By Jake Donovan | Boxing Scene
Nigerian Efe Ajagba hoped to make more of a statement in his first fight under new management. Instead, the heavyweight prospect had to settle for winning tonight and looking good the next time.
Continue reading “Efe Ajagba Makes Top Rank Debut with Decision win over Jonnie Rice”
By Ebimo Amungo
Nigerian-American Uzo Aduba was awarded her third career Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a limited series for her role in the FX miniseries Mrs. America. She was the only African to win an award after six actors with African heritage had been nominated for the 2020 Emmys Award
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By Jeff Kinyanjui | Nation
Kenyan midfielder Tobias Otieno has left for the United States of America to link up with second division side Union Omaha.
Continue reading “Tobias Otieno | Ex-Gor Mahia Ace Off to Chase American Dream”
By Richard Kamau | Nairobi Wire
Anne Mongare aka DJ Mochi Baybee is a Kenyan disc jockey based in Minnesota, US. She talked to People Daily about her love for the decks and journey in the craft.
Continue reading “Anne Mongare | Meet Minnesota based Kenyan Disc Jockey, known as DJ Mochi Baybee”
By International Rescue Committee
Jacqueline Uwumeremyi fled from the Democratic Republic of Congo to South Africa because of violence. After facing constant xenophobia because of her refugee status, she and her five children were finally resettled in Boise, Idaho, in 2018.
Continue reading “Stories of Welcome: Congolese refugees are embraced by their new community in Boise, Idaho”
By Ebimo Amungo | With INTEL NEWS RELEASE
Intel Corporation has announced the appointment of Ghanaian Safroadu (Saf) Yeboah-Amankwah as senior vice president and chief strategy officer, effective Nov. 1. Yeboah-Amankwah will be the second African to hold the same position of senior vice president and chief strategy officer at Intel Senegalese-born Aichatou Sar Evans who only left Intel in February, 2019.
Continue reading “Saf Yeboah-Amankwah | Intel Appoints Ghanaian as Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer”
By Jim Moodie | Sudbury Star
When the recent high school grad began exploring funding options to attend Laurentian University, however, it “felt like there was this big, huge wall,” she said. That’s because Adeoti hails from Nigeria and, despite having lived in Canada for three years, has not yet secured permanent residency.
Continue reading “Demonstrators in Sudbury demand fairness for migrants”
By Emily Zanotti | DailyWire.com
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) penned a letter to the Department of Homeland Security last week demanding that Immigrations and Customs Enforcement halt plans to deport 39 Somali nationals over concerns that they could contribute to the “spread of COVID.”
Continue reading “Ilhan Omar Demands ICE Halt Deportations of Somalis Over COVID Concerns.”
By Carl Manlan and Efosa Ojomo | The Korea Times
Eradicating poverty and boosting prosperity in Africa starts in the boardroom. And it requires African business leaders to use their positions to foster more inclusive economic growth that benefits all stakeholders ― customers, employees, suppliers, and communities ― rather than focusing on short-term profits that fail to lift up vulnerable communities.
Continue reading “Africa needs market-creating innovation”
By SuperSport
In America, Louis Oosthuizen finished third in the US Open at Winged Foot Golf Club and eight shots behind winner Bryson DeChambeau. The US Open is now the one Major where Oosthuizen has had the most top-10 finishes of four.
Continue reading “Louis Oosthuizen | SA golf celebrates epic weekend”
By Biodun Jeyifo | The Nation
This week, Richard Joseph, the John Evans Professor Emeritus at Northwestern University, turned 75. The greetings, salutations and tributes from all over Africa and the world but especially from Nigerian scholars, have been as plentiful as they have been very moving.
Continue reading “Richard Joseph | A “Nigerian” scholarly luminary from the diaspora”
By Benjamin Tetteh | Africa Renewal
In 2019, Ghana successfully hosted The Year of Return, Ghana 2019, a year-long programme of activities to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the arrival of the first recorded enslaved Africans in the State of Virginia in the United States. A second edition called Beyond the Return was planned for 2020.
Continue reading “Beyond the Year of Return – Africa and the Diaspora Must Forge Closer Ties”
By Peter Beinart | The Atlantic
Of the many questions at stake in this fall’s election, one of the less obvious is this: Will the United States remain a country where someone like Barack Obama or Kamala Harris—a person of color with immigrant parents—is likely to be born? The answer depends, in part, on whether America’s universities retain their global appeal. If Donald Trump wins reelection, they may not.
Continue reading “Immigrants Don’t Just Change Voting Patterns”
By Kayla Stewart | GrubStreet
When Brittney Brothers first tried the South African staple known as biltong, she was surprised by the way it didn’t taste. It looks salty, tough, and chewy, like jerky and other cured meats. But biltong was more delicate. “The seasonings compliment the natural flavor of the beef,” she says. “And it was very tender, unlike anything I’ve tasted before.” For her, it became a point of fascination. And now, it’s a career.
Continue reading “New York Biltong Is a New South African Shop in NYC”
by Jamie Morris | Lindsay Advocate
From Lagos to Lindsay. From a city in Nigeria five times the size of Toronto to a town of some 21,000 souls. Quite a leap to jump an ocean and a continent, but Tobi and Francis Ogunnowo did so — and found welcoming arms.
Continue reading “Nigerian family finds local area welcoming as they seek new opportunities in Canada”
By Ebimo Amungo
At the height of the Covid 19 pandemic when most of America was put under lockdown and several people lost their jobs, one former Ethiopian refugee, Tashitaa Tufaa, who runs a transportation business in Minneapolis continued to pay his 250 strong staff their full salaries despite the negative impact of the pandemic on his business.
Continue reading “Tashitaa Tufaa | Meet the Ethiopian who started as a dishwasher but now owns 300 buses in Minneapolis”
By Ebimo Amungo
Sharon Chuter is the Nigerian-born founder of UOMA Beauty who has made a big impact in the the beauty industry in since launching her enterprise on Thu, Apr 25 2019 at Neuehouse, Los Angeles, CA. Since then, Sharon Chuter has steered her venture through a Covid 19 disrupted year from Los Angeles and London and made global headlines when she called for more representation for Blacks in the fashion and beauty industry through her Pull Up initiative,
By TIM REYNOLDS | AP News
Giannis Antetokounmpo is a Greek born to Nigerian parents. The Milwaukee forward is the NBA’s Most Valuable Player for the second consecutive season, receiving that award Friday. He got the Defensive Player of the Year award earlier in these NBA playoffs.
Continue reading “Giannis Antetokounmpo | Greek-born Nigerian wins 2nd straight NBA MVP award”
by Meredith Somers | MIT Sloan
A new study shows that, relative to their population, immigrant-founded businesses create 42% more jobs in America than ones started by U.S.-born entrepreneurs.Share
Continue reading “Why restrictive immigration may be bad for U.S. entrepreneurship”
by: Daniel Waldron and Sanwar Ali | Workpermit.com
Donald Trump is perhaps too willing to put restrictions on African Countries. Security concerns have been used as an excuse for a more wide ranging ban on “black immigration” from Countries such as Nigeria. It is one thing to prevent entry of individuals who have behaved in an unacceptable way. It is quite another to have a more wide ranging ban on immigration.
Continue reading “More US visa woe for Nigerians under Trump”
After much waiting, the Ghana Music Awards USA (GMA-USA) is set to come off on Saturday, October 10, 2020.Dubbed a night to remember, GMA-USA 2020 will see some of the biggest acts from both Ghana and the USA vying for honours in various categories.
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By Joe Penney | Jeo Penny Substack
ICE attempted to deport one of the women who had her fallopian tubes removed against her consent using expired, potentially illegal documents from an honorary consul who has issued a false travel document for ICE in the past, her mother said.
Continue reading “ICE tried to deport Cameroonian-American woman using illegal travel documents”
By Ebimo Amungo | With WTO Press Release
Nigerian American Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and Kenyan Amb. Amina C. Mohamed are among five candidates who have been selected to move into the next round as the World Trade Organization moves ahead with its selection process for a new Director General. Read The WTO release below
Continue reading “Nigerian-American Okonjo Iweala and Kenyan Amb. Amina C. Mohamed make shortlist as WTO members narrow field of DG candidates”
BY PEI-RU KEH | | Wallpaper*
In a new show at Mariane Ibrahim Gallery, Ghanaian artist Amoako Boafo explores self-reflection, self-celebration and seeks to challenge existing beliefs about Black identity
Continue reading “Amoako Boafo | Ghanaian artist’s gestural portraits exude strength in times of crisis”
Patrick Quarm earned his MFA in Texas before returning to his native country, where he lives and works. Some of his recent works would be in an exhibition which will be his first New York solo.
By Caroline Goldstein | artnet
Continue reading “Patrick Quarm | Ghanaian Artist Weaves Together Vibrant Tapestries That Reflect His Personal Experiences”
By Peters Ifeoma | DNL Legal and Style
Nigerian Born lawyer, Charles Osuji has been voted one of the Top 25 Most Influential Lawyers in Canada by Canadian Lawyer. He is the first Nigerian-born, internationally-trained lawyer to receive this Award after a few years of relocating to Canada.
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By John Wanjohi | Mwakilishi.com
African Diaspora Asset Managers (ADAM) Limited, which is targeting Kenyans and other African clients abroad, has been granted a fund manager’s license by Kenya’s Capital Markets Authority (CMA).
Continue reading “Company Targeting Kenyans in Diaspora Obtains Fund Manager License”
By Vanguard
Do you live around Oklahoma City, Tulsa in the State of Oklahoma? And you’ve been checking for an affordable freight forwarding company that ships from USA to Nigeria as well as delivering cargo from Nigeria to USA?
Continue reading “Adelove Shipping opens new locations in Oklahoma City and Tulsa”
Zineb Jammeh, the wife of Gambia’s former president, Yahya Jammeh, has been hit with U.S. sanctions for her role in the economic plunder of the tiny West African county during her husband’s 22-year rule, the U.S. Treasury said on Tuesday.
Continue reading “Zineb Jammeh | US sanctions ex-Gambian First Lady”
By BBC
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has said Covid-19 has “set back” public health efforts, reducing food distribution and inflating prices. Speaking to BBC World’s Larry Madowo, he said richer countries including the US had not yet done enough to make sure that vaccines will be available for all when ready for distribution.
Continue reading “Larry Madowo | Kenyan reporter interviews Bill Gates on Covid 19 vaccine access for Africa”
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