“I know some people get disheartened, and I know some people want to throw in the sponge and give up but I can’t do that. My feeling is too strong that it’s God’s will that we live together in harmony and peace. It’s God’s will that we grow beyond our racial animosities and that we [...]

Our Time Together We believe that the peace, balance and preservation of our planet will be significantly fueled and nurtured by women who have learned to take care of themselves and each other. The International Women’s Luncheon Theme:  ‘ I’M EVERY WOMAN’ is as expressive, multi-nuanced and yet as simple as women around the world. [...]

PANAFEST 2010 was part of a series of events commemorating September as African Heritage Month in Montgomery County, Maryland. The event was held at the Plaza of the Silver Spring Civic Center, at One Veterans Plaza, Silver Spring, MD, 20910. This festival really made history as  the first of its kind in Montgomery County for [...]

It was a very beautiful day in New York city, Sept 20th 2010 when the first ever Women Inspire and Enterprise Symposium kicked of in the early hours of the morning.  Miss Fifi Soumah, the reigning Miss Africa USA 2010,   a special guest invited by White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood was in attendance [...]

Over the years of its existence, the talent segment of the Miss Africa USA competition has been a permanent feature of the pageant which generates a lot of excitement from the audience but most importantly offers the pageant delegates an opportunity to explore their own inborn talent as well.  A lot of people have talents [...]

Hundreds of supporters and fans gather each year to witness the Miss Africa USA Pageant, a very unique pageant which promotes the rich cultures of Africa.  Anticipation is always very high and performances get very heated as delegate after delegate tries to bring out the best of African culture on stage through traditional regalia, dance, [...]

Queen Fifi Soumah during Fashion competition African Fashion, as beautiful and vibrant as it is, never gets the kind of exposure and media highlight that it deserves. Well the Miss Africa USA Pageant has embraced African Fashion and is committed to showcasing African Couture, working with Afro-centric designers to bring out the best of African [...]

For the first time in the Miss Africa USA Scholarship Pageant 5 year history, the Platform presentation night became a separate event from the main pageant night competition. Reason being that the platform segment is one of the most important segments of the competition which deals with the humanitarian and public speaking aspects.  In this [...]

THE COUNTY COUNCIL OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY MARYLAND PROCLAMATION Whereas: Founded in 2005, the African Women’s Development Foundation USA is a network of dynamic African Women across the United States of America who work together to help communities in need in Africa and the United States; and Whereas, the Foundation organizes community programs that embrace cultural [...]

The Miss Africa USA Management team proudly presents the African Queen in America Miss Fatoumata (Fifi) Souma who will reign as Miss Africa USA 2010 – 2011. Miss Fifi was crowned at the beautiful Montgomery College Performing Arts Center in Silver Spring, Maryland, on Saturday July 24 2010. Fifi Souma is  from the Republic of [...]