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Richard C. Schrei is an eclectic flutist with great musical experiences that mainly delves around the healing music he composes. He not only plays the flute but makes them and heals through the music and positive spirit within his flutes. I was recently blessed with an opportunity to feature this musical gem on TheAfricanDream.net which is also my blog. Richard …

Algeria won the Africa Cup of Nations for the second time on Friday when a freak second-minute goal by Baghdad Bounedjah gave them a 1-0 win over gallant Senegal in the final. Bounedjah, who missed a penalty in the quarter-final against Ivory Coast and spent the last few minutes of that game in tears after being substituted, stunned the Lions …

“The Right Stuff Comes in Black Too,” the new African Edition book authored by Dr Thomas Owusu Mensah, the Founder of Silicon Valley of Ghana, and Fiber Optics Inventor, would be launched at the Manhyia Palace, under the chairmanship of the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II. Dr. Thomas Mensah The Foreword of the book was written and signed by Otumfuo …

This is my third coverage of the annual Jollof Festival in Washington, District of Columbia (DC), this year like all others in the United States (US) Capitol Nigeria’s arch nemesis Ghana did not place first in Jollof Wars — the 2019 Champion of the DC edition is Chef Carol Mabinty Khanu from Sierra Leone. So there you have it, Sierra …

Sankofa Radio, a Ghanaian-oriented radio station in the United States of America (USA) has been adjudged best online radio at the 2019 Ghana Entertainment Awards USA. Ghana Entertainments Awards (GEA) was established two years ago to showcase the achievements of Ghanaian creatives and entertainers who are excelling in their craft both within and outside Ghana. DJ RAS on the left …

“Go Back to Africa”, a racist put down long used against African-Americans, Africans, and other black people in North America and Europe has been getting a social media makeover. Black & Abroad, an Atlanta-based lifestyle and travel company targeting black travelers, is reclaiming the derogatory statement with a new tourism campaign encouraging African-Americans to indeed go back to Africa. Revellers enjoy New Year’s …

“Documentary photographers are visual security watchmen because they never fail to deliver by capturing every single detail available to them at a particular point in time.“ These are the words of Olawoyin Smile during the immediate-past Ogun State Annual Economic Summit organized in Abeokuta, Nigeria. Olawoyin is a documentary photographer once contracted to document the former president of Mexico, His …

With a radiant smile and a confident look, she peers from behind her eyeglasses and folds her arms in front of her and say, “the satisfaction of helping people is the inspiration behind what I do.” Her name is Cynthia Afi Awumee and she is the CEO of Caak-A Consultancy, a consulting firm in Ghana. Being a young female and …

South African Airways (SAA), a Skytrax 4-Star rated carrier, will introduce the most technologically-advanced aircraft available for ultra-long-haul flying with the new Airbus A350-900 on nonstop flights between New York John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) and Johannesburg O.R. Tambo International Airport. The new A350-900 will be delivered to SAA in the second half of 2019 and replace the Airbus …

Peter Akwaboah, Managing Director at Morgan Stanley and also a GUBA Awards USA Awards board member will this year receive a Corporate Leadership Award at the FACE List Awards gala during the 2019 Pan-African Weekend in the United States (US) from Face2Face Africa (F2FA). As Chief Operating Officer (COO) for Operations in December of 2015 at Morgan Stanley Peter Akwaboah …