Author: The African Times USA

UK/Rwanda Asylum Plans Raise Four Red Flags

AFRICA THOUGHT – News features, commentaries, analyses, interviews & Op-ed. British Home Secretary Priti Patel (left), and Rwandan Foreign Minister Vincent Biruta, seal asylum seeker deal with a handshake. Photo by Simon Wohlfahrt/AFP via Getty Images Like many others, I was surprised and upset to hear about the UK’s new deal to offload its responsibility […]

In-Person Carnival Return To St Thomas After COVID

TRAVEL & TOURISM – Enjoy the beauty of Africa, Caribbean and other exotic Black destinations. The 70th annual celebration of St. Thomas Carnival was an eclectic celebration of culture and tradition. This year’s theme “A New Cultural Roogadoo for Carnival 2022” included daily free events for children, adults, and families of all ages produced by […]

BLM Foundation Chucks Up $42 Million Worth Of Assets

AFRICA INC. – Rising economies, start-ups, and Black wealth, etc. The foundation started by organizers of the Black Lives Matter movement is still worth tens of millions of dollars, after spending more than $37 million on grants, real estate, consultants, and other expenses, according to tax documents filed with the IRS. In a new, 63-page […]

Africa Tourism And Travel Industry Set To Create 14 million jobs

AFRICA INC. – Rising economies, start-ups, and Black wealth, etc. Tourism Update media summarized the World Travel & Tourism Council’s (WTTC) latest Economic Impact Report (EIR) that reveals the African travel and tourism sector is expected to create almost fourteen million new jobs over the next decade. The positive forecast from the WTTC, which shows […]

A South African Grammy Star’s World Of Turbulence

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] By Sanya Osha I first saw Nkosinathi Maphumulo aka […]

Ukraine: South Africa’s Stand On Russia Has A Historical Logic

AFRICA THOUGHT – News features, commentaries, analyses, interviews & Op-ed. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa By Keith Gottschalk The South African government has explained that it enjoys good relations with both Russia and the Ukraine; hence it abstained in the UN General Assembly vote condemning the Russian invasion. President Cyril Ramaphosa subsequently said South Africa […]

Reviving Africa Tourism With Continent’s Eclectic Cuisine And Taste

AFRICA THOUGHT – News features, commentaries, analyses, interviews & Op-ed. By Lyse Comins In the current posting of Tourism Today, the South African tourism media outlet, Lyse Comins relates what was presented in this year’s Indaba Travel & Tourism conclave in Durban and the the UNWTO meetings in Abidjan – what to add to Africa’s […]