Almaz Negash lives in California, but never forgot her native Eritrea. Now she heads a group that brings together dispersed Africans, philanthropists, entrepreneurs and business leaders.
What’s At Stake: African media applaud the effort of a Nigerian billionaire who is giving back to the homeland, Tigray conflict continues to grab the headlines as Eritrea begins a peace effort by withdrawing its troops from Ethiopia, and pressure mounts on international institutions to return looted African artifacts where they belong. Nigerian Billionaire Pays It…
The announcement comes amid mounting international condemnation of atrocities in Tigray, and days after an American presidential envoy visited Ethiopia’s
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After almost twenty years of a resentful stalemate between Ethiopia and Eritrea, the recently elected Prime Minister of Ethiopia, Abiy Ahmed, announced that the government will fully accept the previously unrecognized 2000 Algiers peace agreement. Despite the bitter dispute over the border town of Badme, the new Ethiopian administration is acknowledging the futility of disagreement…
As Colorado’s African community grows, the needs of the community have increased as well. It may be time for an African Radio in Colorado, focused on the needs of the community. We’ve seen how American local governments, city councils, and municipalities around the area address these challenges of growth, from boosting road infrastructure expenditures to…
The most important in this week’s headlines out of and concerning Africa, for those who need help catching up. In this week’s news, social media falls for a polygamy hoax, the WHO urges Africans to be vigilant about the Zika virus, and Zimbabwe declares a state of disaster over drought. Social Media Falls for Eritrea’s Forced…
Derrick Hudson is a professor at the Colorado School of Mines in Golden, Colorado “I am essentially exploring, at the moment, how South Sudan and the Republic of Sudan are going to divide the debt that they accumulated when they were one entity.” Hudson said. The country would have qualified for debt relief under the Heavily…
In the world of fast-paced twenty-four-hour news, to craft a powerful news headline means the headline should stand out and draw readers’ attention amid a plethora of stories from all directions. It’s a theory that applies to print and television news–when powerful headline news, embodied in sudden peace agreements, rebel surrenders, mayhem, and conflict, easily…