By Marc H. Morial NNPA Columnist “I stand before you as the president of the United States and a proud American. I also stand before...
By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist Although the continent of Africa has 54 countries, the nation that received the most attention at last week’s US-Africa Summit...
By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Columnist While one can applaud the Obama administration for extending invitations to African leaders to meet in Washington, D.C., there are...
By Raynard Jackson NNPA Columnist President Obama hosted the first ever U.S.-Africa Business forum last week here in Washington, DC. Leading up to the conference, the...
By Harry C. Alford NNPA Columnist Finally, President Obama extended an invitation to African nations to participate in a Summit. It was rather short but...
By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. NNPA Columnist The importance of President Barack Obama’s U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit held this week in Washington, D.C. should not be underestimated....
Darlene Superville, ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON (AP) — A program designed to foster a new generation of young African leaders will be renamed after former South...
By Harry C. Alford NNPA Columnist In 2008, the whole world applauded the United States for electing its first African American president. No part of...
By Melvin P. Foote NNPA Columnist President Barack Obama has invited 47 African Heads of State to come to Washington August 5-6 a summit around U.S....
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama will hold an African leaders summit in Washington this summer. The White House says the summit will focus on strengthening...