Category Archives: Events

The first-ever Aswad Film Festival is set to take place in Dubai from January 24 – 26, 2025, celebrating Black American, European, and African cinema while spotlighting the rapidly growing film industries on a global platform. This pioneering festival aims to showcase the richness and diversity of storytelling in Black American, European, and African cinema […]

At Africa Breakfast Convos, Business Leaders Discuss Africa’s Sustainable Future Amid UNGA79 On Friday, September 27, 2024, prominent African leaders gathered at the World Trade Center in New York City for Africa Breakfast Convos, a high-profile event held on the sidelines of the 79th United Nations General Assembly. Co-hosted by global communications firm Allison Worldwide […]

Everyone’s at UNGA79 or so it seems. And we’ve lost count of the Africa-focused events happening all through the week and all around the city.    From Semafor’s The Next 3 Billion Summit, to the 4th International Trade and Investment Forum, as well as the Foundation for Africa’s Future and so many more. And of […]

We are big fans of Lagos Times Square Gardens in New York City, and no trip to The Big Apple is complete without a revisit. The queues are growing, the meals are getting even better; and the parties, larger. If you’re in the city for UNGA79 and haven’t yet been, you might want to adjust […]

Flutterwave’s GB Agboola, MTN’s Mcebisi Jonas, and Standard Bank’s Sim Tshabalala stole our hearts at Semafor’s 3 billion summit, held at The Pierre, New York City, on September 24, 2024, on the sidelines of UNGA79.    Agboola, who co-founded Flutterwave in 2016 participated in a fireside chat with Briana Wilsey VP & GM, Network Partnerships […]

Super thanks to Yinka Adegoke and Alexis Akwagyiram for a full day of The Next 3 Billion summit on the sidelines of UNGA79.    Nigeria’s Akinwunmi Adesina (President of the African Development Bank Group), Bosun Tijani (Honourable minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Nigeria), Olugbenga Agboola (CEO, Flutterwave), and Ernest Ndukwe (chairman of MTN […]

In 2019, Ghana commemorated 400 years since the first recorded African slaves arrived in Jamestown, Virginia.    Giving a truly remarkable acceptance speech at AAI’s 40th Annual Awards GALA, in New York on Tuesday September 24, 2024 The President of Ghana, His Excellency Nana Akufo-Addo proudly shared the remarkable success of the country’s Year of […]

The night of Tuesday September 24  at Cipriani on 42nd street, in New York City, we joined great African leaders for an evening in honour of African and diasporan visionaries in arts and culture. And it was fulfilling to listen to the words of Kofi Appenteng who leads the Africa-America Institute (AAI).    The gala […]