Samson Arega: Face of Ethiopian Airlines in The Americas
TRAVEL & TOURISM – Enjoy the beauty of Africa, Caribbean and other exotic Black destinations. On the sideline of the last US-Africa Summit in Washington DC in December was a visit to offices of Ethiopian Airlines in North America. At the helm of affairs is Samson Arega, a young airline executive who serves as the […]
South Africans Outraged At a $57 million Deal Between Tourism Board and English Soccer Team
TRAVEL & TOURISM – Enjoy the beauty of Africa, Caribbean and other exotic Black destinations. By Thandisizwe Mgudlwa South African stakeholders have attacked moves by the South African government, through the department of SA Tourism (SAT), which is the verge of sealing a deal worth more than $57 million USD (Rands 1 billion) to sponsor […]
Tourism: US Treasury Secretary Yellen Draws Fresh Attention To Africa’s One-time Slave- trading post
TRAVEL & TOURISM – Enjoy the beauty of Africa, Caribbean and other exotic Black destinations. U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen paid a solemn visit recently thus attracting attention to the salmon-colored house on an island off Senegal that is one of the most recognized symbols of the horrors of the Atlantic slave trade that trapped tens of […]
‘Senegality’ of Jollof Rice: Who Really Invented Jollof Rice?
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 Jollof rice (called Ceebu jën in Senegal according to […]
Remembrance of the Larger-than-life Story of Vogue’s Iconic André Leon Talley
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 André Leon Talley, the former American Vogue creative director […]
Regional Trade Agreement: Integrated African Economies Likely To Lead more Intra-African Migration Trends
AFRICA INC. – Rising economies, start-ups, and Black wealth, etc. Most African migration is to economic hubs on the continent, a pattern that can be expected to continue as regional economies become more integrated. African Migration Will Continue to be Dynamic African migration has been on a steady upward trajectory for the past two decades. […]
Ten Reasons To Celebrate Black History Month With African Americans
AFRICA THOUGHT – News features, commentaries, analyses, interviews & Op-ed. Black History Month, (February) also known as African American History Month, is the yearly observance and celebration in the United States and Canada the achievements and contributions of Black people in the evolution of the United States of America. Here are Ten Reasons why Black […]
Black History Special Essay: How An African Cavalry From West Africa ‘Conquered’ Europe
AFRICA THOUGHT – News features, commentaries, analyses, interviews & Op-ed. By Ron Mracky/Exclusive to The African Times/USA April 06, 711 AD (AH 92), was the date an African military cavalry of over 3,000 trained, equipped and in command formations, provided by the Empires of Ghana and Mali were placed under the command of an Islamic […]
How Africans Cheered In The New Year In Local Greetings
FYI AFRICA The many faces of Africa around the world remains largely unheralded, unknown and at times, mythical. Weekly, our editors identify various subjects about Africa and unpack them for you. Afrikaans Gesondheid — is the Afrikaans word for cheers pronounced (ge-sund-hate) Afrikaans is a West Germanic language of Southern Africa mostly derived from Dutch. It developed as […]
Top Angolan Court Orders Seizure of Former First Daughter’s Assets
AFRICA INC. – Rising economies, start-ups, and Black wealth, etc. Angola’s Supreme Court recently ordered the preventive seizure of assets of Isabel dos Santos, daughter of former president Eduardo dos Santos deceased in July this year. This is the second seizure of Isabel dos Santos assets in Angola since 2019. The court order covers 100 […]