Global African History

African Americans in Professional Hockey

Hockey has been Canada’s national sport and favourite past time for the past century and some. Not unlike the other professional sports there was once a colour barrier within the professional hockey ranks. This was broken by none other than Willie O’Ree of the Boston Bruins in 1958. Willie O’Ree was born in Fredericton, New […]

Blacks and Sports: Integration but Exploitation

How can we praise baseball for Jackie Robinson’s breaking of the color line without pointing out that Branch Rickey was the lone vote for integration among his peers, with quotas existing on black players for years thereafter? How can we even praise Branch Rickey, without pointing out how he consciously wrecked the Negro Leagues, the […]

Zimbabwe: Mujuru Linked to Mavambo, Mdc – ‘divisive Parties Formed in Vp’s House’ – Condones Graft, Factionalism

By Farirai Machivenyika and Felex Share The First Lady Amai Grace Mugabe yesterday again laid into the senior Zanu-PF leader she accused of fanning factionalism in the party, saying divisive opposition parties like MDC, Mavambo/Kusile/Dawn and other ills like corruption and factionalism were all mooted in the woman’s house. While addressing the last leg of […]

Uganda Marks 52 Years of Independence

AFRICANGLOBE – President Yoweri Museveni has said the entire Uganda is peaceful for the first time in 114 years after disarming the Karamojong and the defeat of Kony. Museveni made the remarks at the 52nd Independence Day celebrations at Kololo. Full Speech It is with great pleasure and honour that I welcome Your Excellencies and all […]

Africa’s Best Countries in 2014

AFRICANGLOBE – Is Africa a rising giant – or falling into crisis? Sudanese billionaire Mo Ibrahim has a simple answer to that question: Yes. “Anyone who wants a true grasp of African realities must reject the ‘one-size-fits-all’ attitude,” he writes in the introduction to his annual Ibrahim Index of African Governance, a respected ranking of […]

Richest African Presidents 2014

AFRICANGLOBE – Africa is the second largest continent in the world. It is also world’s second most populous continent. There are 47 African nations led by leaders who have been ruling for over a decade. Some of these leaders and their families are very rich and their wealth are considered ill-gotten. They make their wealth […]

Nigeria’s Youngest Billionaire to Buy $2.5bn Oil Block from Shell

AFRICANGLOBE – 39-year-old Nigerian oil trader, Igho Sanomi is set to acquire Royal Dutch Shell’s highly productive oil block, Oil Mining License 29 (OML 29) for $2.5 billion as the company continues divesting its assets in Nigeria. Sanomi’s Taleveras Group, according to the Wall Street Journal will also be buying a pipeline associated with the […]

Caribbean Remittances Grew by Five Percent – World Bank

AFRICANGLOBE – The World Bank says remittances by international migrants from the Caribbean and other developing countries are on course for strong growth this year. The bank also says at the same time forced migration due to violence and conflict has reached unprecedented levels. The World Bank in its latest publication said remittances to developing […]

The Paradox of Black America

AFRICANGLOBE – A paradox haunts America’s first Black president. African-American wealth has fallen further under Barack Obama than under any president since the Depression. Yet, they are the only group that still gives him high ratings. So meagre is Obama’s national approval rating that embattled Democrats have made him unwelcome in states that twice swept […]

Zimbabwe-china Mega Deals Anger Western Countries

AFRICANGLOBE – Western countries that imposed illegal economic sanctions on Zimbabwe, are threatened by China’s growing business ties with Zimbabwe and other African countries and are making spirited efforts to scuttle the Asian country’s deals through a media onslaught, Chinese Ambassador to Zimbabwe, Mr Lin Lin has said. Responding to questions while delivering a public […]