million USD. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, who served two terms as President of…
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Birthright AFRICA is on a mission to reconnect Africa and the diaspora. The same way Taglit-Birthright offers trips to Israel for young American Jews, the Birthright AFRICA, In partnership with the City University of New York (CUNY), offers a program for people of the African diaspora. How the journey began In 2005, Walla Elsheikh, former banker, who grew…
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