Delta Air Lines Inc. is launching two new Africa routes from Atlanta later this year, strengthening its presence on the continent as a variety of African nations continue to show deeper interest in Georgia.
Category: Africa
Posted inAfrica
Georgia State Students Work With African Counterparts to Solve Real-World Business Problems
After a two-year partnership, students from Georgia State University’s J. Mack Robinson College of Business and their counterparts at African universities recently “wowed” symposium attendees with their final projects, which included surprising solutions to real-world international business problems.
Posted inEvent Recap
Event Recap — Diaspora Diplomats: Celebrating Atlanta’s African Consular Corps
Five African diplomats, three of them newly appointed, gathered with about 80 Global Atlanta Passport members and other community attendees for a reception downtown celebrating the continent’s contributions to the growth of the Georgia consular corps.
Posted inDiplomacy
Diplomatic Digest: Turnover Within Atlanta’s Consular Corps in 2024
Toward the end of 2024, Atlanta gained a new group of African diplomats, adding three new countries to Georgia’s consular corps and bringing the number of nations with representation in the state to 75.
Posted inAfrica
Five Countries, Three Continents: Global Atlanta Travels in 2024
Busara Advisors is the presenting sponsor of Global Atlanta’s Africa Channel. Subscribe here for monthly Africa newsletters. Global Atlanta is a decidedly local news platform — with a unique wrinkle. […]
Posted inBooks
Books 2024: How the Epic Battle for a Small Mediterranean Island Made Big Waves in World History
Busara Advisors is the presenting sponsor of Global Atlanta’s Africa Channel. Subscribe here for monthly Africa newsletters. Book: Empires of the Sea: The Siege of Malta, the Battle of Lepanto, […]
Posted inUnited States
Jimmy Carter, Who Relished His Global Platform as a Former President, Dies at 100
Former President Jimmy Carter, a son of Georgia who used his post-presidency as a platform for global impact, died Sunday at 100 in his home in Plains.
Posted inSouth Africa
Meet the Shoe Brand Bringing ‘South African-ness’ to the U.S. Through Atlanta
Busara Advisors is the presenting sponsor of Global Atlanta’s Africa Channel. Subscribe here for monthly Africa newsletters. When Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens pulled on a pair of custom-stitched leather “vellies” […]
Posted inSouth Africa
Mayor Dickens Headed to South Africa on Reciprocal Mission
Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens is headed to South Africa this week on a trip designed to solidify the city’s position at the forefront of the country’s relationship with the U.S.
Posted inAfrica
Ghana’s New Diplomat for Georgia Officially Installed
Ghana’s ambassador to the United States this week officially installed the country’s new honorary consul in Georgia, giving the West African nation a long-awaited diplomatic presence in the state.