Kase Lawal was featured on CNN’s African Voices, where he talked about how he started his own business, and how the business rose to becoming a multi-billion dollar empire. From Nigeria to Texas Oil Wealth, Kase Lawal, a man I personally have an utmost respect for and often consider him as my role model, especially [...]

Continued from Part 1. Nelson Mandela opened his law office in 1952, and a few months later teamed up with Tambo to create the first Black legal practice in South Africa. It was difficult for both Mandela and Tambo to find time for both their legal practice and their political aspirations. That year Mandela became [...]

Regardless of race or ethnicity, heterosexuals living in low-income communities are up to five times more likely to be HIV-positive than the rest of the U.S. population. Heterosexuals living below the poverty line in U.S. cities are five times as likely as the nation’s general population to be HIV-positive, regardless of their race or ethnicity, [...]

To see Nelson Mandela so moved by a song that he gets up and dances is delightful. On Mandela’s 92nd birthday it is gratifying to draw attention to his love of music and dancing. He strides in rhythmic steps and swings his friendly fists, occasionally punching the air with joy. To see the great leader [...]

Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was born on 18 July 1918 in the small village of Mvezo, on the Mbashe River, district of Umtata in Transkei, South Africa. His Father named him Rolihlahla, which means “pulling the branch of the tree”, or more colloquially “troublemaker.” The name Nelson was not given until his first day at school. [...]

Extremist group’s first deadly strike abroad puts it on the radar screen. Al Shabab, a militant Islamist group from Somalia, claimed their first act of terrorism on foreign soil yesterday, killing scores of people in a spate of bombings across the Ugandan capital, Kampala. But who are they? And do they have influence in the [...]

Dear President Mills, I write to you as one of your worried compatriots. This is not my first letter to you. I have sent several others to you in the past, but it seems your messengers both in the media and at the Castle refuse to let you know what I have been trying to [...]

Nairobi — Thirteen of every 100 married Kenyan women have co-wives. This means they are married to men who have at least one or more other wives, according to the latest official statistics on population trends. Although the figure represents a drop from the 16 of every 100 married women who had co-wives in 2003, [...]

Xavi is the beating heart of this Spanish team, the man dictating the tiki-taka pulse of pass after pass. Through the major arteries of Xabi Alonso, Sergio Busquets and, above all, Andres Iniesta, he circulates the ball with his supernatural sense of the subtle shifts in space unfolding across the whole pitch. Stop him and [...]

JOHANNESBURG — The first African World Cup didn’t belong to Africa, at least not on the soccer field. Of the six African nations that made it to the quadrennial tournament, five fell early — to indiscipline, tough competitors and heartbreaking missed opportunities. The plucky and focused Black Stars from Ghana were a bright spot for [...]