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18 Things You Didn’t Know About Robert Mugabe

African perspectives, Politics and society

18 Things You Didn’t Know About Robert Mugabe Editorial Staff | November 9, 2014 | 0 Comments AFRICANGLOBE – Robert Mugabe, 89, is undoubtedly a revered figure, but many are familiar only with the details of his most public life. Both his childhood and adult life are filled with surprises, many of…

African Americans in Professional Hockey: October 19, 2014

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Archive for October 19th, 2014 Global African History Editorial Staff | October 19, 2014 | 0 Comments Share More » Global African History Share: Email Twitter Facebook Pinterest StumbleUpon Google+ Link: × African Americans in Professional Hockey Editorial Staff | October 19, 2014 | 0 Comments Hockey has…

African Architecture and Great Black Women of History: October 05, 2014

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Archive for October 5th, 2014 African Architecture Editorial Staff | October 5, 2014 | 0 Comments Share More » African Architecture Share: Email Twitter Facebook Pinterest StumbleUpon Google+ Link: × African Writing Systems Editorial Staff | October 5, 2014 | 0 Comments Share More » African Writing Systems…

Africa Is the Next Travel Frontier: September 03, 2014

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Archive for September 3rd, 2014 Editorial Staff | September 3, 2014 | 0 Comments AFRICANGLOBE – Africa is the next frontier according to Evy Mahlaba who is the regional director for Africa from South African Tourism. “We can’t underestimate the potential of the African travel market. The World Bank has indicated an expectation…

Zambian Economist on the Politics of Energy Subsidies (July 12, 2014)

African perspectives, Politics and society

Archive for July 12th, 2014 Editorial Staff | July 12, 2014 | 0 Comments A recent article from Economist Magazine provides some interesting commentary on current trends around the world to get rid of energy subsidies. It notes that energy subsidies have wrrecked budgets and the environment alike : Of the $500 billion…

Brief Lockout Reveals Employers Lack Nerves of Steel: July 07, 2014

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Archive for July 7th, 2014 Editorial Staff | July 7, 2014 | 0 Comments NUMSA strikes in South Africa during July 2014. An attempt by Seifs) to enforce a lockout among its members could indicate a high level of nervousness on behalf of employers, say analysts 04 Jul 2014 00:00 Thalia Holmes…

Why Black People Are Afraid to Start Businesses: July 01, 2014

African enterprise, African perspectives

Archive for July 1st, 2014 Editorial Staff | July 1, 2014 | 0 Comments by Dr. Boyce Watkins Monica Mehta is one of the leading experts on entrepreneurial mindsets. She has written an extraordinary book on the topic called “The Entrepreneurial Instinct,” which discusses the psychological difference between entrepreneurs and the rest…

How to Build a Multi-Million Dollar Business: June 17, 2014

African enterprise, African perspectives

Archive for June 17th, 2014 Editorial Staff | June 17, 2014 | 0 Comments How did a 30-year old Nigerian and a Ghanaian – Tunde Kehinde and Raphael Afaedor – grow their local e-commerce startup into a multimillion dollar company in less than year? VENTURES AFRICA – I was chatting with a…

African Descendants in Dominican Republic: June 16, 2014

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Archive for June 16th, 2014 Editorial Staff | June 16, 2014 | 0 Comments According to Silvio Torres-Saillant, a leading Dominican studies scholar, “Blacks and mulattoes make up nearly 90% of the contemporary Dominican population; Yet no other country in the hemisphere exhibits greater indeterminacy regarding the population‟s sense of racial identity.” The Dominican Republic was…

Archived Articles and News Highlights for June 09, 2014

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Archive for June 9th, 2014 Editorial Staff | June 9, 2014 | 0 Comments Okay I have been reading a lot of new articles about Colorism lately and well it’s been a mix bag. On one hand I am delighted by all the conversations on the subject but on the other hand I…