African Spotlight Spotlighting Africans at Home and Abroad

Nigerians and lovers of Nigeria in New York talked about why they love the motherland fashion at Buka Restaurant where models paraded in designs by Moshood, a famous Nigerian designer in New York.

Mallam Nuhu Ribadu talked about what Africa needs when it comes to Aids or Investment as well as the importance of proper management of resources at the African Economic Forum organized by Columbia University in New York. Click video to watch.

Joshua Usani from Nigeria was selected the valedictorian for the 2011 graduation class of the City College of New York. After four years of pursuing admission to study medicine in Nigeria with no luck, Usani graduated ‘Summa Cum Laude’ – the top 3 percent of the graduating class at CCNY, with a GPA of 3.9 out of 4.0. Watch him ...

South Africa is considering deporting undocumented Zimbabwean immigrants as from July 31st, leaving about 500,000 people in danger of being sent back to a country that is still politically and economically unstable. There are an estimated 1.5 million Zimbabweans living in South Africa, according to Braam Hanekom, the head of Cape Town-based refugee advocacy People Against Suffering, Oppression and Poverty ...

Thousands of Africans across the United States will gather in Pennsylvania, Philadelphia to intercede for America on Saturday June 25th. The African Strategic Leadership Prayer Network (ASLPN), is organizing the meeting, which will hold on the field of the recreation center park at 4800 Spruce Avenue from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. The event is free and open to the ...