With over 20 years of Africa tour experience-- We know Africa Best!
We provide exceptional service at the best price!
African Connections North America (AC-USA) is a U.S. based company that is
owned and operated by African Americans who have traveled extensively in Africa
for decades and who have lived in Africa either full or part time for over 20 years.
The company’s founder studied African and African American history at
Northwestern University and has taught both African and African American
history at the university undergraduate and graduate levels for many years.
View our founder's profile
We infuse each tour with our knowledge and unique perspective.
Our tours allow you to experience the culture, absorb the history and explore
connections to African American history and culture.
We have over 20 years of experience. We organized our first tour from the USA to
Africa in 2002. Since then, we have organized countless tours, but we never tire of
introducing the Africa, that we know so well, in all its beauty and complexity.
With us, there are no middlemen. We don’t book you in the United States and
then hand you off to contracted services in Africa.
We rather, provide you with end-to-end services. We are with you from the time
you book through the completion of your African journey.
We help you prepare for your trip to Africa, providing information and assistance
to facilitate each step of your preparation. Our staff is then there to meet you at
the airport when you arrive in Africa, and we will be with you each day of your
tour.
Working hand in hand with our sister company African Connections Ghana Ltd.
(AC-Ghana) which is headquartered in Accra, Ghana with operational capability
throughout much of Africa, we ensure that all tour services on the ground in
Africa are delivered to specification and each tour itinerary is executed to the
highest possible standards.
We pride ourselves on delivering exceptional tour management and support
services while maintaining the best tour prices.
We are "Your Gateway to Africa" offering travel and tour packages that allow you to
experience the best of Africa at affordable prices. View our tours. Travel with us to:
-> Ghana
-> Egypt
-> Senegal
-> Ghana, Togo and Benin
We specialize in group tours and will customize tours to meet your interests and time
constraints. Click Here To Call Us For A Quote
For the experience of a life time and memories you will never forget, travel to Africa
with us.
Ayesha S. Hakeem is President of African Connections North America and Managing
Director of African Connections Ghana Ltd.
She received her undergraduate education at Yale University and Northwestern
University, where she majored in African and African American History; her M.A. in History
from Northwestern University; and her Juris Doctorate from DePaul University.
Dr. Hakeem is a retired lawyer with over 20 years of legal experience, including her
employment with Sidley & Austin, one of the highest rated law firms in the world, which is
also the law firm that employed former U.S. president, Barack Obama and former first
lady, Michelle Obama.
Dr. Hakeem first traveled to Africa in 1971, exploring Ghana, Morocco, Senegal, and Nigeria.
In 1976, she left her hometown of Chicago and relocated with her family to Ghana, a
country with inextricable links to African-American history.
After moving to Ghana, Dr. Hakeem was first employed by the Ghana Education Service,
where she taught African History for two years before being hired by the University of
Ghana, as the Ashanti Regional Director for the University's Institute of Adult Education.
Dr. Hakeem has taught African-American and West African History in the United States
and in Ghana for decades.
She has lived in Ghana for over 20 years and has traveled throughout Africa for decades.
Her vast Africa experience and wealth of knowledge enriches each of African
Connections' tours.
African Connections invites you to “Return to the Motherland!” Dr. Hakeem and her tour
team look forward to having the opportunity to show you the Africa they love and know
so well!