Soaring to New Heights: The Inspiring Story of Samson Arega Bekele
EXCLUSIVE STORY This section is dedicated to celebrating the lives of shining personalities in the U.S. And the Black World, not excluding Africa. For this section if you have any news we should know about – let us know at: [email protected] Exclusive to The African Times-USA In the vast expanse of the aviation industry, where […]
Editor’s Book Pick of the Month: ‘Divided By The Word’ Zulu vs Xhosa:
AFRICA THOUGHT – News features, commentaries, analyses, interviews & Op-ed. South Africa has 12 official languages. The two most dominant are isiZulu and isiXhosa. While the Zulu and Xhosa people share a rich common history, they have also found themselves engaged in ethnic conflict and division, notably during urban wars between 1990 and 1994. A new book, Divided by the Word, examines this history – and […]
Ancient Zanzibar Ruins Under Threat
TRAVEL & TOURISM – Enjoy the beauty of Africa, Caribbean and other exotic Black destinations. Plans are under way for the Zanzibar Government to construct a seawall of about 500m to protect Mkumbuu City ruins from being washed away by rising sea levels, according to various reports. The city is believed to have existed in […]
..And Kremlin Writes Off Africa’s Multi-billion-dollar Debt
AFRICA INC. – Rising economies, start-ups, and Black wealth, etc. Russia wrote off debts to African countries for a total of $23 billion, President Vladimir Putin said at the plenary session of the Russia-Africa Summit, TASS said. During the session, the Russian president also confirmed the intention of the parties to further strengthen cooperation in economic and […]
Russian-Western Conflict Highlights Trade Imbalance With Africa
AFRICA INC. – Rising economies, start-ups, and Black wealth, etc. By Igor Delanoë When looking at Russia’s presence and activities in Africa, there are a few key ideas to keep in mind. First of all, Russia has no vital interest on the African continent. Moscow considers that its perceived vital interests remain concentrated in the […]
Dateline Cape Town: As Africa Hosts the Netball World Cup
ARTS, STYLE & ENTERTAINMENT This is YOUR lifestyle gallery – of what is new and what is happening in the U.S. And the Black World, not excluding Africa. For this section if you have any news we should know about – let us know at: [email protected] Thandi Galleta of Malawi (right) and Karin Burger of […]
‘Sweet Mother’: Prince Nico Mbarga Remains The Man Who Sang Africa’s Most Popular Song
ARTS, STYLE & ENTERTAINMENT This is YOUR lifestyle gallery – of what is new and what is happening in the U.S. And the Black World, not excluding Africa. For this section if you have any news we should know about – let us know at: [email protected] Born on January 1, 1950, in Abakaliki, southeastern Nigeria, […]
‘The Eyes of Five’: NATO’s Inside Story
AFRICA THOUGHT – News features, commentaries, analyses, interviews & Op-ed. Reserved for subscribers By Joshua Holzer The heart of the NATO alliance – established in the aftermath of World War II to promote the collective security of its mostly Western European members – is Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty, which requires that if one member is attacked, then all […]
Thoughts On Africa’s New Bromance With Putin’s Russia
AFRICA THOUGHT – News features, commentaries, analyses, interviews & Op-ed. By Caleb Onyeabor/Special to The African Times-USA Between 1884-1885 in Berlin, European powers met to partition the African continent and share it among themselves in what has been infamously known as the Scramble-for-Africa. One hundred and thirty-eight years after, the scramble for Africa is still […]