September 2011 ~ DMV Africans

The Official 51st Nigerian Independence Day Affair

When: Saturday, October 1st 2011

Where: Love Nite Club

4103 Baltimore Avenue

Bladensburg, MD

Time: 8:00pm - 3:00am

Cost: $20 at the door

Age Limit: 21 and over

DJ Line Up: DJ Chick, T Boogie, Don X, Preview, Phemstar, Teffler, FM, Kishi, Smooth, K-Long, and Flava

Dress Code: Dress to kill

Live Performances By: X-Project, Toba Gold, Kunzo, Tonestar, Melly Rose, Apex, Oxygen (O2), Cap B, MC Johnnie Jo Jo and more...

***Doors open at 7:00pm prompt***

****Ladies free before 10:00pm****

For inquiries and VIP contact: 202-905-9570

Oliver Twist Flash Mob

Featured Supporter: Helen Zere

Helen Zere

Helen lives and breathes Habesha. She's from Asmara, Eritrea

and was born in Maryland.

Helen currently goes to school at Northwestern High School.

Featured Supporter: Anifa Mvuemba

Anifa Mvuemba

Anifa is an amazing and inspiring woman. Born and bred in Nairobi, Kenya

She's lived all over the world and is a fashion major at Morgan State.

Country of the Day

BOTSWANA

(Republic of Botswana)

Botswana is located in Southern Africa.

Ah Ah - Short African Comedy Film from the UK

Part 1

Part 2

Rolling in the Deep

Adot Vs Tboy : The Brotherhood

Laysay-Fair

South Africa Replaces Libya As CAN Hosts

South Africa will replace Libya as hosts of the 2013 CAF Africa Cup of Nations, CAF said in a statement on Tuesday. Libya, where fighting continues for control of several cites, take over the 2017 tournament from original hosts South Africa.

The swap deal was agreed after the first half of a two-day CAF executive committee meeting.

"The Executive Committee also decided on the swapping between Libya and South Africa for the 2013 and 2017 respectively, considering the current political situation prevailing in Libya. This means that South Africa will host 2013 Africa Cup of Nations and Libya, 2017 Africa Cup of Nations," a CAF statement read.

The decision means South Africa will stand in for Libya a second time having held the African Youth Championship last April.

CAF has also awarded Namibia the 2014 African Women's Championship, Senegal the 2015 African Youth Championship, Niger the 2015 African Junior Championship and Madagascar the 2017 African Junior Championship.

African Recipes: Banga Soup

Banga Soup

Banga is one of the most delicious soups I have ever tasted. it has the savoriness of Gbegiri but it's in a class of it own. The soup is widely enjoyed all over Africa and it's called different things by different groups. (Banga by the Deltans/Benins, Obe eyin by the yorubas, Mbanga by the Cameroonians, amiedi by the urhobos and obey-ekpoitsekiris to name a few). If you havent tried it yet, please do you will not regret it.

Cote d'Ivoire Charges Gbagbo with Economic Crimes

Ivory Coast ex-president Laurent Gbagbo and his wife Simone have been charged with "economic crimes" and placed under preventative detention.

Elders Urge Impartial Ivory Coast Peace Panel

The Commission on Dialogue, Truth and Reconciliation will be inaugurated in Yamoussoukro, Cote d'Ivoire, with the aim of bringing peace and "rebuilding the social fabric" of the once west African powerhouse.

Sudan 'Risks Civil Wars' If No Urgent Action Taken

As thousands of people flee a fresh wave of attacks in Blue Nile State, a new report warns of the spread of civil war in Sudan if urgent international engagement is delayed.

La Freak

Djimon Hounsou

I Come From AFRICA

African Slang Of The Day: JAGUDA

Jaguda (Jah-goo-dah)

Meaning: Crook; fraudulent person.

Using Jaguda in a sentence:

"The pikin wey dey beg me to dash them moni na jaguda."

meaning

"All of these kids asking me for money are crooks."

Examples of Jagundas:

Swiper the Fox.

Bank of America.

Habesha: Fusion of Color

Habesha means to mix in Amharic, the Ethiopian language. Emerging designer Sheilla Constance Sidney harmoniously mix the African heritage with the European and Asian styles. The unique collections offer a sense of chic, of natural harmony between tradition and modernization.

The Wax, an African fabric, is one Habesha’s distinctive element. It is a patterned cotton that uses bright colors, very popular in different countries throughout Africa. The prints will be different depending on the African region:Kioys in Kenya, Kola Nut or Indigo in Gambia, Langa Lapuin South Africa, to list a few. Each tribal group has its own specific preferences for colours, designs, and each print tells a story.

- Copyright Beautiful Afrique -

Bridgette

Bridgette Radebe was the first black South African deep level hard rock mining entrepreneur in the late 1980s. She has more than a decade of experience in contract mining, mining construction and mergers and acquisitions.

She is founder and Executive Chairperson of Mmakau Mining, with investments in platinum, coal, chrome and gold mines, as well as shaft sinkers. She is President of the South African Mining Development Association, Vice Chairman of the Minerals and Mining Development Board advising the Minister of Minerals and Energy, a founder and Board of Trustee member of the New Africa Mining Fund and participated in the design of the South African Mining Charter and present mining legislation.

Wole Soyinka

Akinwande Oluwole “Wole” Soyinka is a Nigerian writer, poet and playwright. He was awarded the 1986 Nobel Prize in Literature, where he was recognized as a man “who in a wide cultural perspective and with poetic overtones fashions the drama of existence” and became the first African to be so honoured. In 1994, he was designated UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) Goodwill Ambassador for the promotion of African culture, human rights, freedom of expression, media and communication.

One of the most prominent members of the eminent Ransome-Kuti family, his mother Grace Eniola was the daughter of Rev. Canon JJ Ransome-Kuti, sister to Olusegun Azariah Ransome-Kuti and Oludotun Ransome-Kuti, making Soyinka cousin to the late Fela Kuti, the late Beko Ransome-Kuti, the late Olikoye Ransome-Kuti and to Yemisi Ransome-Kuti.

Chin Chin

Chin chin is a much loved West African pastry that serves as a snack, dessert, or "street food". Chin chin holds a special place in the hearts and stomachs of West Africans, as I have seen by the amount of searches and discussion it generates. There are about as many recipes for chin chin as there are ethnic groups in Nigeria - a lot! The ingredients and variations are endless.

Some of you like the hard, crunchy type, others swear by a softer, lighter recipe. You might season your chin chin with oranges and cinnamon, or with nutmeg, or just enjoy the plain buttery flavour. Common ground is that this is a pastry of flour, eggs, milk, butter, salt and sugar. It might have baking soda, but if you like the hard and crunchy type you should leave that out. It is deep fried in oil, a step that seems to be unnegotiable. Suggestions of baking it for less calories invite scoffing.

Shaping is also an issue. The no-frills shape is simply to cut the dough into 1/2 inch squares and fry it. The fancier and authentic method is poking a hole in the dough and pulling one end through, to form a knot. This is easy and fast once you get the hang of it, and much more fun to serve. Here is my recipe, for what it's worth, and I hope it is what you have been looking for.

African Recipes: Ugba

Ugba

Ugba (Oil Bean Seed) is native to Eastern Nigeria, Ugba undergoes extensive fermentation before it is considered edible. This recipe is a Modern spin on the traditional dish, the use of parsley gives it a fresh taste.

Comfort My Soul Parts 1-2

Amara was a very successful lady in her field and is soon going to marry her boss's son . Unfortunately for her, her past caught up with her and she lost it all.

Starring: Mercy Johnson, Van Vicker, Olu Jacobs, Clarion Chukwurah

Tears of a Princess Parts 1 and 2

Irene is so loved by her father Chief Marshall and her step mom so loved Irene's step sister that she grew up to be a spoilt and naughty child. Indirectly enmity is building up among the sisters and soon the family starts falling apart.

Starring: Tonto Dikeh, Ini Edo, Ngozi Ezeonu, Olu Jacobs, Prince Nwafor

Beyond Conspiracy Parts 1 and 2

A stranger invades a kingdom, looting & destroying all the way. That was what Ugo did. They can not explain why she is acting without asking questions. A queen that can banish got banished for venturing into the unthinkable. The rejected Stone rose to be the chief corner stone after all.

Starring: Ini Edo, Tontoh Dikeh, Van Vicker

My Soul Mate Parts 1-4

Isabella, given a new assignment which is to assassinate the new police C.E.O and his daughter, abandons her lovely husband , falls in love with her target who she works for, as his daughter's nanny, and finds out later, whom the archbishop 'the founder of the organisation she works for' is.

Starring: Genevieve Nnaji, Olu Jacobs, Nadia Buhari, Desmond Elliot,Smith Ashanti, Susan Peters

Heartless Soul

The story of chief Johnson in his escapades of cruelty, exploitation and callous behavior towards people.

Starring: Victor Osuagwu, Ernest Obi, Florence Onmna, Grace Amah

Heartless Parts 1-4

Caught In The Act Parts 1 and 2

Evelyn and June are twin sisters that were separeted at birth and never knew the existence of each but their paths coincidentally crossed when June kidnapped her supposed niece thereby making life very misreable for her sister Evelyn who is not enjoying the best of marriage coutersy of her mother in law.

Starring: Genevieve Nnaji, Clarion Chukwurah