Friday, September 10, 2010The Blessing Was Being There: Ruminations from the 2010 World Cupby Stephen Satterfield, Founder & President, International Society of Africans in Wine (ISAW)What comes next? That’s the only question that remains regarding the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The world came to South Africa - and to the dismay of many - Africa remains! No riots, no violent or untimely protest, not even a controversial final call that undermined the entire multi-billion affair (Ghana not withstanding).
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Thursday, September 09, 2010Reducing Poverty - An idea takes root and All For Africa is bornby All For Africa , In reaction to coming face to face with the impact of war and poverty on the health and well being of millions of Africans, a group of New York based entrepreneurs launched a number of new ventures to bring significant investment in infrastructure as well as employment opportunities to the African continent. These projects in manufacturing, energy, telecom, mining and agriculture required significant investment in physical and social infrastructure.
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Wednesday, September 08, 2010Interview with Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond, author of “Powder Necklace”by Jacqueline Adams, Africa.com Board of AdvisersJust like Lila, the teenage heroine of her first novel “Powder Necklace,” author Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond was sent from a comfortable Western environment to a girls’ boarding school in Ghana. Though she was only 15 when she returned to the United States from three years away, Ms. Brew-Hammond knew that she would write about what she had experienced -- the culture shock, her awakening to and the impact of class differences as well as her feelings of emotional displacement.
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