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.