AFRICA’S RICHEST MAN GETS $997M US GRANT FOR DANGOTE OIL REFINERY
Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote has received $997.4 million in training grant from the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) for his Dangote Oil Refining Company Ltd. located in Lekki, Lagos, Nigeria. “USTDA is pleased to support the Dangote Oil Refining Company’s efforts to increase Nigeria’s domestic refining capacity,” said USTDA Deputy Director Enoh Titilayo
No, Nigeria Is Not the World’s Biggest Champagne Consumer After France
Certainly by 2014, media institutions like Business Today in the US and Mail & Guardian Africa reported that champagne consumption, or sales, in Nigeria was the second largest in the world. City Press then wrote earlier this year “Nigeria is fast becoming the second champagne capital in the world, trailing only France – which actually
Extracting Economic Value From Higher Education: What African Universities Can Learn From Singapore
Yue Chee Yoon of the Nanyang Technological University in Singapore says African universities can learn from Singapore. Yue visited South Africa for the inaugural Africa Universities Summit, under way at the University of Johannesburg. The summit brought together educators, business people and policy makers to talk about moving Africa’s universities forward and building a shared global legacy. The event is part of
Opinion: Despite $7 Billion To ‘Power Africa,’ Why Is The Continent Still In The Dark?
When President Barack Obama made his first presidential visit to Kenya over the weekend, he visited not just his ancestral home, but one of the target countries in his $7 billion signature foreign aid initiative, Power Africa. Launched in 2013, Power Africa aims to boost electricity access in Sub-Saharan Africa. The initiative has prioritized expanding
People And Power: Botswana President Nominated For African Muzik Award
Botswana President Ian Khama, who has been described as an artist at heart, was nominated for an award at the upcoming 2015 Africa Muzik Magazine Awards StarAfrica reports. Khama was nominated for the Transformational Leadership Award for his support of arts and culture. The AFRIMMA awards are scheduled for Oct. 10 in Dallas, Texas. “Our president has done a lot contributing towards the arts,”
10 Attractive Business Opportunities In Africa for Black People In The Diaspora
From a long term perspective, by population alone, Africa offers enormous opportunities. UNICEF has predicted that in the next 35 years, Africa’s population will increase by 1.8 billion people, and with a number of the world’s fastest growing economies located in Africa, the opportunities for business will continue to increase. Below is a compilation of
Shocking History: Why Women of Color in the 1800s Were Banned From Wearing Their Hair in Public
“Did you know that in late 18th century Louisiana, black and multiracial women were ordered to cover their hair in public?” My sister asked me. “WOW. Really?” I replied. I’d probably heard of this in one of my black studies classes in undergrad, but who remembers everything they’ve been taught? Besides, this information felt instantly
Who taught you to hate your [dark] skin?
Skin-lightening/bleaching is a problem, but it’s only a sign of much deeper inter-related issues: self-hatred, a race-based identity crisis, and the internalisation of Western-created cultural ideas that are inimical to the mental health of black people. At least with hair weaves and fake accents (other manifestations of an identity crisis), no one is in danger
Petition seeks asylum for African Americans from African governments
An online petition by the #WeWantToGoHome campaign is asking African governments to open their borders to African Americans who seek to cross the Atlantic, in a direction opposite to that of their ancestors, and return to the continent as asylum seekers It may sound strange to some who believe that the United States of America
Nigerian author makes longlist for £50k Man Booker Prize
Upcoming Nigerian author Chigozie Obioma has been longlisted for the prestigious Man Booker Prize for his debut novel, The Fisherman Thirteen authors made the “Man Booker Dozen” for the 2015 edition of the prize. On the list were three debut novelists – Nigeria’s Chigozie Obioma (The Fisherman), USA’s Bill Clegg (Did you ever have a family)