The Face of AfriKa

African blog covering inspirational and affirmative stories about black Africans. The Face of Afrika is what you do not see on TV. Ignorance is rampant when people don't have the full perspective on a society, a group of people or an individual.

African design: Cheick Diallo Biography
Cheick Diallo is a Malian designer born in Mali. He studied architecture in France

Ghana Business & Investment Exhibition 2008
"Ghana is quickly being recognised as a viable business environment, an excellent country to accelerate your career and a safe and beautiful place to settle..."

The Face of AfriKa
African blog covering inspirational and affirmative stories about black Africans. The Face of Afrika is what you do not see on TV. Ignorance is rampant when people don't have the full perspective on a society, a group of people or an individual.

African architecture
Stone walls of Great Zimbabwe,The golden dome and minarets of The National Mosque in Abuja,Port Louis Junior School Mauritius,Villa Hajee Democratic Republic of Congo

African architecture
Sudan: Turkish graves in front of modern buildings of downtown Khartoum, ada Prototype Housing, Fada-N'Gourma, Burkina Faso...

Pinconsult Associates Ltd: Architects and Architectural Practice in Lagos, Nigeria
The architecture company Pinconsult Associates Limited based in Lagos, Nigeria has been transforming the country landscape since 1985.

Are you proud to be African?
Philip Emeagwali

Quotes of the month by Bishop Desmond Tutu
"If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor." Bishop Desmond Tutu quote (African Spiritual leader and Novelist, b.1931).

Wole Soyinka, Nobel Prize winner in 1986
Wole Soyinka won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1986, the first African to be honored in that category.

Maathai Wangari, "the Kenya's Green Militant"
In year 2004, Maathai Wangari was the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize.

Daily Thoughts: Persistence
Nothing in the world can take the place of Persistence...

The Cultural & Museum Center Karonga, Malawi
The Cultural & Museum Center Karonga (CMCK) aims to preserve and promote Karonga's natural...

The Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize 2008
The Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize honour individuals and organizations with "outstanding achievements in the fields of medical research and medical services ...

Design Africa
THE DESIGN AFRICA website is up and running!

The Face of AfriKa Readers
Welcome to our new readers from Tanzania, Senegal,...

Daily Thoughts: Michael Dei-Anang
...Great is your destiny And great your power If you...

Daily Thoughts: Martin Luther King Jr
�In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.�...�Cowardice asks the question,...

Design Made in Africa
Design Made in Africa' toured in South Africa, Europe and America where visitors could discover a selection of work by 30 designers from 14 African countries.

Africa Remix
In 2004, an international team of curators put together an overview of artistic works by African artists living in and out of Africa.

Design Africa
THE DESIGN AFRICA website is up and running!

Zimbabwe: Nigel Chanakira proves that anything is possible!
"I am still investing in Zimbabwe because I strongly believe that eventually sanity will prevail. Insanity is defined as doing the same thing every day and expecting a different result".

Fidelis Atabong: The man behind Uzuri Magazine
The Cameroonian Fidelis Atabong is the owner and founder of Uzuri,

The Africa Health Conference 2008
The Africa Health Conference dates have been amended. The conference will take place from

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala: "The other Africa".
In this video produced by TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala talks about the 'other Africa'...

Will Money Solve Africa's Development Problems?
"for God's sake, please just stop."

Africa Business Events Diary
If you attend any of these events...send us your feedback.

African Bankers Awards 2008
"Africa�s top bankers, governors of central banks and industry leaders will...

Richard Maponya's empire.
Richard Maponya managed to build a retail empire despite the restrictions of Apartheid in 1960s and 1970s...

African cinema on the move
The African film industry is on the move although ...

Daily Thoughts: African Proverbs
Like vomit and shit under your feet (the rumormonger ...

Wole Soyinka has faith in mankind
When he won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1986, the judges claimed that Wole...

Daily Thoughts: Wole Soyinka's Quotes
"The greatest threat to freedom is ...

Dikembe Mutombo gives back to Africa
Dikembe Mutombo (born 1966) played professional basketball in the NBA at the position of center for...

African cinema on the move
Senegalese Semb�ne Ousmane (1923-2007) directed what is considered to be the first African feature-length film...

Liya Kebede, beauty inside and out
While some of her peers are busy partying, Liya who was born and raised in Ethiopia is striving to improve the lives of women and children in her native country and around the world...

Feliciano dos Santos: Saving lives through music
Feliciano dos Santos is a celebrity in his native Mozambique and his popularity is spreading beyond the Mozambican borders. Yet,...

Daily Thoughts: Jealous people
As you strive to reach your maximum potential, you are bound to meet many jealous people. Please be...

Nelson Mandela's Birthday
Nelson Mandela will be 90 years old on July 18, 2008. This is...

Daily Thoughts: They can talk the talk but can they walk the walk?
Now, let's look at a couple of interesting quotes by two African politicians...

African cinema on the move
The Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO) is the major African film festival in the continent. In 2009, FESPACO will be celebrating its...

Oumou Sy: The Senegalese Queen of Fashion
Oumou Sy is a Senegalese fashion, textile, and costume designer born in Senegal in 1952. She is one of the...

Rokia Traor�: 'Kounandi'
Singer and songwriter Rokia Traor� performs "Kounandi" in Arusha, Tanzania (June 2007). The song blends...

'Body of Evidence': Contemporary African Art Collection
The group exhibition 'Body of Evidence' explores how contemporary African artists use the body to communicate meaning...

Jean-Marie Baba Asilia opens 'The Pygmies Cultural Centre' in Congo
Jean-Marie Baba Asilia is a Congolese folk artist and Artistic Director of the folk organisation COFADF AF'OUKA, an acronym for "The Congolese festivals of arts and folk dances". During...

The 52nd Venice Biennale: The African Pavilion and Malick Sidib�'s Achievement.
When I visited the Venice Biennale for the first time in June 2007, I did not know much about the Art Fair but I was proud to see that the continent of Africa had its...

Is Africa in danger of food shortage or are African leaders failing their people...again?
Most of us have heard of the riots in different part of the world fathered by sharp rises in the cost of food...

Postcard from Africa
African people, African landscapes, African...

Michel Sibilondire
Michel Sibilondire is a 36-year-old Congolese...He was hired by the UN to be a go-between.

Postcard from Africa
Another look at the African culture, people, landscapes...

Frantz Fanon
Frantz Fanon (July 20, 1925 - December 6, 1961) was a Martiniquian author, essayist, philosopher, psychoanalyst, and revolutionary...

Daily Thoughts: Oprah Winfrey's 2008 Stanford Commencement Address
Oprah Winfrey ...an amazing role model.

African Music Online
an inexhaustive list of great African music websites that I have visited lately...

Africa on the move: What will you do? Join the movement!
the lack of unity among institutions and (or) individuals...so excited

Daily Thoughts: Motivational Poem
Don't dismiss your Dreams. To be without dreams is to be without...

The Face of AfriKa on Facebook
Now you can join The Face of AfriKa on FACEBOOK too...

The Face of AFriKa Contributors
So you are all welcome (readers, journalists and writers from all levels) to write for...

The 46664 concert in Hyde Park, London.
Oprah Winfrey, Denzel Washington... Will and Jada Pinkett Smith, Louis Hamilton, Robert de Niro,...

Toshiya Endo's passion for African music
In the late 1980's, I came across a newly emerging music from...who cooperated me and visited...

Music for Africa
Music for Africa was founded by Tom Toomey a guitarist...In 2007 Mathew passed grade 6 Classical Guitar...

Juliette Sm�ralda: Black Skin, frizzy hair. A History of Alienation.
behaviors in terms of beauty and aesthetics of people of African descent...Afro hair...

Juliette Sm�ralda: The interview
...said that many Africans lighten their natural complexion to resemble white people. Do you share that view?...

Daily Thoughts: George Ayittey - Reform, reform, reform!
Give Africa these six institutions...Africans will do the rest of the job.

SPLENDOR OF AFRICA
WONDERS OF THE AFRICAN WORLD: ETHIOPIA...BOTSWANA...

Why not celebrate what Africans have already achieved?
One thing blocking a fuller perception of Africa's progress may be implicit racism, argues Charles Stith, former US ambassador to Tanzania...

The Face of AfriKa Readers
A big thank you to 'The Face of AfriKa' readers who sent us emails from Malta, Singapore, Philippines...

God Bless Africa: Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika (Enoch Mankayi Sontonga)
Enoch Mankayi Sontonga (1873-April 1905) was the composer of Nkosi Sikelele Afrika (God Bless Africa)...God bless Africa May her glory be lifted high Hear our petitions...

El Anatsui: The Big Art Project (The Big 4)
El Anatsui is today recognised as one of the leading sculptors of...numerous public and private collections

SPLENDOR OF AFRICA
so blessed to enjoy over the...to focus our efforts on what binds us

What have you done for Africa lately? Linda Ikeji's experience.
"talking to them I found that some of them were actually ...actions are never insignificant, no matter how...

Daily Thoughts: Woman of Africa by Ahmed S�kou Tour�
Equality is not offered,It must be conquered... Women of Africa,Women of the Revolution!You will rise up to Apex...You will journey endlessly

UZIMA Foundation: Change starts here.
...knowledge and skills while developing their relashionship with fellow youth, adults and various associations...

mPedigree and the commercialisation of fake drugs.
mPedigree objective is to empower consumers with the ability to ...The idea is to build a system first in Ghana, and then through Africa...

Daily Thoughts: Mugabe by Zapiro - Angelina Jolie & Madonna by Niecy Nash (No comment)
Celebrities like Madonna and Angelina Jolie are going to other countries, adopting little black kids and...

Postcards from Djibouti
The Republic of Djibouti is situated in the Northeast...

Yinka Shonibare and the Fourth Plinth Commission
The fallowing year, he was awarded the prestigious title of Member of the British Empire (MBE) that he accepted from...

The Face of AfriKa Readers
The talented designer Cheick Diallo has an official...

African Cuisine: African Food as you like it!
Those in search of authentic African cuisine restaurants, recipes and websites will appreciate the dish we are about...

The African Path Village: African Community Online
The African Path Village (APV) is a website created by a young entrepreneur, Joshua Wanyama born in...

African Students Association: Fun night out
The students...Dancing...they've got the move...

Good news from Africa
"The point of articulating why we shouldn�t dispense our energies in...

What have you done for Africa lately? Linda Ikeji's experience.
I realised there was more to life than fashion and Style. Much more! So I decided...

African Youth delegations visit China
In addition, the Chinese students performed in an evening gala for their African guests, staging martial arts, folk dances and songs...

Black & White twins
None of us could believe it," the maternity ward's head doctor, Birgit Weber, told one news source, "Both kids have definitely the same father."

African Fashion: Barcelagos Clothing
... to target the potential market of Nigerian and other African youths living abroad...

Sustainable architecture in Africa
...25 condos have two bedrooms, two and a half baths, and two balconies opposite each other for unimpeded cross-ventilation...

Tayo Fatunla's success story
His cartoons are on permanent display at the International Museum of Cartoon Art (IMCA), Boca Raton, Florida...his work has been exhibited in Britain, France, Belgium, Egypt, Nigeria, Finland and Italy...

Nelson Mandela Celebrates his 90th birthday today
Although many successful African entrepreneurs and celebrities alike do their part in giving ...African Leaders need to put in place policies in favour of redistribution of wealth

Are Africans lazy
Stereotypes are used in the Western culture, which is a culture dominated by theoretical knowledge, as a certain kind of practical knowledge, which...

Debating matters
Regrettably, not many people have reached the point...debate without arguing or getting upset...

Daily Thoughts: Mugabe by Zapiro - Angelina Jolie & Madonna by Niecy Nash (No comment)
...To all rappers and singers, ballers and shot callers make a difference and get yourself some white kids...

Postcards from Djibouti
The Republic of Djibouti is situated in the Northeast Africa...


In June 2008, Shonibare won the Fourth Plinth Commission after being chosen "ahead of a number of leading artists, including Tracey Emin and AnishKapoor, ...

The Face of AfriKa Readers
The talented designer Cheick Diallo has an official website (at last)...

Myths About the Developing World: A demonstration by Hans Roslin
at Sweden�s Karolinska Institute, his current work focuses on dispelling common myths about the so-called developing world, which

The FYAG's call for youths interested in environmental sustainability
African structure of the Global Young Greens (GYG).This conference will bring together young people, organisations and

Mugabe and Tsvangirai's handshake
Why Robert Mugabe's Zanu-PF party and Morgan Tsvangirai's opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) have no choice but to solve the political crisis in Zimbabwe?

GTV EXTENDS PAY-TELEVISION WITH FRENCH LANGUAGE SERVICE
Gateway Broadcast Services (GTV), a subsidiary of Gateway Communications is extending its pan African pay-TV service and will

ARCHITECT AFRICA: ATEPA GROUP & PIERRE GOUDIABY ATEPA
Pierre Goudiaby Atepa,*[1] (b. June 30, 1947 in Casamance, Senegal) is a leading Senegalese engineer, architect, entrepreneur, President and Founder of the ATEPA Group.

THE AFRICA 2009 PROGRAMME'S NINTH THEMATIC SEMINAR
"Africa 2009 is a ten-year capacity building programme launched in Abidjan, C�te d�Ivoire, in 1998. It is the result of a survey and needs assessment carried out in 1996.

ARCHITECT AFRICA: PINCONSULT ASSOCIATES LTD
PINCONSULT ASSOCIATES LIMITED is based in Lagos, Nigeria, where it serves clients throughout the country.

AFRICAN PAINTED HOUSES
The Ndzundza Ndebele community of South Africa created their own tradition and style of house painting back in

PICTURE OF THE WEEK: NGAKA MASEKO HIGH SCHOOL
"Welcome to Winterveldt: This is where we live. It is about 30 miles north of Pretoria, the capital city of the Republic of South Africa. The people in this area are

Daily Thoughts: Slavery
Sorry?...

Events in Africa: Festivals and more...
The Schweppes East African Concours d'Elegance.This car lovers rendezvous takes place in September 28th, 2008.

The Sauti za Busara Music Festival 2009
Zamani Zanzibar resort offers beachfront villas with private plunge pools and sundecks overlooking the Indian Ocean...

Naomi Campbell, Mary J Blige, Reanna, and Oswald Boateng in Nigeria
ThisDay annual music and fashion festival...Nigeria

Picture of the week: Ghana
Picture of the week: Ghana

The Lake of Stars Festival: International Malawian Music Festival
As well as the festival, Lake of Stars stages events accross Europe and Africa...

Children's Books and Music
Africa Book Centre Limited (ABC) is...books from and about Africa

The 5th Annual Nigerian Youth Leadership Awards
LEAP Africa has announced the 5th edition of its Annual Awards...

Non-Profit Organisations Funding
Many non-profit organisations rely on per-project funding from donors. They

The 50 best African artists
A panel of artists, journalists and other professionals gathered in 2006...

Africa Phone Books
Africa Phone Books, is a detailed Yellow Pages of Africa...

ArchiAfrika: African Architecture is rich in depth and variety
They realised that African Architecture is relatively unknown in the (western) world...

Dow Jones Africa Titans 50 Index
Africa Titans 50 IndexSM measures the stock performance of 50 leading companies that are...

Zanzibar International Film Festival 2008
an island located in the Indian Ocean about 35 km off the coast of mainland Tanzania at...

The African Youth Alliance
The African Youth Alliance reaches young people between the ages of 10 and 24, with an...

The African Youth Alliance
The African Youth Alliance reaches young people between the ages of 10 and 24

Africa Is Not A Country
You just can't keep watching, folding your arms and grudging; get involved: Don't just read the news - be part of the news and public opinion creators. Write the news, question the news!

Kids For Kids Festival: International Film Festival by Kids, For Kids
Kids for Kids Africa festival will be held in the framework of Lola Kenya Screen, International Centre of Films for...

Bono's Quest to "Save" Africa
I argue that the discourse of celebrity activism for Africa has served to contribute to the marginalisation, albeit...

Africa Tunes In To Peace Radio
A former LRA child soldier who later returned home, explains why. �I did not feel anything bad about killing,� [...] �Not until I started listening to Radio Mega.

Why did African Scientist Dr. Monty Jones Win The 2004 World Food Prize?
"He captured the genetic potential of ancient African rices by combining African and Asian rice species, dramatically increasing yields and offering great hope to millions of poor farmers."

Shades of Threat: Racial Identity as a Moderator of Stereotype Threat
racial stereotypes and discriminations can affect the victims' memory and academic performance.

AIDS: A way out?
�Unless we empower women we will remain with very limited success,�

Picture of the Week: Masai
Masai on the cell Phone

The Africa Science News Service (ASNS)
This online scientific magazine is published by the Services in Scientific Work in Africa (SSA)

Ida Horner: Don't let life happen to you. Go out there and make it happen!
Almost all of the items in the product range have been very well received and some of customers have been blown away...

Viola Vaughn: This week's CNN hero
When her 26 year-old daughter died in 2000, Viola and her husband...Viola's goal is to keep young girls in school

Picture of the week: 10000Girls & Students from Spelman College and Morehouse College
Students from Spelman College (USA), America's oldest historically black college for women accompanied by students from Morehouce College (USA),

Our poll: The Tutankhamen's Tomb
To all of you who have participated in our little survey, "Test Your Knowledge of Africa". The question was, where can the public see the treasures found in Tutankhamen's Tomb?

Let�s Meet Africa & do Business
The exhibition is an unique opportunity for professionals with different backgrounds to exchange ideas and...

African scientists: Dr Alexis Nzila and Dr Hiba Mohamed
Dr.Alexis Nzila was awarded the Royal Society Pfizer Award in October 10, 2006 for his research to find...

The Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI)
The Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) was established in 1979. Prior to...

Still Black, Still Proud: African Tribute to James Brown
"Still Black, Still Proud" celebrates the legacy of the Godfather of the Soul. Special guests...

Is Barack Obama responsible for the Italian Vogue's "Black Issue"?
taboos by featuring only black models in its July issue." Indeed, the controversial...

Erykah Badu: An African Ambassador?
African-American soul singer hit the music scene in the late '90s, her hair style, ... clothing and attitude

Africare: A Story of Collaboration.
"From the beginning, Africare was always there to work with the people and not to superimpose a plan for them.

Festival In The Desert: Mali
This festival coined the "most remote music festival in the world" is a great and unforgettable experience .

Picture of the week: Mauritius
Mauritius - 2005

The African Virtual University
The African Virtual University (AVU) was initially launched in Washington in 1997 as a World Bank project. It was later transferred to Nairobi, Kenya in 2002.

Postcardman.net: Worldwide Vintage Postcards
Postcardman.net is a website that sells worldwide vintage postcards.

Initiative Africa - People TV
Initiative Africa strives to highlights individuals or organizations' efforts to contributing to the development of the African continent

Daily Thoughts: Mazisi Kunene
Mazisi (Raymond) Kunene (1930-2006) was a South African poet and arguably, the most remarkable African poet to ever lived.

Should "2 Face Idibia" give African-American Hip-Hop performers a master class on how to treat women?
2face Idibia might have few tips on gallantry for African-Americans Hip-Hop performers..

Angola's capital Luanda is the most expensive city in the world.
ECA's June 2008 research suggests that Angola�s capital Luanda was the most expensive city in the world.

Soaring Food Prices: Causes and Possible Solutions
Farmer in Niger: The only long-term solution to high food prices is to help rural Africans grow more food

Pictures of the week: Surma and Mursi tribes' fashion show
"these tribal people have created looks that put the most outlandish creations of Western catwalk couturiers to shame."

Fashion Africa 2008: International meeting point for fashion designers
This event will be the international meeting point for fashion designers / companies to showcase their new Fashion and style products

The Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa: A Pan-African Force for Change
It is recognised not only as the pioneer African social research organisation but also as the apex non-governmental centre of social knowledge production on the continent.

Angelique Kidjo: Djin Djin
She is a four-time Grammy Awards nominee and her latest album Djin Djin feature guest apparences by Alicia Keys, Josh Groban, Ziggy Marley, Amadou & Miriam and more

The Association of African Universities: The Voice of Higher Education in Africa
It represents the voice of higher education in Africa on regional and

The Luganda version of Firefox
Students and linguists from Makerere University, South Africa's Rhodes University and Translate.org.za have translated the open source web browser, Mozilla Firefow

Angola's capital Luanda is the most expensive city in the world.
ECA's June 2008 research suggests that Angola�s capital Luanda was the most expensive city in the world.

The African Students Association (ASA): The Africa we believe in!
ASAC is all about uniting Africans across the world and presenting a really GOOD giving BACK program that will solidify the uniqueness of ASA in america.

The Africa Convention 2008: A Special Event in the Diaspora.
The Africa Convention is an initiative that aims to gather Africans from all over the Diaspora as well as Afrophiles in celabration of the continent of Africa!

African Painters: A Website that Celebrates African Fashion, Design and Visual Art
African Painters organisation was founded in 2003 in order to provide a platform for artists from Africa to showcase their work.

Design Decisions: Temi Stallings
Design Decisions is an interior design firm established in California in 1990 with offices in Lagos, Nigeria and South Africa.

F�tes des Masques (Festival of Masks): C�te d'Ivoire
F�tes des Masques (Festival of Masks) is one of C�te d'Ivoire's most famous festivals which takes place in the region of Man in November

Picture of the week: The Zambezi river
The Victoria Falls or Mosi-oa-Tunya (the Smoke that Thunders) is a waterfall situated in southern Africa on the Zambezi River between the countries of Zambia and Zimbabwe.

Ory Okolloh: Africa needs African activists
In "The Making of an African Activist", Ory Okolloh explains why Africa needs Africans to work hard to promote the continent's image worldwide as well as contribute to the continent development.

Daily Thoughts: Mental Fight by Ben Okri
The new era is already here: Here the new time begins anew. The new era happens every day, Every day is a new world,

Honouring Dr Laike Mariam Asfaw
Dr Laike Mariam Asfaw was awarded the 2008 "New International Award" for " selflessly devoting himself to running the Geophysical Observatory, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, for 30 years, including through politically turbulent times, so that today it provides the highest-quality geomagnetic, seismological, and GPS data, and for promoting education, natural hazard mitigation and awareness, and the careers of his colleagues."

Beautiful Africa
The title says it all: below are some views of the continent.

Events in Africa: Festivals and more...
The Schweppes East African Concours d'Elegance. This car lovers rendezvous takes place in September 28th, 2008.

Daily Thoughts: Honouring Barack Obama & Community Organizers Worldwide!
What is community organizing? Community organizing is a long-term approach where the people affected by an issue are supported in identifying

Teach A Man To Fish: Pan-African Awards for Entrepreneurship in Education 2008
Teach A Man To Fish, in partnership with Educating Africa is proud to announce the EDUCATING AFRICA Pan-African Awards for entrepreneurship in Education 2008.

Adob: Affordable housing in South Africa...really?
I don't like this design at all. Why not build REAL houses? I wonder what the designers were thinking while discussing this concept

Picture of the week: Naomi Campbell
Naomi Campbell - Photo credit Steven Meisel for Italian Vogue - Vogue Italia - All Black Issue, July, 2008

Dr. Florence Wambugu and Victor Mfinanga awarded the 2008 Yara Prize
"Determination goes a long way if you want to change things for the better in Africa." Florence Wambugu

Photos of Africa
Equitorial Guinea- Mali - Zimbabwe - Namibia - Tanzania - South Africa

Happy New Year from The Face Of AfriKa


AfricaNews Editorial Team & Journalist Katie Lewis: Top 15 Good News Stories Out Of Africa In 2008
1. Peaceful elections in Ghana. 2. Continues growth of many African economies (Mozambique, Tanzania, Ghana, Kenya, Angola, etc.). 3. Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, president of war torn Liberia keeps her country stable.

Pictures Of The Week: Nana Kofi Acquah
Nana Kofi Acquah photographs

The Face Of AfriKa Blog Owner: Africa Is The Star
I know...I said I wouldn't write anymore this year but I've just read a post by a friendly fellow blogger and I think It would be nice to answer some of her questions before 2009.

African Women Love 'African Woman Magazine'
The Editorial Team set up a Facebook page in November 2008 to meet popular demand.

Daily Thoughts: John H. Johnson
�When I see a barrier, I cry and I curse, and then I get a ladder and climb over it.�

Starting A Small Business?
Profits are essential for your business to succeed - they are what pays you.

Festival Au D�sert (Festival In The Desert)
he 2009 edition of the festival begins next week from January 9 in Mali.

First Bank of Nigeria plc (FBN) Extends Its Services To France
In July 2008, the African Finance Journal, 'Les Afriques' reported that First Bank of Nigeria plc (FBN) extended its services to France

Eva Pigford Marcille
'The Diva' just got engaged to the American actor Lance Gross

The African Calling: A Message To The Young And Old
Days, months, years and whole decades have gone by since the winds of change swept across Africa

Sierra Leone Won The Africa Peace Award 2008
The African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (ACCORD) awarded Sierra Leone the Peace Award 2008.

Africa Events Calendar: What's on?
Africa Events Calendar: What's on?

African Film Festivals Around The World
African Film Festivals Around The World

Nubian Ad Network For Black Website Owners
f you are a black website/blog owner, you would be pleased to know that 'the Nubian Ad Network serves as "central advertising marketplace" for Black website owners

Dubai film festival: "My Secret Sky"
The world premiere of "My Secret Sky," a Zulu-language film, was presented by the South African Nashen Moodley in Dubai.

The 17th Annual Pan African Film & Arts Festival
This festival will take place in Los Angeles, USA from february 5 to February 16, 2009. It is America's Largest and Most Prestigious Black Film Festival.

Daily Thoughts: Persistence
"Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence...

Patrice Motsepe: Self-Made Billionaire
Johannesburg mining magnate Patrice Motsepe is South Africa's first black billionaire.

William Kamkwamba Wins The 2008 Malawi Web Award
William mentions that he is the recipient of the 2008 Malawi Web Award for best blog.

Sauti za Busara 2009 : Music Festival, Zanzibar
The sixth edition of the Sauti za Busara music festival will take place in Zanzibar, 12-17 February 2009.

Serge Mouange's Wafrica And NuVu
Interior Designer, Industrial Designer and Artist Serge Mouange was born in Yaounde, Cameroon in 1973.

BET Expands Its International Reach With the Launch of BET in Africa on Multiple Platforms
BET Networks announced today that it is now offering BET in 29 countries in sub-Saharan Africa on multiple platforms

The Face Of AfriKa Blog Owner: Africa Is The Star
I know...I said I wouldn't write anymore this year but I've just read a post by a friendly fellow blogger and I think It would be nice to answer some of her questions before 2009.

Happy New Year From The Face Of AfriKa
This is it. This is my last post of the year 2008. Wow, time flies... 'The Face of AfriKa' has just few months (eight precisely) and the number of readers is increasing sharply, thanks to you!

AfricaNews Editorial Team & Journalist Katie Lewis: Top 15 Good News Stories Out Of Africa In 2008
Below are Africa's top 10 positive developments in 2008 according to the AfricaNews Editorial Team:

YOU CAN TURN YOUR DREAMS INTO REALITY
Your imagination will show you how to turn your possibilities into reality.

Photo Of The Week: Boubacar Tour�, 'Mand�mory's Couleurs de P�che'
Photo by African photographer Boubacar Tour� Mand�mory's Couleurs de P�che

Ogaba Okufu & Moreen-Enyabumba-- Rwanda
I quite like this video (although I don't understand a word of this song). Unfortunately, I was unable to find the lyrics in English. I hope you enjoy this anyway, have a good day!

Annual Nigerian Youth Leadership Awards
'Leadership, Effectiveness, Accountability & Professionalism'

Opposition Leader John Atta Mills Wins Presidency in Ghana
John Atta Mills won Ghana's presidency, defeating his rival in the closest race in the country's history, election officials said Saturday.

African Banker Awards 2008: �For Once We Can Say The World Can Learn From Africa�.
the African Banker Awards to be held in Washington D.C in October 10, 2008.

Photo Of The Week: Boubacar Tour�, 'Mand�mory's Couleurs de P�che'
'Mand�mory's Couleurs de P�che'

African Women Love 'African Woman Magazine'
African Woman Magazine (AW) was launched in 2005 and had no online presence until the Editorial Team set up a Facebook page

African Banker Awards 2008: �For Once We Can Say The World Can Learn From Africa�.
Below is the list of the 17 winners: The two big winners were Nigeria and South Africa.

Opposition Leader John Atta Mills Wins Presidency in Ghana
John Atta Mills won Ghana's presidency, defeating his rival in the closest race in the country's history, election officials said Saturday.

Annual Nigerian Youth Leadership Awards
Every year LEAP holds a Youth Leadership Awards to celebrate the achievements of ten outstanding Nigerians under the age of 30.

Ogaba Okufu & Moreen-Enyabumba-- Rwanda
VIDEO MUSIC

Happy Ashura & Merry Ganna!
Happy Ashura & Merry Ganna!

Face Africa To Receive 1 Million Packets of Pur� From Procter And Gamble For Distribution To Liberian Communities
Boston, MA � January 2, 2009 � FACE Africa, a non-profit that works to replicate innovative and results-oriented non-profit programs in African communities,

Nubian Ad Network: New Black Advertising Marketplace
The Nubian Ad Network (NAN) has announced its new

Extreme Surf School


Samuel Fosso
Samuel Fosso was born in Cameroon in 1962. He opened his own studio at the age of 13 in Bangui,

About The Blog Owner (2)
I'm not a journalist nor a professional writer but

BHF Magazine-- African Fashion Magazine
BHF Magazine was created by the Nigerian power couple Geoffrey and Jennifer Olisa in February 2007.

Disturbance: Graphic Design Studio
The company was established by siblings Richard and Susie Hart in 1997 and it is based in Durban, South Africa. Below are some of their work.

In The Spirit
"When you live your life on your own terms, you free yourself from trying to convince others that you're more than you are. You know that who you are is more than enough."

Africa Travel Association (ATA)
One of the association's latest initiative is to collaborate with the African Diaspora community.

AfricaRecruit
AfricaRecruit is an initiative of The New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD).

Livingstone 2009 Calendar: Venantia Otto
Livingstone 2009 Calendar: Venantia Otto

MTV Africa Music Awards (MAMAs) 2008
The awards will provide a major promotional platform for the burgeoning African music industry,

Africa Music Awards (AMA) 2009
Africa Music Awards (AMA) 2009

The African Network (TAN)
TAN is a global non-profit organization with the sole mandate of fostering entrepreneurship and technology among people of African descent.

Bill Clinton And Kofi Annan In Nigeria
Bill Clinton and former United Nations Secretary-General, Kofi Annan

Vlisco Designs
For the last 160 years in the Netherlands,

George Bush's Legacy In Africa: AFRICOM
George Bush's Legacy In Africa: AFRICOM

Kenya: Food Distribution To Commence This Week
The 'Government of Kenya' summoned provincial administration officers from

Djimon Hounsou In 'Push'
Djimon Hounsou features in the up coming 'Push', a film by Paul McGuigan (Lucky Number Slevin- 2006).

Formula X: A New Kenyan Feature Film
Formula X, directed and scripted by Steve Ominde and Sagwa Chabeda premiered at the Nu Metro Westgate cinema in Nairobi in 2008.

David Tlale
Talented South African designer David Tlale (pictured left)

New York African Film Festival
In a world that�s seemingly becoming more interconnected every day,

Photos Of The Week: Kate Tachie-Menson
Photos Of The Week: Kate Tachie-Menson

Africa: Organisations & Associations
There are countless of Africa-related organisations the public don't know about.

Democratic Republic of Congo: Congolese Community Holds Rally
The Congolese community is organising peace rallies in Brussels, Belgium on Saturday 17 January 2009

The Friends of the Congo
The Friends of the Congo (FOTC) is an advocacy organization based in the US

Musa Okwonga
Musa (pictured) is an Oxford University graduate who since then has practised law, football and writing, with the emphasis on the latter.

West Africa's Next Top Model Auditions
The West Africa�s Next Top Model show scheduled to begin production in Africa in March 2009

MTV Africa Music Awards (MAMAs)
The MAMAs has come and gone. I have already talked about it but I've just watched the video below and thought I should post it here.

Yes We Can!-- Barack Obama Brings Hope To Africans
As we celebrate his inauguration, let us not forget that our brothers and sisters

Joburg Fashion Week 2009
Wed 21 Jan � Sat 24 Jan 2009 Johannesburg, South Africa (map)

Africa: This Is Your Time.
Being a young Zimbabwean entrepreneur fighting to develop my vision and its contribution to Africa, l fully know what its like to feel depressed.

St. Frimpong-- Promising Young Fashion Designer
St Frimpong is the brainchild of fashion designers St Eugene Frimpong and Kamal Ibrahim.

Sukuks: An African Opportunity Yet to be Explored
the growth of Islamic financial bonds or sukuks,

Reflect On These Words
Reflect On These Words

Growth slows, but Africa�s economies are now more resilient
When several US investment houses collapsed in September, unleashing a chain of crashes in major markets around the world, brokers at Kenya�s Nairobi Stock Exchange anxiously watched the listings on their own boards.

Pictures of the week: Sidi Bou, Tunisia
Pictures of the week: Sidi Bou, Tunisia

African Heritage Architecture
The African Heritage Architecture (AHA) has a gallery that comprises interesting images from

Face of Africa 2008
M-Net Face of Africa 2008 big finally was held on Saturday November 29,

Africans To Celebrate Barack Obama's Victory At The African Diaspora Inaugural Ball
African Diaspora For Change (AD4Change) is a grassroots group set up during the US presidential election in support of Obama's candidacy.

2010 African Nations Cup : Angola To Spend 400 Million Dollars Revamping Airports
Luanda is the most expensive city in the world with a litre of milk costing three dollars and a pizza and beer as much as 50 dollars

Obama Inaugural Concert In Washington DC (Photos & Videos)
Music legends joined Sunday with hundreds of thousands of people at Washington's Lincoln Memorial in a vast emotional celebration of Barack Obama's upcoming inauguration as the first black US president.

Vlisco 'Urban Beat' Collection Launch-- Fashion Show Events
Vlisco launched its new collection 'Urban Beat' on January 19, 2009. The fashion house has announced two other major events: a Designers competition and a fashion show.

Obama Is The New Prez-- Hello Mr President! (Photos And Videos)
Reporting from Los Angeles -- Barack Hussein Obama was sworn into office as the nation's 44th president today, assuming leadership of a nation riven by war and economic despair but embracing the improbable ascension of a first-term Illinois senator as the nation's first black chief executive.

Best Wishes President Obama & First Lady Michelle Obama (Photos & Videos)
First Dance: President Barack Obama And First Lady Michelle Obama

Reflect On These Words
Reflect On These Words

Africa Events Calendar: Energy 09 -- Festival on the Niger
Africa Events Calendar: Energy 09 -- Festival on the Niger

Mozambique: Photos & Country Profile
Mozambique has been battered by colonial rule, civil war and famine. But since a peace deal ended 16 years of civil conflict the country has made big strides, becoming a magnet for foreign investment.

Livingstone Calendar 2009-- Venantia Otto Is Fierce!
Good products/concepts deserve promoting. Chitambala Chiti Mwewa's idea for the Livingstone Calendar 2009 is great for Africa and African models like Venantia Otto (who by the way is gorgeous). It's still time to buy your 2009 Livingstone calendars...

Wangari Maathai: Unbowed-- A Memoir
Nobel Peace Prize Winner and Green Belt Movement (GBM) Founder, Wangari Maathai wrote an autobiography that received numurous critical acclaims.

Cascade Festival of African Films Sun 1 Feb � Sun 1 Mar 2009
Arugungu Fishing Festival, Patigi Regatta Festival,

Zimbabwe: Heroic Students-- Part1
An inspiring story revealing the plight of students who are holding on to their dreams. These students are a wonder that all in the world must know about; they are true champions of their cause.

Pictures Of The Week: Colin Powell On The Dance Floor
Pictured above with the Nigerian hip-hop group Olu Maintain, Colin Powell is showing his moves.