AfCON / CAN 2019 - The Baobab Preview
July 19th will see the culmination of almost one month of football excellence on the continent of Africa. Typically held during the...
Words Matter: The Importance of Language in US-Africa Relations
When communicating complex ideas, words matter. In international affairs, you have to be as precise as possible and navigate cultural...

Uniting the Women of Africa: African Women Leaders Network at the UN CSW
The United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is a UN body ‘exclusively dedicated to the promotion of gender equality and...

My Year with Four Female African Presidents: Learning by Example from #Africanwomenleaders Promoting
By Liz Grossman As I struggle to come to terms with the current state of gender politics in my own country, I am looking to Africa for...

Why do we know Hitler but not King Leopold?: The Holes in The Way World History Is Taught
As many of us know, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer recently caused a hubbub in the media by likening Syrian President Bashar...

Partnerships increase creativity and new technologies in #STEM in Africa
Written by Ashlee Sang Last month, a delegation of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) and education experts from...

Refugees are just like us
Written by Manuela Chedjou On January 27, 2017, I stepped foot into the United Nations Headquarters for the first time. The Committee on...

#Resist Xenophobia: How We Can Make the US More Inclusive to Africans
Just a few days ago, USC’s African Global Economic and Development Summit announced that it lost 100 attendees from Sierra Leone,...

We are our own heroes
Written by Michael Ibonye Recently, I had a long conversation with an old friend about our heroes.The Martin Luther King Jr’s and Nelson...

Recap of #AHES2015, incorporating the views of Senegalese students
Last week, I had the opportunity to participate in the African Higher Education Summit, welcoming nearly five hundred delegates including...

Using Differences to Change the World
Written by Qadan Mohamed I was born different. I am one of 12 children, female, and born in the country of Somaliland. I was born...

Combatting unemployment in Africa- Supporting youth to create their own futures through entrepreneur
Africa is the continent with the youngest population. The African Union estimates the African population at one billion, with 60% under...

Linking In to Economic Opportunities in #Africa
Internet penetration is rapidly growing in Africa, particularly in countries such as Nigeria , Egypt, South Africa, Kenya, and Morocco....

Why the #USelections are also Africa’s (and the world’s)
It’s that time again when Americans from all socio political backgrounds go to the voting stations to elect the person they believe will...














