Author: The African Times USA

Belgium Engages Congo DRC In a Highly Sensitive Dialogue About the Past

AFRICA THOUGHT – News features, commentaries, analyses, interviews & Op-ed. DRC President. Felix Tshisekedi, left, receives a ceremonial mask from Belgium’s King Philippe in June 2022. Arsene Mpiana/AFP via Getty Images The year 2022 is shaping up to be a critical period for the troubled relationship between Kinshasa and Brussels. In June, during a visit to the Democratic […]

Dateline Washington DC: Takeaways From The US-Africa Summit 2022

AFRICA THOUGHT – News features, commentaries, analyses, interviews & Op-ed. By Charles Anyiam/Editor-in-Chief Overview One word best describes the second US-Africa Leaders Summit which took place in the US capital December 13-15: Inconclusive. The attendance was commendable with 49 African heads of government and their coterie of aides in attendance. Conversely, the US side pulled […]

Nigeria: Buhari’s Legacy of Poverty

AFRICA THOUGHT – News features, commentaries, analyses, interviews & Op-ed. One Hundred and thirty-three million Nigerians are now poor, according to the recent report released by the Nigeria’s National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The last report on Nigerian poverty index in 2018 is pegged the figure at 87 million people living below the poverty line. […]

South African Tourism (SAT) Has A New Trade Head For North America

AFRICA INC. – Rising economies, start-ups, and Black wealth, etc. South African Tourism (SAT) has appointed Kristy Angellotti as the Head of Trade Relations North America. In her new role, Angellotti will connect with the SAT North America team to develop current relationships with North American travel trade partners, at the same time working with the US […]

Gabon: Can a Nation Replace Its Oil Wealth with Trees?

AFRICA INC. – Rising economies, start-ups, and Black wealth, etc. The nation of Gabon is so lush with forests and wildlife its nickname is Africa’s Eden. It’s also one of the continent’s major oil producers. According to a New York Times report, Gabon is engaging in activities that have become dirty words in the world […]

When Dorothy Dandridge and Harry Belafonte ‘Showed Up’ at the REDCAT

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 The iconic Dorothy Dandridge and Harry Belafonte (he needs […]

Wolof Set To Upstage the French Language In Senegal

AFRICA THOUGHT – News features, commentaries, analyses, interviews & Op-ed. By Massamba Gueye The French language was introduced into Senegal through colonization. According to Papa Alioune Ndao, professor of linguistics at the Cheikh Anta Diop University in Dakar: French was taught in Senegal as a mother tongue, as France taught its own children. It 1964 it was […]

How Royal Women Have Shaped And Powered The Zulu Monarchy Over The Ages

AFRICA THOUGHT – News features, commentaries, analyses, interviews & Op-ed. By Jill E. Kelly & Liz Timbs The passing away of South Africa’s Zulu king Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu in March 2021 refocused attention on the role of royal women in Zulu leadership. After the official mourning period, and to the surprise of many observers, the late king’s will appointed his […]

Jamaica Tourism Minister Advocates Plugging Leakages, Promote Linkages

TRAVEL & TOURISM – Enjoy the beauty of Africa, Caribbean and other exotic Black destinations. Edmund Bartlett, Jamaica’s Minister of Tourism  As the region takes on recovery challenges, Jamaica’s Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett wants to see a repurposed Caribbean tourism architecture that increases benefits for locals. Speaking recently on 92.9 FM VOB’s “Down to Brasstacks”in Barbados, Minister […]