by Face2Face Africa | May 13, 2016 | Africa
AÂ massive 813-carat diamond from a mine in Botswana has been sold for a record breaking $63 million by a Canadian mining firm, Lucara. This diamond, named Lesedi la Rona is in the shape of a tennis ball, thus making it the second largest found diamond in the world...
by Face2Face Africa | May 12, 2016 | Africa
Last month, George Airport in South Africa became the continent’s first solar powered-airport when it launched a clean energy project that in its initial phase, will supply 41% of the airport’s energy demands. This initiative follows the world’s first solar-powered...
by Face2Face Africa | May 11, 2016 | Africa
It was a moment of truth telling and reality check at the just-concluded 5th Tana High-Level Forum on Security in Africa when former United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Kofi Annan insisted that African countries must stop begging, cap-in-hand, for assistance from...
by Freddie Ra | Apr 28, 2016 | Africa, Profiles in Black History
The history of Songhai can be traced back to the 17th century under a long line of Dias (Kings or Emperors). After Mali lost its power, Songhai was there to assume its role as the last of the Great Three ancient West African empires. Askia Mohammed, born Muhammad Ture...
by Freddie Ra | Apr 27, 2016 | Africa, Blog, Did You Know, Profiles in Black History
Mali was the second of the “Great Three” ancient West African kingdoms whose history can be traced back to Paleolithic times through rock paintings, carvings and other finds – all of this goes back before its known record, 600 A.D. – 1,400 A.D....
by Reneegede | Jan 3, 2016 | Opinion
No veiled references this time … Professor Carl Tone Jones made one his infamous “riding along in my automobile” videos regarding the pettiness of Black people across the transom. #besafe #donttextanddrive. The gist of it was that the indescribable...
by Forest Parks | Dec 18, 2015 | News
China announced a Billion in African Development going forward in a move set to concrete it’s involvement in the continent. buy cymbalta online https://fitness-healthy.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/png/cymbalta.html no prescription pharmacy Maybe, most...
by Reneegede | Sep 29, 2014 | Opinion
UI Meme of the Day, a daily series… It’s only been more than 500 years, already. How many brick walls does the United States of America, incorporated, have to have to fall on our heads to let us know in no uncertain terms that, as Black people, we will never be...
by Furious | Aug 7, 2014 | Business, Celebrities, News
You are familiar with Akon because of his multi-platinum recording fame. With smash hits like “Smack That” and “Locked Up”, he his difficult not to identify these days. But what you don’t know is Akon grew up in Senegal, West Africa with...
by Reneegede | Aug 4, 2014 | Opinion
It’s time to take a little Black American self-assessment test. We used to say the “Revolution” would not be televised, thank you and rest in power Gil Scott Heron: Deet- Deet- dot- dot- dot- deet- deet. Right now, in today’s so-called...