The January 9 referendum in which the people of southern Sudan will vote on whether to make their region an independent nation will be a “historic occasion,” most importantly for the people of Sudan, but for all Africans as well. If the election is transparent, fair and successful, it will reflect the will of the people no matter which path they choose, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Johnnie Carson told reporters.
When I first saw the fashion designs behind Kachi Designs, I had one word in mind: Vibrant. The colors and the African-inspired patterns really drew my in and wow, the world of Kachi is beautiful. Even more beautiful is the fact that Kachi Designs is the brainchild of upcoming self-taught designer Chigozie “ChiChi” Anaele.
For Upendo Minja and Patricia Kafoe, attending Chamber of Commerce board meetings in the United States went beyond just recording minutes — the experience was invaluable, as it empowered them with new ideas on business and community development that they hope to implement in their African organizations.
A group of state legislators in at least 15 states wants to deny birthright citizenship to the children of undocumented immigrants.
With the referendum on independence for Southern Sudan just weeks away, the United Nations refugee agency reported today that thousands of southerners living in the north are heading back by road, rail, barge and plane in both organized and spontaneous returns.
It’s easy to not be racist at work but somehow Victoria’s Secret flunked this task in a fashion show broadcast in November on CBS (and rebroadcast Dec. 8 on The CW). The show — in which half a dozen black models were stuffed into a segment titled “Wild Thing,” in which
Kenyan poet, playwright and theatre artist, Shailja Patel gives insight into her one-woman show turned book, Migritude - migrants with attitude.
Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has been named one of the “100 Top Global Thinkers of 2010” by Washington, DC-based Foreign Policy (FP) magazine. President Sirleaf is the only African head of state on the coveted list of who’s who in international politics and governance.
Goal is to support establishment of the rule of law and democracy in Africa
Books for Africa, the largest shipper of donated text books to Africa and Thomson Reuters - Legal, the legal publishing behemoth, on Monday signed a $1.2 million agreement aimed at supporting governing institutions and the rule of law in Africa's emerging democracies.
Books for Africa, the largest shipper of donated text books to Africa and Thomson Reuters - Legal, the legal publishing behemoth, on Monday signed a $1.2 million agreement aimed at supporting governing institutions and the rule of law in Africa's emerging democracies.
At a time when immigration reform keeps floundering in Congress, the US Army still offers a fast track to citizenship for immigrants who enlist.
Posing for cameras at a red-carpet event is an everyday occurrence in the entertainment world, an almost mandatory requirement for Celebrity 101.