Ethiopian project goes by the book, despite pandemic
Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on email Two presses of a design evolved to print newspapers in India are at the heart of a project to improve literacy in Ethiopia. Working with sales partner VIP Systems, manroland Goss has commissioned two Cromoman presses at TBO Printing and Publishing in the […]
How to revive African tourism after the COVID-19 pandemic
Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on email By Tafadzwa Matiza Before the COVID-19 pandemic, the global tourism industry contributed US$9.2 trillion, or 10.4%, to global GDP. It was considered one of the fastest-growing industries, accounting for at least one in every four new jobs globally. Fast forward to 2021, and the pandemic […]
Africa Remains The World’s Youngest Continent With Growing Youthful Initiatives
Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on email By Peter Biar Ajak With a projected median age of 19.7 years by 2050, one in three young people will live in Sub-Saharan Africa. … Faced with staggering youth unemployment and widespread dissatisfaction with the performances of their governments, young Africans are growing […]
What Teachers In America Should Know About How To Teach Young Students About Slavery
Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on email By Raphael E. Rogers Nervous. Concerned. Worried. Wary. Unprepared. This is how middle and high school teachers have told me they have felt over the past few years when it comes to teaching the troublesome topic of slavery. Although I work with teachers […]
Rooibos tea: EU protection is
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Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on email The European Union added rooibos (red bush) tea to the register of products with a protected designation of origin. The iconic tea is the first African product to receive such status in the EU, and the 40th from a non-EU country. Rooibos is in good company […]
The precarious fate of African footballers in Europe Post-Active Duty
Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on email By Christian Ungruhe Think of your favorite former male soccer player from Europe. You probably remember beautiful goals, unbelievable saves, fighting spirit. What is he doing now? Coaching? Or is he a player agent? Perhaps a sports commentator? Now think of your favorite […]
How a Nigerian Scheme Forged in War Creates Billionaires
Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on email Twenty eight year-old Onyeka Orie, looks the picture of happiness in his mobile phone accessories shop at the sprawling Computer Village in Nigeria’s main city, Lagos. The shop and everything in it had been given to him by his former boss after Mr. […]
A Must-See Documentary – The Tuskegee Saga Versus Covid-19 Vaccination
Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on email In the U.S. Public Health Service Syphilis Study at Tuskegee (1932-1972), more than 600 Black men were told they were being treated for “bad blood” but were not actually given any medical care. Penicillin was widely available as an effective remedy for syphilis, but the […]
BLACKS IN PR AND ADVERTISING AND THEIR IMPACT ON HOW BUSINESS IS DONE IN THE HOSPITALITY/TRAVEL/ MEETINGS INDUSTRY
Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on email The article below appeared on the pages of The Black Meetings and Tourism Magazine, researched and published under the direction of its Editor-In-Chief, Solomon J. Herbert. The Black Meetings and Tourism was established in 1994 and has become America’s leading tourism and meetings […]
African economies reliant on tourism face slow recovery after Covid-19
Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on email Tourist arrivals in the continent fell nearly 70 per cent in 2020, which had a severe economic impact in countries dependent on the travel sector Travellers from China, one of the largest sources of tourists, slow to return as they opt to travel […]