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Aliko Dangote was born on 10 April 1957 in Kano in northern Nigeria. The first born of a business family of two children, he obtained a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration at Al-Azhar University in Cairo, Egypt. He returned to Nigeria in 1977 and joined his uncle Abdulkadir Sasuni Dantata in the business world. With this experience he received a loan of 500,000-naira ($2,500) and 3 trucks from his uncle repayable in two (2 years) interest-free to set up his own business. It was around the 1980s that the Dangoté Empire expanded as it diversified its commercial activities by creating…

A well-known South African singer, Miriam Makeba (1932 – 2008), known as Mama Africa, is also an equality activist and a powerful voice against apartheid. She is committed all her life against racism and injustice. Daughter of Christina Makeba, a traditional Swazi sangoma and Caswell Makeba, a Xhosa teacher, Zenzile Makeba Qgwashu Nguvama was born on March 4, 1932, in the township of Prospect near Johannesburg. Its name is short for Uzenzile, meaning “You can only blame yourself”. Before Zenzile was born, Christina would have been warned that a childbirth could be fatal. During childbirth, which was particularly difficult and…

Born on 16 March 1972 in Kinshasa, Zaire (present-day Democratic Republic of Congo). Sindika Dokolo is a half-breed born of a Danish mother and a Congolese father, banker Augustin Dokolo, who had made his fortune under the regime of Zairean President Mobutu Sese Seko before being dispossessed of his property. Raised in Belgium, he studied economics and commerce at the University Paris-VII, where he received his BA in the very chic Lyceum Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague. Returning to Kinshasa, where he did not shine in business, he fled the war to Luanda, the capital of Angola. He grew up following his parents in…

Pelé was born as Edsson Arantes do Nascimiento. He is the son of a footballer father, Dondinho, who will pass through the Atlético Mineiro and the Fulminense. It was at the age of 14 that Pelé left to join Santos to start his immense career. A few years earlier, Brazil lost the World Cup 1950 at home, a national tragedy for the whole country. A defeat that melts Pelé’s father into tears. Profoundly marked the young player of Santos will lead himself to win a World Cup with the Seleção, a dream that becomes reality in 1958. But the King’s…

Jerry John Rawlings was born on 22 June 1947 in Accra, Gold Coast, and a British colony. Its Parents are Aboriginal Victoria Agbotui and James Ramsey John, a chemist from Castle Douglas, Scotland. James Ramsey John was married in England to someone else, with a family living in Newcastle and London. Rawlings attends Achim Ôta School in Accra. He is the only child born to his mother, herself from ethnic groups, the Nzema and Ewe, of low numerical importance. This lack of a significant lineage proved to be a political advantage to Rawlings as it freed him from family and…

African presidents are often criticized for problems affecting the continent. Given the actions of a majority of African leaders, critics are often right when they say that Africa’s problems are linked to leadership. Although the actions of many African leaders are shameful, there are some good apples on the tree, some African leaders have set an example and deserve to be congratulated. However, these leaders are not considered to be blameless but are ranked according to their policies and achievements in the areas of economic stability, education, infrastructure development and employment during their tenure. NANA ADDO AKUFO-ADDO, GHANA Often referred…

Talk business is a business workshop created by the consulting company here and elsewhere LLC. The company here and elsewhere started in the Democratic Republic of Congo before settling also in the United States, the company has a magazine, a show and organizes various events. We created this talk business concept because we know how difficult it is to advance alone in the business world, we need to impact on a large scale and reach a maximum of customers. Our bi-monthly networking and experience-sharing program connects you with different emerging CEOs who have an inspiring journey to share. Talk business…

The African Entrepreneur Fair is the first entrepreneurial networking and experience-sharing event in the United States. It brings together African entrepreneurs living in America once a year.  Produced by the company here and elsewhere LLC, this show is a cultural and business event that brings together leaders, business creators and startups that are emerging in America to share investment ideas for Africa.

Forty years after the mythical fight between the legends of boxing Mohamed Ali and George Foreman in Kinshasa, the memories remain intact in the Congolese capital. Boxing has even become a very popular sport in the country. Kinshasa from 30 October 1974 to 30 October 2020, history holds that it has been 46 years since the DRC, then Zaire, under the leadership of its late President, Mobutu Sese Seko, had mobilized many humans, financial and material resources to organize, for the first time in Africa, a heavyweight world championship battle between the two greatest boxers of the time, the American…

Like other continents, Africa is home to a wealth of talents, both continental and international. Among other talents, the Cameroonian legend, Samuel Eto’o, the Ivorian, Didier Drogba, George Weah. In this article, we present to you the five greatest African footballers of all time that the continent has witnessed, and who have confirmed that it is on the black continent as well as in Europe. AUGUSTINE AZUKA (NIGERIAN) Augustine Azuka «Jay-Jay» Okocha, born in Enugu, comes from a family of footballers and the name of Jay-Jay was inherited from his older brother James, who was also a footballer. Jay Jay…