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

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…

Colorado Community Gathers to Support Women, Agriculture in East Africa

Thanks to Den­ver-based Africa Devel­op­ment Promise (ADP), an esti­mat­ed 150 peo­ple came out to wit­ness the work that the Amer­i­can NGO does, thou­sands of miles away from its Col­orado head­quar­ters. Billed as a Win­ter Gala, the fundrais­ing event occurred on Sat­ur­day, March 4. The loca­tion was the Arva­da Cen­ter for the Arts and Human­i­ties.  Attendees…

At DU, Students Learn about an Early Warning System for Conflicts in Africa

The num­ber of con­flicts in the world today, includ­ing those that are tak­ing place in the African con­ti­nent, remains a cause of con­cern to many. Today the world has the largest num­ber of con­flicts since the Sec­ond World War. Some of these con­flicts are not just in Africa. They include the con­flicts in Ukraine. The cumulative…

My Skin Global —Raising Awareness about the Dangers of “Skin Bleaching”

  Skin Bleach­ing or “col­orism” among peo­ple of col­or is a top­ic that rarely comes up in com­mu­ni­ty dis­cus­sions in the Unit­ed States or in African coun­tries. The prac­tice is also known as “skin light­en­ing.” It involves the use of chem­i­cal prod­ucts by most­ly black and brown peo­ple to help change or light­en their complexion…

Stephanie Hancock

Stephanie Hancock — Coloradan, Black Woman Running for State Office

His­tor­i­cal­ly, Black women hold few elect­ed or appoint­ed offices in the US. That is accord­ing to the Cen­ter for Amer­i­can Women and Pol­i­tics at Rudgers Uni­ver­si­ty. This trend may be chang­ing as some notable elec­tions and nom­i­na­tions have seen Black women and oth­er women of col­or take posi­tions of lead­er­ship in Amer­i­ca. This includes the…

Liberia National Day Graced by Colo. Political, Community Leaders 

AURORA (Africa News Mat­ters) – On the evening of Sat­ur­day, July 30, natives, friends, and well-wish­ers of the African nation of Liberia filled the cor­ri­dors and ball­room of the Hol­i­day Inn Express in Auro­ra to cel­e­brate 175 years since its inde­pen­dence.  For­mer­ly a US ter­ri­to­ry, Liberia was found­ed by freed Amer­i­can slaves on July 26,…