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Farrakhan Urges Black Unity in Detroit

Farrakhan Urges Black Unity in Detroit

AFRICANGLOBE - "We don't have a lot of money," Farrakhan said of African Americans. "But…

Story Behind the Murder of Malcolm X’s Grandson Doesn’t Pass the Smell Test

Story Behind the Murder of Malcolm X’s Grandson Doesn’t Pass the Smell Test

AFRICANGLOBE - Don’t you just hate it when things don’t pass the smell test? Miguel…

Brothers Arrested in Mother’s Day Parade Shooting

Brothers Arrested in Mother’s Day Parade Shooting

AFRICANGLOBE - Two brothers with a history of drug arrests and suspected ties to…

Why Isn’t New Orleans Mother’s Day Parade Shooting a ‘National Tragedy’?

Why Isn’t New Orleans Mother’s Day Parade Shooting a ‘National Tragedy’?

AFRICANGLOBE - Imagine a Mother's Day Parade in the suburbs of Denver, a neighborhood in…

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The Mauritius Regatta – May 18-25

AFRICANGLOBE - After three editions in the Seychelles, the first edition of the Mauritius Regatta will be held in Mauritius from 18th to 25th May 2013. Mauritius, the jewel in the Indian Ocean, will unveil its charms to the best offshore skippers during a week of regattas on the West coast of the island. …

The Mauritius Regatta – May 18-25

Japanese Mayor Says Wartime Sex Slaves Necessary

AFRICANGLOBE - The Japanese military's forced prostitution of Asian women before and during World War II was necessary to "maintain discipline" in the ranks and provide rest for soldiers, an outspoken nationalist Japanese mayor has said.…

Japanese Mayor Says Wartime Sex Slaves Necessary

Can The Youth Save Africa From Neo-Colonialism?

AFRICANGLOBE - In his book, “Neo-Colonialism : The Last Stage of Imperialism,” Kwame Nkrumah cautioned: 'So long as Africa remains divided, it will therefore be the wealthy consumer countries who will dictate the price of its resources'.…

Can The Youth Save Africa From Neo-Colonialism?

St. Yared of Aksum

AFRICANGLOBE - Saint Yared (April 25, 505 – May 20, 571) was a legendary Ethiopian musician credited with inventing the sacred music tradition of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church and Ethiopia's system of musical notation.…

St. Yared of Aksum

How Western Oil Companies Deliberately Fuel Wars and Conflicts in Africa

AFRICANGLOBE - On the initiative of a young Winston Churchill, the British government had taken a stake in BP and the Royal Navy switched its fuel from coal to oil. With fuel-hungry ships, planes and tanks, oil became "the blood of every battle". …

Business

Lagos Could Soon Be Africa’s 13th Largest Economy

Lagos Could Soon Be Africa’s 13th Largest Economy

AFRICANGLOBE - Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial hub, could soon have a US$45 billion economy – equivalent to that of Ghana, according to a recent report produced by Renaissance Capital economist Yvonne Mhango. …

Ethiopia’s Booming Hotel Industry

Ethiopia’s Booming Hotel Industry

AFRICANGLOBE - So many foreigners are coming now and more and more are not Ethiopian…

Tony Elumelu Outlines the Case for Africapitalism

Tony Elumelu Outlines the Case for Africapitalism

AFRICANGLOBE - Africapitalism. As a philosophical concept, its principle is very simple: catalysing economic growth…

Sony Sets $1.4b For African Electronic Markets

Sony Sets $1.4b For African Electronic Markets

AFRICANGLOBE - Doing business in Africa, especially in electronics has triggered Sony, the American based…

Africa

Nigerian Military Takes the Fight to Boko Haram Terrorists

Nigerian Military Takes the Fight to Boko Haram Terrorists

AFRICANGLOBE - "These miscreants underestimated the capabilities of the Nigerian Armed Forces. What they are…

Ethiopia and Somalia: Being Good Neighbours

Ethiopia and Somalia: Being Good Neighbours

AFRICANGLOBE - Despite comments by Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn suggesting the pending withdrawal of…

Kenya After the Elections

Kenya After the Elections

AFRICANGLOBE - Kenyan democracy was severely tested in the lead-up to, during and after the…

African Unity: Dream or Reality

African Unity: Dream or Reality

AFRICANGLOBE - The Africa Union is 50 years old. Hurray! In the coming days, African leaders are expected to gather in Addis Ababa. Many of them will deliver speeches upon speeches, paying respect to the founding fathers of the organisation.…

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