August 03, 2020
Africa: Sunsetting of Africare, Sunrise of PanAfricare
Crowning an impressive fifty-year legacy of high-impact programming within Africa , the Africare Board of Directors and President & CEO Robert L. Mallett today announced both… Read more »
September 18, 2018
Africa: In Memoriam: Mr. C. Payne Lucas (1933-2018)
Dearest Friend of Africare, Read more »
December 01, 2015
Africa: Africare to Honor Amb. Linda Thomas-Greenfield for Distinguished Humanitarian Service
Four Additional Individuals and Organizations Will be Recognized for Their Service to Africa Read more »
November 20, 2015
Africa: Africare Introduces New Chief of Programs
Africare announced Franklin C. Moore, recently the Deputy Assistant Administrator in the Bureau of Africa at the United States Agency for International Development, the highest… Read more »
November 18, 2015
Africa: Africare Announces New President - New Africare Leader Robert L. Mallett to Lead NGO into its Second Half Century of Service to Africa
Africare, the nation's oldest and largest African-American founded organization providing assistance to Africa, announced Robert L. Mallett will become the fourth President in the… Read more »
Africa: Africare to Host Annual Bishop John T. Walker Memorial Dinner Gala on December 5
Africare's Bishop John T. Walker Memorial Dinner Gala, one of the nation's largest annual fundraising events for Africa, will be held on December 5, 2015, at the Marriott Wardman… Read more »
October 02, 2014
Benin: Africare Receives Benin Presidential Medal of Honor for Malaria Prevention Work
Children across the West African nation of Benin sleep safer at night and live healthier because a modest pilot program to decrease malaria-related deaths directed by Africare, a… Read more »
Benin: Africare Receives Benin Presidential Medal of Honor for Malaria Prevention Work
Children across the West African nation of Benin sleep safer at night and live healthier because a modest pilot program to decrease malaria-related deaths directed by Africare, a… Read more »
April 07, 2014
Africa: Africare Celebrates African-American Leadership At Its 2014 Bishop John T. Walker Memorial Dinner
Peace Corps Alumni C. Payne Lucas and Dr. Joseph C. Kennedy recognized for their pioneering leadership in international development. Read more »
March 20, 2014
Africa: Assistant Secretary of African Affairs Delivers Speech At Africare About Democracy, Security and Humanitarian Work
On Wednesday March 19, Africare and its International Board of Counselors hosted Assistant Secretary of African Affairs Linda Thomas-Greenfield at its Washington, D.C.… Read more »
December 02, 2013
Africa: Using Sports to Empower African Youths
Growing up in Detroit, Michigan, I was fairly sure I'd never make it as a basketball star. I played for my high school team, but most of the time my tall and lanky self sat on the… Read more »
April 23, 2013
Africa: World Leaders Celebrate Legacy of African Leadership
Africare, the oldest and largest African-American led non-profit committed to advancing development in Africa, hosted more than 1,000 global leaders in government, business and… Read more »
October 31, 2011
Africa: Former Brazilian President Lula Joins Africare To Mark Renewed Investment And Development In a 'New Africa'
Vale To Receive Corporate Award On November 9, 2011, former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will join leaders from government, international… Read more »
October 29, 2010
Africa: Africare Celebrates 40 Years Of Development Assistance To Africa
Awards presented to Nelson Mandela, Dr. Nzozi N. Okonjo-Iweala and Rex Tillerson Read more »
March 12, 2010
Africa: Africare to Receive Nobel Prize Money from President Obama
Africare, the oldest and largest NGO working exclusively to provide development and humanitarian assistance to Africa is among 10 charities that will receive a portion of President… Read more »
March 10, 2010
Africa: Senior Vice President, Jeannine B. Scott to Leave Africare
After seven years of exemplary service as Senior Vice President, Jeannine B. Scott has announced her departure from Africare. Read more »
November 05, 2009
Africa: Africare Honors Grammy Award Winner John Legend at 2009 Africare Award Dinner
Every fall, more than 2,000 international, government and corporate leaders gather in Washington, DC, for what has become the largest annual event for Africa in the United States.… Read more »
October 28, 2009
Africa: Africare to Honor Grammy Award-Winner John Legend at 2009 Africare Dinner
The 2009 Africare Bishop John T. Walker Memorial Dinner saluting six-time Grammy Award-winner and humanitarian John Legend. Read more »
October 20, 2009
Africa: Africare Board Names Darius Mans as New President
Africare, a leading international development organization specializing in development assistance to Africa, has chosen Darius Mans, Acting Chief Executive Officer of Millennium… Read more »
October 15, 2009
Africa: Africare to Honor Grammy Award Winner John Legend at 2009 Africare Award Dinner -- Selection Underscores Voice of New Generation in Philanthropy
Every fall, more than 2,000 international, government and corporate leaders gather in Washington, DC, for what has become the largest annual event for Africa in the United States.… Read more »
September 02, 2009
Africa: Africare Among First NGOs to Develop iPhone App
Africare, the largest and oldest U.S. development organization focused solely on Africa, has launched an exciting new marketing campaign – Pass It On! – to highlight… Read more »
September 01, 2009
Africa: Africare Among First NGOs to Develop iPhone App
Africare, the largest and oldest U.S. development organization focused solely on Africa, has launched an exciting new marketing campaign – Pass It On! – to highlight… Read more »
June 01, 2009
Africa: Julius E. Coles to Retire from Africare
True to his promise to himself and his family, Julius E. Coles has announced his retirement as President of Africare effective December 31, 2009. Taking the reins in 2002,… Read more »
March 11, 2009
Africa: Africare and Water For All Join Forces to Foster Healthier Schools and Communities
Two international nonprofit organizations have partnered to use the natural energy of the sun and children at play to generate safe, clean water for rural communities in… Read more »
November 13, 2008
Africa: Africare Honors President George W. Bush at 2008 Africare Award Dinner
Every fall, more than 2,000 international, government and corporate leaders gather in Washington, DC, for what has become the largest annual event for Africa in the United States.… Read more »