ABOUT US

What We Do

♦ Social Organization (language, behaviours and attitudes);
♦ Traditions (beliefs, customs and rituals);
♦ Food;
♦ Art & Literature (drama, dance, music, fashion and visual arts),
♦ Faith and Religions; and
♦ Economic System

Ask any African who they are; and they will most likely talk about any of the above and proudly so.

OUR VISION, MISSION & PURPOSE

Vision

♦ To build an appreciation for the differences and similarities of African cultures to Africans; and the Rest of the World.

Mission

♦ This is the age of unity, integration, collaboration, inter and intra trade; but first we need to celebrate the melting-pot that is Africa. In-so-doing; Africans can know they are truthfully represented (seen and heard) and just by their mere existence – the World is a better place.

♦ An old African proverb states: “it takes a village to raise a child” and in the case of Milepost: where each African country is seen as “the child” – it takes the rest of Africa’s member states to raise that country.

Purpose

♦ to educate and tell the African Story

♦ to grow Investment in Africa

♦ to promote Travel and Tourism in Africa

♦ to encourage resettlement in Africa to all Africans in the Diaspora

MILEPOST

RAISING AN AFRICAN TRIBE

♦ Area and Size – 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles)

♦ Population – 1.4 billion

♦ Countries – 54 officially recognised

♦ Religions – Christianity, Islam and Traditional faiths

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Africa

FUN FACTS

With a rich history and a vibrant populous; there are many interesting facts on Africa; here are some of them (others are covered in the HUB as it relates to that specific country)

1.

♦ Naming Africa

• Alkebu-lan – ancient name meaning “mother of mankind” or “garden of Eden.”

• Africa – origin of name still raises controversies to date.

2.

♦ Centrally-located

both the equator and Greenwich Meridian line cross Africa – making it the most recognisable continent on the map.

3.

♦ Second-largest continent

Second-largest continent in the world (after Asia)– by size and population. Africa has the youngest population in the world (70% under the age of 30).

4.

♦ Most resource-abundant continent

with no shortage of natural gas, oil, gold, diamonds, copper and uranium. The Democratic Republic of Congo is the world’s richest country in natural resources!

5.

♦ Rich in fauna and flora

Alive with tourism possibilities. Egypt ranks first as the most visited country in Africa.

6.

♦ A home to 30 of the 800 Nobel Prize winners

ranging from all the different categories of peace, literature, physics, chemistry, medicine and the economic sciences.

7.

♦ one-third of the world’s languages

At least one-third of the world’s languages are spoken in Africa = DIVERSITY!!! That’s between 1000 to 2000 languages in Africa alone.