Black People Read’ (BPR) Campaign
AFRICA THOUGHT – News features, commentaries, analyses, interviews & Op-ed. The ‘Black People Read’ campaign has been launched. An initiative by The African Times/USA, it is designed to promote and sustain the reading culture among Black people around the world. In times past, it was often derisively said that if you want to hide something […]
ANALYSIS: Who Will Replace Buhari As President When Nigerians Go To The polls Next Month?
AFRICA THOUGHT – News features, commentaries, analyses, interviews & Op-ed. Asks Caleb Onyeabor/Analysis Exclusive to The African Times/USA Next month’s presidential election in Nigeria is likely to mark a defining moment in the political history of Africa’s most populous nation. This 2023 Presidential elections in Nigeria is going to be a lot different in many […]
Here Are Black-owned Hotels For Your Next Trip: From Ski Lodges to Luxury Resorts
TRAVEL & TOURISM – Enjoy the beauty of Africa, Caribbean and other exotic Black destinations. Oak Bluffs Inn Oak Bluffs Inn. Photograph: Hemis/Alamy Black travelers make up a robust segment of the US tourism economy. According to a 2019 study conducted by market research firm MMGY Global, Black Americans spent $109.4bn on domestic travel in 2019 – plus […]
Theme Park In Benin Republic To Memorialize Slavery: History For Sale?
TRAVEL & TOURISM – Enjoy the beauty of Africa, Caribbean and other exotic Black destinations. A lifesize replica of a slave ship graces Project Marina. The Marina Project is a vast memorial and tourist complex under construction in Ouidah, a coastal town in the Republic of Benin in West Africa. The country hopes to market itself as a major destination for […]
Top 10 African Countries with Highest GDP Per Capita in 2022
TOP RANKING There are many indices with which the economic growth, output and development of a country is measured. GDP per capita is one of the truest measures of a country’s economic output. GDP per capita is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not […]
Ranking: Top 10 Best Airlines That Serves Africa
TOP RANKING Traveling to Africa from America, Asia, Europe and other parts of the world as well as traveling from Africa to anywhere in the world deserves a quality experience that only a few airlines can guarantee. In this report, we ranked the 10 best Airlines that serves the Africa for travellers who intend to […]
Ranking: Top African Sports Personalities in 2022
TOP RANKING Two hundred readers were polled in this survey about who the top African sports personality of the year. Here are the top 10 in 2022 1. Sadio Mane Tops the list of top african sports personality in 2022. Following a brilliant career in Liverpool where he scored 120 times and assisted 48 times, […]
Top 10 African Artists in 2022
TOP RANKING 2022 was a landmark year for African artistes and Afrobeats genre on the world stage. From selling out International arenas to winning awards and overwhelming the internet, African musical artistes took the world by a storm this year. The African Times/USA conducted a survey with 200,000 readers who voted for the top 10 […]
Top 10 Performing African Leaders in 2022
TOP RANKINGS The Best Performing African Leaders ranking is an annual report of leaders who have performed better than their peers in the continent of Africa Methodology: The annual rankings are determined by three methods. A Poll of selected 200,000 readers on our database was conducted. This is ratified through a Focus Group Assessment (FGI) […]
Who is the real Saint Nicholas?
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. QUESTION Who is the real Saint Nicholas? Nicholas was born during the third century in the village of Patara, in what is now the […]