Blog posts of '2009' 'August'

[caption id="attachment_2567" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="African Fabric Cowrie Shell Bracelet"][/caption] Celebrate Africa on your wrist with this hand-crafted fabric bracelet. What makes this bracelet so special? For one, it is hand-crafted in Tanzania, where jewelry is a rich part of ...

[caption id="attachment_2559" align="alignnone" width="243" caption="Michael Jordan"][/caption] "I've always believed that if you put in the work, the results will come. I don't do things half-heartedly. Because I know if I do, then I can expect half-hearted results." - Michael Jordan...

On Tuesday, September 1st, the people of Libya will be celebrating National Day, also known as Revolution Day. This day commemorates the day in 1969 when the monarchy of King Idris I was overthrown by the Libyan military officers. Until then the country's wealth was being given only to the country's...

Africa Imports pays for three meals a day for over 100 orphan children in the Mpila orphanage in Congo. We can’t do this without your purchases, and as a thank you we’d like to tell you about this young girl who has found a home there. [caption id="attachment_2536" align="alignnone" width="300" cap...

On Monday CNN visited Africa Imports to talk about how the economic recession is affecting African businesses in the US. Find out what they had to say and see Africa Imports up-close-and-personal in this 3 1/2 minute clip! Have any ideas? How is your business being af...

"The man on his feet carries off the share of the man sitting down." To find more African proverbs just visit the Africa Imports web site or Click Here to go directly to proverbs....

On the 26th of August (this wednesday) Namibian's will be celebrating Heroes' Day (also known as Namibia Day). This day commemorates many events in Namibian history, but particularly those Namibians who died for independence, especially during the Namibian War of Independence. National celebrations...

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"You can't talk yourself out of a problem you behave yourself into." -- Stephen Covey ...

[caption id="attachment_2493" align="alignnone" width="201" caption="Natural Cucumber Soap"][/caption] Most of us have seen the pictures of women getting facials with cucumber slices covering their eyes. Many of us have seen advertisements for products touting beneficial cucumber essences. So the q...