By Gregory Simpkins Recently, the United Nations passed a resolution labeling the trans-Atlantic slave trade as “the gravest crime against humanity.” This resolution was championed by...
True independence is never handed over. It is engineered - through infrastructure, industrialization, discipline, and the political courage to act.
The US$91 billion that moves quietly across continents each year dwarfs the headlines given to IMF programs and World Bank loans - and it comes with...
By Gregory Simpkins I recently read an article that peaked my interest in examining Diaspora connections to Mother Africa and her people. Writing in the Worcester...
By Charles F.V. Chitekwe The African diaspora, and Black Americans in particular, represent one of the most powerful and untapped pools of capital, talent, and market...
By Gregory Simpkins Much has been written and said in the wake of the recent passing of Rev. Jesse L. Jackson. He was an important figure...
By Daki Nkanyane There comes a moment in the life of every people when the question shifts from what happened to us, to what we will...
By Mark-Anthony Johnson In an era when digital creators wield influence rivaling traditional media, one American YouTuber is undertaking an unprecedented experiment in cultural diplomacy. IShowSpeed...
By Daki Nkanyane Every awakening carries a hidden danger. Not resistance. Not external opposition. Not even failure. The greatest danger of any awakening is forgetting why...
By Farhia Noor As the year draws to a close, I find myself reflecting with gratitude – not merely on the work we accomplish, but on...
By Daki Nkanyane Every awakening carries a cost. To awaken is not merely to see more clearly – it is to become responsible for what one...
By Daki Nkanyane There are moments in history when a continent doesn’t “rise” – it remembers. Africa stands at precisely such a threshold today. For years,...
By Victory Azimih The world is reorganizing into powerful, consolidated blocs. Africa cannot afford to remain the outlier, negotiating as 54 fragmented voices. The cost of...
By Gregory Simpkins I am a volunteer contributor to the William O. Lockridge Foundation in Washington, DC, which seeks to inform young people in the less...
By David Coleman Every year, members of the African diaspora send nearly US$100 billion in remittances back home – more than all foreign direct investment combined....
By Farhia Noor In a moment that reverberated far beyond its borders, Malawi’s President Lazarus Chakwera did something rare – and revolutionary – on the African...
By Farhia Noor “When the young carry the drum, the village must dance.” Pan-Africanism is no longer confined to speeches at summit halls or inked declarations....
By Farhia Noor In a recent address that echoed across continents, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu issued a stirring invitation to Nigerians abroad: “Come home. Bring your...
By Farhia Noor Africa is speaking. And she is not addressing the farmer under the scorching sun, the child walking barefoot to school, or the market...
By Gregory Simpkins It took our world until 1804 to reach the first billion in population and another 218 years to reach the second billion. Our...
By Gregory Simpkins South Africa’s Nelson Mandela (Madiba – clan name of respect in the Xhosa language), Ghana’s Kwame Nkrumah (Osagyefo – redeemer in the Akan...
By Amma Boakye-Danquah A recent piece by Kirstie Kwarteng for the Atlantic Council has been lingering in my mind. In it, she challenges the idea that...
By Emmanuel Musaazi The African Diaspora is people of African descent who live outside the African continent due to historical and contemporary migration. This includes descendants...
By JP Følsgaard Bak The next decade is poised to belong to Africa. As geopolitical tensions strain relationships among the world’s superpowers, the African continent stands...
By Danilo Desiderio A report by the Africa Europe Foundation, titled “The Missing Connection: Unlocking Sustainable Infrastructure Financing in Africa,” highlights Africa’s infrastructure challenges and explores...
By Almaz Negash In challenging times, particularly for those in Africa whose livelihoods depend on financial support, I often ask myself: What role can I, as...
By JP Følsgaard Bak No matter how successful you have become in the United States, Europe, or anywhere else in the world, the time has come...
By JP Følsgaard Bak Will Africa’s industrialization be driven by African ownership and leadership, or will it follow the familiar narrative of foreign investors taking the...
By Gregory Simpkins For all of my adult life here in the United States, I have constantly heard how the African Diaspora in America (especially those...
Red Lobster, a prominent restaurant brand in the United States, recently named 35-year-old Damola Adamolekun as its new CEO. Originally from Nigeria and raised in the...
By Gregory Simpkins In recent decades, women throughout the African Diaspora and the rest of the world have struggled to attain some level of equity in...
By Nii Simmonds and Ayodele Okeowo The recent announcement of a partnership between the US Trade and Development Agency and Kenya to boost semiconductor manufacturing in...
Benin is on the verge of enacting a historic law that will grant citizenship to people of African descent. This initiative is designed to strengthen ties...
By Gregory Simpkins Many of us are familiar with Africa as a concept, though not necessarily as distinguishable, individual nations nor Caribbean nations as more than...
By Gregory Simpkins I have been blessed to be a part of some important developments involving African issues: the creation and extension of the African Growth...
By Gregory Simpkins I recently came across an intriguing headline in the New York Times: “The World Is Becoming More African.” The point being made is...
By Gregory Simpkins It has been my great honor to work on the goal of connecting the elements of the African Diaspora for more than a...
By Gregory Simpkins Members of the African Diaspora in North America are justifiably concerned about racism in our backyard, so to speak. The existence of “Karens”...
Press Release | African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has announced that its Board of Directors has approved the opening of the Bank’s Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Office to...
By Gregory Simpkins There has been a lot of discussion about the African Diaspora and its importance in US-Africa trade and general relations. However, just counting...
Press Release | The Howard University Moorland-Spingarn Research Center (MSRC) received a US$2 million grant from the Jonathan Logan Family Foundation to support the preservation and...
AP | The achievements of George Washington Carver, the 19th century scientist credited with hundreds of inventions, including 300 uses for peanuts, have landed him in...
Press Release | Morehouse College has launched the Black Men’s Research Institute (BMRI), a pioneering initiative to study the economic, social, cultural, and personal outcomes of...
Ghanaians who live outside of Africa met in Accra for a Diaspora Engagement Forum. Organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration (MFA&RI) with support...
Christine Martey-Ochola, Ph.D., has a diverse career that one just can’t confine to limits. “I’ve been trying to find a box to fit in, but I...
In 1926, the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History proposed that a week in February each year be reserved to remembering Abraham Lincoln,...
Black PR Wire) – Washington, DC (August 2013) – U.S. Based African Embassies have tapped a fertile pipeline of African Americans with interests in their African...
(PRNewswire) – In an effort to bring renewed focus to the rich histories of the African Diaspora and its lasting impression on the Caribbean, the island...
African Expatriates. PHOTO/File Nigeria has set aside US$5 million for diaspora activities and prescribed a stipend of US$2,500 to be paid to any member of its...
(Reuters Health) – Black Canadians are at least as healthy as white Canadians, hints a study that is a stark contrast to U.S. statistics. From health...
African migrants send home billions Mashonaland, Zimbabwe (CNN) — They might have left their countries to earn themselves a living abroad but for millions of Africans...
