..And Isn’t It Time To Have Mbeki Back To Turn South Africa Around?
AFRICA THOUGHT – News features, commentaries, analyses, interviews & Op-ed. Reserved for subscribers By Thandisizwe Mgudlwa/An Analysis In the past couple of years, the name of former president Thabo Mbeki has re-emerged as a possible solution for fixing the South Africa (SA) economy and spreading the wealth of the country to all its people. Mostly, this […]
Whither South Africa As We Had Always Know It?
AFRICA THOUGHT – News features, commentaries, analyses, interviews & Op-ed. Reserved for subscribers By Thandisizwe Mgudlwa/Special to The African Times/USA PRESIDENT Cyril Ramaphosa is the unluckiest president since the dawn of South Africa’s democracy in 1994, confided one ANC activist recently during a brief chat the other day. Just less two years into the highest job […]
Tanzania Aims To Boost Tourism With Major Arts and Culture Festival
TRAVEL & TOURISM – Enjoy the beauty of Africa, Caribbean and other exotic Black destinations. Arusha International Conference Centre An African festival of arts and culture, FESTAC Africa, will take place at the Arusha International Conference Centre, Tanzania, from May 21-27. This is reportedly Africa’s biggest festival celebrating culture and heritage in the form of arts, fashion, […]
Africa’s Top Seven Tourist Destinations in 2023
TRAVEL & TOURISM – Enjoy the beauty of Africa, Caribbean and other exotic Black destinations. By Cecilia Garland Tourism in Africa is recovering faster than the global industry. After two years of decline caused by COVID, Africa has regained 65% of tourism that existed before the pandemic, with the number of visitors doubling between 2021 […]
Who Are These Uganda’s Slum Dancing Children Who Have Stolen the Heart of The World?
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: lifestyle@theafricantimes.com By Caleb Onyeabor/Special to The African Times/USA Following their […]
Is The New German Migration Package a Threat To Africa’s Skilled Resources?
AFRICA INC. – Rising economies, start-ups, and Black wealth, etc. By Aly Tandian Germany presented a project for migrant counselling centers in five African countries, offering a selected category of Africans the opportunity to settle on its soil. A correspondent spoke with sociologist Aly Tandian about the significance of the decision. Why is Germany considering bringing skilled […]
Nigeria’s New Copyright Law A Boost For Nollywood
AFRICA INC. – Rising economies, start-ups, and Black wealth, etc. The digital era contributed immensely to the growth of Nollywood, Nigeria’s film industry. Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP via Getty Images By Samuel Samiai Andrews Nigeria has finally updated its 2004 copyright law, bringing it into the digital era – where the entertainment industry has been for decades already. […]
Why Morgan Freeman Believes That ‘Black History Month’ and ‘African American’ are insults
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: lifestyle@theafricantimes.com Morgan Freeman has said commonly used terms relating to […]
How To Trace Your Roots To Africa And Why: A New Wave Is Now Sweeping Through Black America
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: lifestyle@theafricantimes.com By Caleb Onyeabor/Exclusive to The African Times/USA History of […]
African Civilizations That Left a Lasting Global Legacy
AFRICA THOUGHT – News features, commentaries, analyses, interviews & Op-ed. Stone obelisks stand tall in Aksum, Ethiopia. This city was once the capital of a kingdom spanning northeast Africa and the Arabian Peninsula. Shutterstock / Artist By Nancy Bird Pre-colonial African history is alive with tales of civilizations rising and falling and of different cultures […]