Here’s what happened in the African Investment & Deal landscape between Sept. 6 – 10
Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on email Tunisian Startup Biware Raises USD 1.2 Mn Seed Round Tunisia-based data management and analysis startup Biware, raised MAD3.5 million (USD 1.2 Mn) in its seed funding round from CDC Gestion and Zitouna Capital. Biware aims to utilize this funding to grow its team to hundred engineers and […]
THE Igbo People of Nigeria: JEWS OF AFRICA?
Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on email In a White House memo dated Tuesday, January 28, 1969 to President Nixon, former Secretary of State, Henry Kissinger describes the Igbos as “the wandering Jews of West Africa-gifted, aggressive, westernized, at best envied and resented, but mostly despised by their neighbors in the federation”(foreign relations […]
Why Germany’s bid to make amends For Namibia Genocide isn’t enough
Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on email The recent “joint declaration” of the Namibian and German governments on dealing with the 1904-08 genocide marks the first time a former colonial power has officially offered an apology to another country for state sponsored mass crimes. The agreement stipulates that Germany will pay €1.1bn for development projects […]
Food Journey Through Africa
Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on email By Clinton Moodley Africa is a destination that boasts some of the world’s most gorgeous landscapes, friendliest people and eco-friendly wildlife experiences. The food scene is equally impressive. Let us take you on a foodie journey through Africa; you may wish to take […]
Shot For Marching Against Racism 55 Years Ago, James Meredith’s Story Is A Lesson For America
Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on email James Meredith was walking down Highway 51 just south of Hernando, Mississippi. It was June 6, 1966, the second day of his planned 220-mile trek from Memphis to Jackson, which he undertook to encourage Black people to overcome racist intimidation and to register […]
African Ancestry Partners Sierra Leone In Tracing Roots For African Americans
Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on email African Ancestry the Black-owned pioneers of genetic ancestry tracing for people of African descent, today announced an unprecedented partnership with the Sierra Leone government through the Ministry of Tourism and Cultural Affairs and its facilitating agency The Monuments and Relics Commission that formalizes a […]
What the US can learn from Africa about slavery reparations
Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on email The House Judiciary Committee voted on April 14, 2021, to recommend the creation of a commission to study the possibility of paying reparations to the descendants of enslaved people in the United States. The measure, H.R. 40, would establish a 15-person commission to offer a […]
A Race to Save Nigeria’s Threatened Native Languages
Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on email By Ben Edokpayi/Special To The African Times-USA Senior Contributing Editor On an Ethiopian Airlines flight from Los Angeles to Addis Ababa en route to the Seychelles Islands, passengers were welcomed aboard by the mellifluous voice of a hostess; first in the nation’s Amharic […]
Women stand-up comedians in Zimbabwe talk about sex – and the patriarchy
Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on email In 2019, Zimbabwean comedy made international news when comedian Samantha Kureya, known on stage as Gonyeti, was abducted and tortured by masked gunmen. She is one of many comedians in Zimbabwe who have faced violent repercussions for their comedy. Interviewing 23 stand-up comedians in Zimbabwe in 2018 and 2019, […]
Paris to commemorate slave rebellion figure of Guadeloupe
Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on email The city of Paris has announced the opening of a memorial public park and put up a statue of a black woman involved in an 1802 rebellion against slavery on the French Caribbean islands of Guadeloupe, which continue to be a French colony, […]