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ALL FOR AFRICA PARTNERS WITH FORTUNE MAGAZINE

Special Section on the New Economic Landscape of Africa New York, NY, March 8, 2010 – As the landscape for economic growth on the African continent changes, All for Africa partnered with FORTUNE Magazine to tell this story. The section represents the first time that FORTUNE has highlighted economic development on the African continent. The section features companies that are achieving success in developing natural resources, mobile telecommunications, finance, high-end agriculture and manufacturing; all with a focus on doing business with a comprehensive approach to sustainability... Read More

Letter From the Founder

Dear All for Africa friends and supporters! Thank you again for all your support in 2009.  With your continued support our Palm Out Poverty Initiative will allow 700 community projects/organizations in Africa to have greater long term impact by providing 30 years of operational funding. As we all know, many such projects/organizations constantly struggle to meet operational expenses thus affecting their stability and capacity to provide valuable services to the communities they seek to assist.  Our POP Initiative will avoid the “here today, gone tomorrow problem of... Read More

Letter From the Founder

Thank you All For Africa supporters for wonderful 2009.   With your support we are making a great strides with our  Palm Out  Poverty Campaign. Here is an update on the progress if our oil palm trees. In 2008 All for Africa planted the first oil palm seeds in Ghana, West Africa. These seeds represented the first crops in All for Africa’s campaign to plant one million oil palm trees on approximately 17,000 acres of land in Africa. These germinated seeds or seedlings were planted in Nkwanta district in the Volta region. These seedlings were planted in small black polybags.... Read More

Foundation Stone Laid For Georges Malaika School

“I traveled to the Congo with All For Africa grantee Noella Coursaris Musunka and Khaliah Ali, daughter of Muhammad, to attend the ceremony where the first stone for the Georges Malaika Foundation school was to be laid. Our trip also happened to coincide with the 35th Anniversary of Khaliah’s father’s fight versus George Foreman (The Rumble in the Jungle). I knew that the moment would be extremely significant for Noella and the GMF team after all of their hard work publicizing and raising funds for the school.  I didn’t realize, however, how significant... Read More

Seacom fiber optic cable goes live

All for Africa was founded by the principals of Seacom. Seacom is the first fiber optic cable to bring high-speed internet to East Africa. The 17,000 km fiber optic cable went live on Thursday July 23, 2009 connecting South Africa, Mozambique, Tanzania, Kenya, Ethiopia,  Uganda, Burundi and Rwanda to India and Asia as well as Europe and the rest of the world. “Today, is a historic day for Africa, and marks the dawn of a new era for communications between the continent and the rest of the world. Our tireless efforts of the past 24 months have come to fruition, and we are... Read More

Trust of the Month winner – FACE AFRICA

A heartful thanks all of our friends and supporters who voted for FACE Africa during the All for Africa Trust of the Month competition. I am so humbled by the outpouring of love and support. When I first found out FACE Africa was nominated for the All for Africa Trust of the month, I was beyond excited and honored to be nominated with organizations like BATONGA Foundation and Shine on Sierra Leone, both of which are doing amazing work in Africa. But I knew we needed to do everything we could to win. $30,000 per year for operational expenses for the next 30 years is a tremendous... Read More

Interview with All for Africa Advisory Board Member Gbenga Akinnagbe

All for Africa Advisory Board Member and Actor Gbenga Akinnagbe talks about his involvement with All for Africa. In his latest movie project Gbenga stars in the action film “The taking of Pelham 1 2 3″ with Denzel Washington and John Travolta. The interview was conducted by Corey Fresh; host of the weekly Radio Show the Big Corey Fresh Show in New York.    Interview with All for Africa Advisory Board Member Gbenga Akinnagbe [4:55m]: Read More

Interview with All for Africa Board Member Jeff Johnson

All for Africa Board Member and BET’s Chief Correspondent Jeff Johnson talks about his involvement as a Board Member of All for Africa. The interview was conducted by Corey Fresh, host of the weekly Radio Show The Big Corey Fresh Show in New York May 2009. The show host, Big Corey fresh, blends music with an entertaining format built on years of actively listening to his audience. It provides the right mixture of music, sound advice, celebrity interviews and news that cater all generations. For more info please visit www.godbrothersonline.com    Jeff Johnson Interview... Read More

Shine On Sierra Leone uses earthbags to build school

Shine On Sierra Leone, a human service foundation that provides education, mentoring and nutritional support to schools in Sierra Leone constructed a school building using earth bags.  It was constructed using materials easily accessible to all -flour or rice bags and earth (cement, clay and sand) and a thin layer of top cement. Construction of the earthbag building was transformational for all involved. The building was made without power tools, but instead hand made tools. It is extremely strong, aesthetically beautiful, has permanent furniture (desks) and will be here... Read More

All for Africa Art & Couture Benefit

On Thursday, April 30, 2009, All for Africa held its first fundraiser of the year at Cipriani’s private club in downtown Manhattan. The event was a combination of high-end fashion and art. The venue was perfect. It was a small intimate setting that was great for showcasing both the artwork and fashion pieces. The event was well attended, and many new faces showed up to support All For Africa’s cause. High end fashion pieces such as dresses and jewelry generously provided by African and American designers were displayed and auctioned at the event. nAscent art, a company... Read More