President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi will be hosting six African heads of state at the Africa 2017 Forum that will take place this week, starting today, in the picturesque beach resort of Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. The President of Guinea, current chair of the AU, will be joining the Forum as well as the Presidents …
In 1979, California State University, Long Beach (CSULB), Black Student Union saw that it was critical to organize a national conference for Black students and the Black community to learn about and discuss the social conditions of Black people. Those student visionaries of the Black Student Union, which later evolved into the African Student Union, wanted …
Shooting into the political limelight when her husband, former president Jerry John Rawlings became Head of State of Ghana briefly in 1979 and then from 1981 to 2001, Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings has been a fierce advocator for women’s rights. She believes in women’s vital role of promoting Peace, family, country and the world at …
Chinelo Anohu-Amazu a Nigerian lawyer, public servant and administrator had to overcome several obstacles in her journey to become the Director-General and C.E.O of the National Pension Commission (PenCom) managing over N2 trillion in assets. After recently stepping down from this position which she pioneered and held for several years, she shares on what it …
When 26 boys were brutally murdered by Islamic militants in Borno State, Oby Ezekwesili experienced one of the worst days of her life. With her cries for justice falling on deaf ears, Ezekwesili was forced to move on with a heavy heart. In just a few months, 276 girls were kidnapped by the same group …