Thanks to World Denver and the U.S. Department of State International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP), on Monday, September 29, 15 Investigative Journalists from West Africa paid a visit to the Africa Agenda organization in Denver, Colorado. The visit included a discussion about innovative ways of delivering news today, freedom of the press in Africa, how…
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Monica LaBiche-Brown, executive director of Africa Development Promise, sat down for an interview with Africa Agenda to discuss the organization’s plans for building pathways to economic independence in Africa. These cooperatives or co-ops are especially important in areas of rural Africa where small farmers may not have the monetary funds available to grow and sustain…
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There is a cliché in the news business which says, ‘if it bleeds, it leads.’ It’s a reporter’s frame of mind when dealing with big news stories and events of the moment. By this maxim, there is a tendency for crises, and disaster-like events to garner much attention to the detriment of everything else. So,…
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There are varied opinions about Africa, including the Central African nation of Cameroon. When visiting Cameroon for the first time, people expect different things. But what seems to be giving Cameroon and Buea, the South West Regional Headquarters and former Capital of German Kamerun, in particular a new image, is the new historical touristic site,…
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Today I am sharing some insights and photos from a May 21 networking reception held at the Posner Center and organized by World Denver, for six emerging entrepreneurs from Zambia and Zimbabwe respectively. The reception brought together members of World Denver, the hosting organization, tenants at the Posner Center, as well as the public, to…
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The recent Russian annexation of Crimea is a hot-button international issue that pits the West against Russia and has brought back memories of the Cold War. While this goes on, little attention has been paid to the position of many African nations on the issue. Many of the countries which make up the African Union (AU)…
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Chimamanda Ngozie Adichie is a hero, if not a literary star, among today’s generation of young Africans. Adichie’s “The danger of a Single Story,” a Ted Talk she gave in 2009 about the single African narrative portrayed by the media that focuses solely on poverty, destitution, and hopelessness, has received more than 6 million…
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The death of Mandela is not to be regretted and mourned, but to be consecrated and celebrated. There is another proverb from my home of Nso, which says: “god’s life is in god’s deeds” and should “god’s deeds die then god will.” The Mandela exit is alive and well and so it is proper to talk…
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There is a saying from my home of Nso (in the North West Region of Cameroon) that what is regrettable is death in life, not clinical death itself.” As an African I am touched, as are many people from around the world, by the death of Nelson Mandela popularly known in South Africa as Madiba.…
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News that the African continent is making progress continues to pour in. Not only is the continent making progress economically and politically, but optimism by the African people is also playing a role in this as well. In a recent Pew Research Center survey of eight nations, the research found that Africans were more optimistic about…
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