Mariatu Kargbo and the story of Global Health College

Bill Euille with scissor, Mariatu to his left and Del Pepper to his right

On the 8th of April in 2015, the Mayor of the City of Alexandria; Bill Euille, and Councilwoman Del Pepper performed a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at 6101 Stevenson Avenue in Alexandria, Virginia that formally opened the new campus of Global Health College (GHC) in the state of Virginia in the United States of America (USA).

SOHO calls for mentors to positively impact Virginia youth

Space of Her Own, Inc. (SOHO) is an art-based organization that serves pre-teen girls by providing yearlong mentoring through engagement in life skills instruction, creative art activities and meaningful community service projects. The SOHO program is brought to life through the selflessness of volunteers who bring smiles and hope to youths through their work as mentors.

Gallaxy premieres ‘Yema me’ video on 4syte TV

Ghanaian Afrobeatz and Highlife music group Gallaxy premier the official music video to their well-embraced song; ‘Yema me’, on 4syte TV Saturday, April 18, 2015.

The song which can be described as an alternative gospel, asks God Almighty for favor, guidance and sees the duo giving thanks while they refer to the Bible verse, Matthew 7:7 in the song which is the 6th video to be released under the management of Harbour City Recordz.

African Youth Excellence Awards now open, give it a shot guys

So our friends helping create and organize the third annual edition of the 2015 AYE Awards have opened the nomination process and asked #TheAfricanDream to inform you and also encourage you to participate or ask someone you know to give it a shot.

Joseph "King Kong" Agbeko asks Ghana to pay more attention to boxing prior to his comeback

Joseph "King Kong" Agbeko; a Ghanaian professional boxer has called on the Ghana Boxing Authority (GBA) and the government of Ghana to devote more attention to the boxing because it has a great potential to create world champions as well as generate revenue and business for the country.

Onetime IBO and two time IBF Bantamweight World Champion Agbeko will be making his return in the USA on Saturday, May 16 in El Paso, Texas at the Southwest University Event Center in his fight with Juanito Rubillar. Agbeko has fought on Showtime and HBO against the likes of Abner Mares, Vic Darchinyan, Yonny Perez and Guillermo Rigondeaux.

Elivava shares stage with Denmark saxophonist, Katrine Suwalski, others

Elivava; top, and The One World Band

Billed as a special guest performer on Denmark-Danish saxophone player and composer, Katrine Suwalski’s tour events in Ghana; Ghanaian Afro-Jazz/Afro-Pop singer, Elivava has indicated, “it is a great pleasure sharing the stage with the legendary saxophonist, Katrine Suwalski and her Danish/Ghanaian band; Another World.”

“She is an amazing composer and I enjoyed every bit of the band’s zeal during my performances since the tour started on April 1, 2015,” Elivava said in an interview with www.AmaLarbieAfrica.com

Dr. Thomas Mensah inducted into American National Academy of Inventors

left: Mr. Faile; Deputy Commissioner US Patent Operations, middle: Dr Mensah, right: Dr. Paul Sanberg; President
of NAI

Dr. Thomas O. Mensah, a US trained Ghanaian born Scientist was inducted into the United States National Academy of Inventors (NAI) on March 22, 2015. The Doctor also became a NAI Fellow in 2014 when the institution recognized and honored his work during his time at the Florida State University in the US.

According to the NAI, “A researcher's contribution reaches the benchmark of inventorship as recognized by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office because its discovery had no significant prior art, was not obvious to someone else skilled in the field, and had a specific use. Although every invention and every inventor is unique, some things are common to all. It takes imagination and ingenuity to be an inventor.”

Historic change arrives in Nigeria via President-elect Buhari

President Buhari (left) and Vice-President Osinbajo; newly elect leaders of Nigeria

The spontaneous outpouring of emotions and celebrations that characterized the pronouncement of Muhammedu Buhari as the President-elect of Nigeria in major cities and towns across the country was clear evidence that the people wanted change.

New Rocky Dawuni album out March 31, 2015

Branches of the Same Tree, the new album from Rocky Dawuni is out March 31, 2015 worldwide on Cumbancha. The Versatile musician—songwriter straddles the musical boundaries between Africa, the Caribbean and the U.S.A to create an appealing "Afro-Roots" sound that unites generations and cultures.

CommProve Wins Strategic African Networking Monitoring Contract

An African regulator is planning to make the network performance information for specific locations publicly available on their website.

CommProve, a leader in end-to-end network management for actionable customer insights, announced in Dublin Ireland on March 25, 2015 that it is working with an African telecommunications regulator to monitor the Quality of Service (QoS) of multiple mobile network operators (MNOs) in country.

US-based Ghana media practitioners visit Ambassador Smith in Washington DC

Ambassador Smith is middle with both hands on table

Members of the Ghanaian Media fraternity in the United States on Wednesday February 23rd paid a courtesy visit to Ghana’s Ambassador to the United States, His Excellency (HE) Lt. General Joseph Henry Smith at the chancery in Washington DC. 

Africa Fashion week to infect Washington DC with African culture

Washington DC will from March 19-21, 2015 witness the maiden edition of the African Fashion Week DC (AFWDC), a fashion event extravaganza that will feature African designers, vendors, entertainers, art and businesses parading and networking over a series of events and shows.

Lion Boy of Cameroon shares new single and career journey

Lion Boy, born Samuel Suh is a Cameroonian artiste also known as One Zeal whose genre include Reggae, Dancehall and Hip Hop. Lion Boy is currently based in Johannesburg South Africa where he recently released the video for his hit single Good feelings.

Deborah Addo, CEO of Inova Mount Vernon hospital has Ghana connection

“We are on the brink of greatness here at Inova Mount Vernon, we will be a market leader” — these are the words of Deborah Addo — Chief Execute Officer (CEO) of Inova Mount Vernon Hospital in Alexandria Virginia (IMVH) — during an interview Oral Ofori of #TheAfricanDream.

Inova Mount Vernon Hospital is a 237-bed state-of-the-art hospital that provides services within a community environment.  The hospital is recognized in the USA for being home to the Inova Joint Replacement Center and Inova Rehabilitation Center, both ranked among the top orthopedic and rehabilitation programs in USA. It is also the administrative and clinical home for the Inova Wound Healing Center, the largest and most experienced of its kind in the Washington DC area.

I love boxers and wanted to be a nurse as a child — Wiyaala

Wiyaala Shows off one of her awards

Noella Wiyaala granted #TheAfricanDream an exclusive interview from her base in the port city of Tema in Ghana, where she talked about herself, music and plans for 2015. Wiyaala is a singer-songwriter who writes her own lyrics and classifies her genre as Afropop.

Inkoom: My agent never discussed my MLS move with Ghana media

Inkoom (right) with his manager, Emile

Ghana national team player Samuel Inkoom has expressed his disappointment in the poor standard of journalism being practiced by a section of individuals in the Ghanaian sports media.

The DC United right back said recent stories in the Ghanaian media surrounding his alleged trade to another Major League Soccer (MLS) team — Houston Dynamo — have been factually inaccurate.

Wikimedia Ghana excited about MTN #WikiZero in Ghana

Ghana’s leading mobile operator, MTN, with the support of the Ministry of Education, has become the country’s first mobile operator to offer free access to Wikipedia as part of the Wikimedia Foundation’s global Wikipedia Zero initiative.

Ghanaian Lawyer in US asks African immigrants to take advantage of Obama Executive Order

Samira Sulemana

The Law Office of Samira Sulemana has called on undocumented immigrants and their families living in the United States of America that intend to take advantage of President Obama’s recent executive order on immigration to seriously consider using the services of an immigration attorney.

Samira Sulemana, who is an Attorney at Law, said “hiring an attorney can make all the difference between being approved for your visa or being deported”. The US based lawyer says the Obama executive order will protect a lot of undocumented persons living in the USA illegally from the threat of deportation, as well as give them the opportunity to stop living in the shadows.

'Afro-Pop' songstress Wiyaala releases debut album

Album art courtesy of Wiyaala

On November 24, 2014 #TheAfricanDream received some good news from Noella Wiyaala, Ghanaian singer and songwriter known for her hit single called 'Make Me Dance' seen in video here.

Liberian in USA praises Obama Ebola response, another mobilizes aid from Texas

Al Smith

Al Smith, a former federal contractor with the US Department of Justice and a Liberian immigrant has commended US President Barack Obama for the efforts made towards curbing the spread of the deadly Ebola virus in Liberia and other affected west African countries.

The US based Security Consultant, who has also worked for the US Department of Defense and the White House Visitors' Center as a federal contractor says he is really impressed by the level of medical, professional and logistical support given Ebola affected countries by the American government and people. He feels positive affected countries like Mali, Guinea and Sierra Leone can eventually win the fight against the disease.