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Google-Funded African Landing Project Equiano’s In Togo

AFRICA INC. – Rising economies, start-ups, and Black wealth, etc. Remember Equiano? Not Loon. Not Taara. Equiano, the Google-funded project which wants to run leagues of cabling that would help connect Europe to Africa. Once complete, Equiano will start in western Europe and run along the West Coast of Africa, between Portugal and South Africa, […]

South African Airways (SAA) Back In The Air With A New Equity Partner

AFRICA INC. – Rising economies, start-ups, and Black wealth, etc. It is now well known that South Africa’s flagship airline, South African Airways (SAA) has taken back to the skies once again. Thanks to an agreement for the sale of 51% of SAA to strategic equity partner, Takatso Consortium. The signing took place after eight […]

Since 1920’s North America Have Hosted Ghana’s top Soccer players

AFRICA THOUGHT – News features, commentaries, analyses, interviews & Op-ed. By Ernest Yeboah Acheampong African footballers have been migrating overseas since the 1920s, when French leagues attracted some West African players. The migration of African talent to Europe intensified from the 1980s to the 2000s as football became more globalized and economically viable. Thousands of […]

Can Black Dolls Help Black Children Up Their Racial Identity?

AFRICA THOUGHT – News features, commentaries, analyses, interviews & Op-ed. Dolls are limited in what they can do to boost Black children’s self-esteem. kali9/E+ via Getty Images When Mattel announced earlier this year that it was releasing a new Barbie doll to honor Ida B. Wells – the famed 19th-century Black journalist and anti-lynching crusader, […]

Kenya, Huawei Collaborate On Chinese Communications Cable

Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on email China has connected a high-speed, multimillion-dollar, 15,000-kilometer undersea cable to Kenya, as Beijing advances what has been dubbed its “digital silk road,” and Africa seeks the infrastructure it badly needs for better internet connectivity. Chinese giant Huawei is a shareholder in the $425-million […]

VISA’s Innovation Studio In Africa Opens Opportunities To Advance Payment Solutions

AFRICA INC. – Rising economies, start-ups, and Black wealth, etc. Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on email This facility will serve the sub-Saharan Africa region and joins a network of innovation centers operated by Visa since 2016. The new facility supports Visa’s commitment to promoting innovation and creating opportunities for […]