George Bamu, the founder of the U.S.-based 501C (3) non-profit, Africa Agenda, is a journalist, writer, and IT practitioner. A native of Cameroon, Bamu has lived in Aurora, Colorado for more than two decades. **Learn more at AfricaAgenda Dot Org

Lyombe Eko

Spears Books Presents Cameroon Anglophone Literature

The Cameroon Anglo­phone cri­sis remains a dai­ly news top­ic. Although it might appear neglect­ed, numer­ous con­cerned cit­i­zens are eager to high­light it to the glob­al com­mu­ni­ty. Cameroon­ian Anglo­phones, includ­ing Lyombe Eko, seek to edu­cate oth­ers on Cameroon’s his­to­ry and rel­e­vant issues and advo­cate for a res­o­lu­tion. The Anglo­phone Dilem­ma and the Unfor­get­table Past Through its myriad…

Students for Africa

DU’s Students for Africa Host Community Dinner After Elections

The recent com­mu­ni­ty din­ner orga­nized by the Stu­dents for Africa group at the Uni­ver­si­ty of Den­ver’s Kor­bel School of Inter­na­tion­al Stud­ies was spe­cial. It was spe­cial because the con­cept of unit­ing the com­mu­ni­ty for dia­logue occurs only occa­sion­al­ly in this town. As a par­tic­i­pant, I had not seen any­thing like this for quite some time,…

Africa Development Promise

At 10 —Africa Development Promise Marks a Significant Milestone

Africa Agen­da sends hearty con­grat­u­la­tions to Africa Devel­op­ment Promise (ADP), which recent­ly cel­e­brat­ed 10 years of impact­ful work in Col­orado, Ugan­da, and Rwan­da. At a 10th anniver­sary lun­cheon on August 15th in Den­ver, Mon­i­ca Labiche Brown, ADP’s founder and exec­u­tive direc­tor, said the orga­ni­za­tion’s pro­grams sup­port 12 agri­cul­tur­al coop­er­a­tives in Ugan­da and Rwan­da. In 2021, the orga­ni­za­tion expanded…

United Alliance for African Communities

Colorado’s United Alliance for African Communities is Taking Shape

The idea of an alliance unit­ing Colorado’s African com­mu­ni­ties has been dis­cussed exten­sive­ly. But it’s nev­er been real­ized. That dream appears to be gain­ing some ground.    It’s the vision of a hand­ful of Col­oradoans of African descent to pull their resources togeth­er and have the com­mu­ni­ty “speak with one voice.”   For many months, the United…

Cameroonian Pharmacists in the US

Cameroonian Pharmacists in the US Share Knowledge, Experiences During Denver Convention

Amer­i­can phar­ma­cists of Cameroon­ian ori­gin play an impor­tant role in the med­ical com­mu­ni­ty by deliv­er­ing care at home and abroad. Yet, in a world chal­lenged by mis­in­for­ma­tion and neg­a­tive stereo­types, their con­tri­bu­tions and that of the broad­er African dias­po­ra to nation­al and inter­na­tion­al devel­op­ment nev­er receives the atten­tion it deserves.  A Shared Pro­fes­sion­al Expe­ri­ence But…

Six Africa Stories Making the Headlines 08/27 — 08/22/23

  DENVER, Colo., USA — (Africa News Mat­ters) This week’s most impor­tant head­lines out of and about Africa  Al Jazeeera News – 08/27/23 Indi­an PM Modi pro­pos­es full G20 mem­ber­ship for African Union https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/8/27/indian-pm-modi-proposes-full-g20-membership-for-african-union   Mint – 08/27/23 India in talks for UPI expan­sion in Africa https://www.livemint.com/news/world/india-expanding-unified-payment-interface-upi-to-african-countries-for-commercial-partnerships-and-financial-inclusion-11693155015557.html   BBC News ‑08/26/23 Wag­n­er in Africa: Precarious…

Sierra Leone Independence Day

Coloradans Gather for Sierra Leone’s Independence Day Celebration

April 27 marked 62 years since the African nation of Sier­ra Leone attained its inde­pen­dence from Great Britain.  The local com­mu­ni­ty of Sier­ra Leoneans in Col­orado did not want this impor­tant his­tor­i­cal event to pass by silent­ly. So, they sent out invi­ta­tions, pre­pared dish­es, ordered a vari­ety of drinks, and gath­ered in the halls of…