Archive for December, 2016
“Broke Days: My Husband and I Started With N10k” – Sonia IK Ogbonna
“I stopped complaining. …I started refocusing our energy …Faith. Gratitude. Believe in your choice and in yourself. Do not compare yourself to other people’s lives, but wish them well. And settle for your blessings, confess them everyday, with love and peace in your heart. Do not fear, you are not alone.”
200 Muslim Men Surround Christian Church On Christmas Day…To Protect Worshippers
As we go through the transition into 2017, African Events will be featuring some uplifting stories and events of 2016 that help give us hope to look forward to a […]
Preparations Underway For The Fifth Congress of African Economists in 2017
“Since its inception, the African Union (AU) has been working to consolidate the orientations defined by the Abuja Treaty to gradually achieve integration and promote socio- economic development. The building of the African Economic Community (AEC) is one…”
Surprise Birthday Bash in Stockholm Sweden
Surprise Birthday Bash in Stockholm Sweden Stockholm, Sweden: Birthday bash held for Ife Mbams by friends and relatives in Sweden. In the words of the host IJ Mbams; “I want […]
AUC Signs MoU With Book of African Records for The African Factbook Project
African Union Commission Signs MoU with Book of African Records for The African Factbook Project December 17, 2016 , Press Release, AUC Chairperson 17 December 2016- The African Union Commission, […]
Germany’s New ‘Marshall Plan’ Must Treat Africa As An Equal Partner – Tony O. Elumelu
“If Germany is genuinely committed to an African Marshall Plan, one that treats Africa as a genuine and equal partner; and whose ambition is not a temporary fix to a migration crisis, but an attempt to cooperatively to stimulate entrepreneurship and broad-based economic growth in Africa…”
Nigeria Women Shine Positive Light on Nigeria as a Nation of Skilled and Brilliant People
Nigeria Women Continue to Shine Positive Light on Nigeria as a Nation of People With Skills, Brilliant Minds, and Great Managers. Even as the Nigerian nation continues to struggle through […]
Former Nigeria’s Minister of Finance Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Receive National Honors From Two Countries
Former Nigeria’s Minister of Finance Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Honored By Presidents of Two Countries Recently, His Excellency President Alassane Ouattara of Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast) , and Her Excellency, President Johnson-Sirleaf of […]
PROFILE – John Pombe Joseph Magufuli, President of Tanzania, Elected October 2015
AFRICAN PERSONALITY PROFILE: John Pombe Joseph Magufuli, President of Tanzania, elected to office in October 2015. Magufuli ventured into elective politics after a short hiatus as a teacher at Sengerema […]
The Most Brilliant Black African Race – Facts And Figures From The US Academic Report
“…the intelligence of the Ibos (Igbos/Ndigbo) of southeastern Nigeria has been a subject of many discussions. Below is a US Academic report that addresses the subject using facts, figures, numbers, and charts.