The United States Military Academy in New York, also known as West Point, will make history on Saturday when it graduates its largest number of African American women in the history of the school. They are just 34 out of the over 950 cadets graduating, but this is a historic moment because the prestigious militaryContinue reading “The powerful story behind this historic photo of black women set to graduate from West Point”
Author Archives: Ismail Akwei
Meet Isabelle Noack, the Africa traveller who is exploring the overlooked realities of the continent
Face2Face Africa (F2FA) caught up with YouTuber, traveller and broadcast journalist Isabelle Noack (IN) who is attempting to visit all the countries in Africa with her smartphone on the record button capturing the beauty, people, food and everything in sight to make Africans and black people proud of their heritage. Africa’s 54 countries are eachContinue reading “Meet Isabelle Noack, the Africa traveller who is exploring the overlooked realities of the continent”
African country where malaria parasite was first discovered in 1880 declared malaria-free
Africa is the continent with the highest prevalence of malaria which is a life-threatening disease caused by plasmodium parasites transmitted by the bite of infected female Anopheles mosquitoes. In 2017, Africa was home to 92% of malaria cases and 93% of malaria deaths, says the World Health Organisation (WHO) whose estimates amount to 219 millionContinue reading “African country where malaria parasite was first discovered in 1880 declared malaria-free”
After Africa’s Silicon Valley, Rwanda to start building $5 billion Green City in 2020
Rwanda is committed to becoming the gateway to a technologically developed Africa and it is realizing this with a consistent development strategy that is a sight to behold. Last year, the landlocked East African country started the construction of the Kigali Innovation City (KIC) which is a $2 billion project aimed at creating the continent’s Silicon ValleyContinue reading “After Africa’s Silicon Valley, Rwanda to start building $5 billion Green City in 2020”
How Gambia’s exiled leader Yahya Jammeh lied about having cure for AIDS
In 2007, the world was stunned by a proclamation from the then Gambian leader Yahya Jammeh that he had a cure for AIDS. He paraded international media to his presidential compound in Banjul where there were dozens of AIDS patients awaiting treatment from the military leader who said his concoction made from seven undisclosed plants willContinue reading “How Gambia’s exiled leader Yahya Jammeh lied about having cure for AIDS”
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