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Africa a backdrop at 2012 G8 meeting in Maryland, USA

By George Bamu on May 17, 2012

Meles Zenawi, prime minister of Ethiopia
Meles Zenawi, prime minister of Ethiopia

At the 38th meeting of leaders of the world’s most industrialized nations commonly called the G8 or Group of 8, four African heads of state will meet with world leaders to discuss global food security, an issue threatening many regions of the world.  What would be most prominent on the agenda of the world leaders is the European debt crisis, the role of strategic oil reserves in cushioning any economic shock from a European ban on Iranian oil imports, according to Bloomberg News.

African leaders answering present at G8 summit.  

Where Africa fits in would be on the subject of global food security, which is on the Agenda as well.…

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Former Colorado house speaker sees business in Africa.

By George Bamu on May 7, 2012

A Small Farm in Zambia

He is better known as the young and dynamic politician who was a member of the Colorado House of Representatives from 2000 to 2008 and also its speaker from 2005 to 2008. His name is Harlan Andrew Romanoff.

He ran for the U.S senate in 2010 but lost to Michael Bennett in the primaries. In 2010, he took a job with Colorado based non-profit, International Development Enterprises (iDE) as a senior advisor, a title Romanoff said he “invented” to attach to himself.

Currently, iDE operates in 14 countries in South East Asia, Central America and Africa, according to Romanoff.  Recently the organization was selected as the winner of the Wharton school’s inaugural Barry and Mary Lipmann prize for its “innovative, market based water, sanitation and hygiene projects”

As part of his work, he has traveled to many countries in West Africa, including Ghana, Mali, and Burkina Faso where iDE is helping people “increase their income and climb out of extreme poverty”

What is quite interesting, as we’ve learnt, is Romanoff’s poignant perspective about African entrepreneurship based on his travels in that part of the world.…

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Clean energy products from Colorado powering African communities

By George Bamu on April 19, 2012

Bill Ritter Jr. speaking during Earth Day celebrations in Colorado

The statistics about the number of people around the world who lack access to basic electricity is astounding. That number stands at around 1.3 billion people and the vast majority of these people, about 95 percent, are in sub-Saharan Africa or developing Asia.

That is, according to representatives of Eagle Energy, Elephant Energy, PowerMundo and Nokero; all clean energy companies based in Colorado. These companies have a friend in former Colorado governor, Bill Ritter, whom they invited to be the guest speaker at Colorado Lights the Earth on Earth Day, April 19.

While he has an affinity for clean energy, Ritter also has a special bond with the African community in Colorado.…

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African woman rattles World Bank

By George Bamu on April 13, 2012

Ngozi-Ikonjo Iweala

The job of next World Bank president was offered to the United States candidate for the position, Jim Yong Kim, April 16. Prior to his selection, Kim was president of Dartmouth College and an expert in public health.

The selection process is now over, but intense competition for the job and scrutiny of African candidate, Ngozi Okonjo Iweala, is what is still being talked about. Even though she was not selected, it is her supposed qualifications and blunt attitude that shook up the process.

A day after Kim was selected, a brief from the Global Information Network (GIN), a daily news service of the developing world said, Africans objected to the pick.…

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Andudu leading Sudan peace efforts from Denver

By George Bamu on March 31, 2012

Andudu with members of the Sudanese communty

He recently marched along side American movie star George Clooney at the Sudanese embassy in Washington D.C, and he is the episcopal bishop of the diocese of Kudugli, capital of South Kordofan or Nuba Mountain State in Sudan. While the Rt. Rev. Andudu Adam Elnail may not have seen a movie by George Clooney, as he readily admits, he is a leading spokesperson for the people of the Nuba Mountains.

Andudu is now in Denver and working to bring peace to Sudan after he could not return home because he was on a list of wanted people by Sudanese government officials.…

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Denver, Colorado
3 May 2012

Dear Friends:

The board of directors of Africa Agenda is delighted to welcome you to the new and expanded Africa Agenda website.

Our hope is that the website offers a dynamic place to access positive African news and information that is buried in mainstream views and media. Positive news is a forward looking attitude, optimism, encouragement, betterment and a progression towards good. This attitude is an essential component for creating stronger, more robust global partnerships.

The website builds on feedback from over 100 events and workshops we have held on critical African issues in the Colorado area in the last seven years. Board and staff contributed both time and money over the last six months to get the website up and running. We hope that you can consider joining us by making a donation to help grow the website and Africa Agenda as well!

You can donate online here.

We look forward to fulfilling what we hope you agree is an important mission “to foster understanding and engagement with Africa and African society in a fair and unbiased way”. But we will need your help to make it a reality! Africa Agenda envisions a world in which the vibrant contributions of Africa and African society make a better life for everyone.

It would be great to get your feedback and suggestions!

Board of Africa Agenda

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