November 16, 2018
South Africa: Trump Appoints Handbag Designer as Ambassador to Pretoria
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United States President Donald Trump has announced his nomination to fill the post of ambassador to Pretoria: South African-born luxury handbag designer Lana Marks. Read more »
November 15, 2018
South Africa: Foreigners Are a Burden on Our Health System - Minister
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South Africa's Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi says foreign nationals are burdening the South African health system. Read more »
November 14, 2018
Africa: #IdibalaChallenge Goes Global, People Are Fainting Everywhere!
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You've probably been wondering what this dancing fainting craze videos are all about, unless you've been living under a rock for the past week or two... Read more »
November 13, 2018
Cameroon: Journalist Mimi Mefo's Release - Pressure or President's Magnanimity?
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Equinoxe Radio-Television English news presenter Mimi Mefo Takembou has been released from the Douala New Bell prison after a 72 hours. Takembou was charged with the propagation of… Read more »
South Africa: High Court Orders Liquidation of VBS Bank
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The North Gauteng High Court has ordered the liquidation of VBS Mutual Bank, eNCA reports. This comes after an application by the South African Reserve Bank's Prudential Authority… Read more »
Gabon: Presidency Denies Ali Bongo is Dead
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Gabonese presidential spokesperson has finally revealed how President Ali Bongo is faring. The president was admitted to hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on October 24. Read more »
November 12, 2018
Africa: Bank Finance Program Mobilizes Resources for Poorest Nations [guest column]
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The number of people living in extreme poverty around the world continues to decline – in 25 years, extreme poverty was reduced from 36 percent to 10 percent, which… Read more »
South Africa: After State Capture - Populism, Corruption & Decline or Growth, Jobs & Prosperity? [guest column]
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Former Deputy Finance Minister Mcebisi Jonas is renowned in South Africa as the man who refused a $40 million bribe and the finance minister's job, offered to him by former… Read more »
November 06, 2018
Africa: Women and Children the Big Losers When Governance is Measured [interview]
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The Mo Ibrahim Foundation has released 2018's Ibrahim Index of African Governance (IIAG). It is the foundation's 12th annual edition since it was launched in 2007. This index shows… Read more »
Uganda: Head of the House Never Goes into the Kitchen - Museveni
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Do people still believe a woman's place still is in the kitchen in the 21st century? Well, Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni seems to think so. The 74-year-old has come under fire… Read more »
Cameroon: Biya Sworn In, Challenger Arrested - Report
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President Paul Biya of Cameroon has been sworn into serve his seventh consecutive term as the head of state. This comes after he was declared winner of the presidential elections… Read more »
Africa: Continent's Biodiversity Crisis - A Call to Action [guest column]
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Former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo, has called on his fellow African leaders to take action to tackle the current biodiversity crisis facing the continent and do more… Read more »
Nigeria: Fast, Free Google WiFi Could Transform Nation's Health [guest column]
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Nigeria is the fifth country – and the first in Africa – to get Google Station super-fast Internet at selected locations. Read more »
November 05, 2018
Namibia: First Lady Monica Geingos Receives World Without Aids Award
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The first lady of Namibia, Monica Geingos, and singer and political activist Sir Bob Geldof have won the 2018 World Without AIDS Award. Read more »
November 04, 2018
Africa: How to Transform an Index Into Better Governance [guest column]
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The publication of this year's Ibrahim Index of African Governance (IIAG) highlights the importance of both state and non-state actors in countries across the continent taking… Read more »
October 31, 2018
Cameroon: A Foregone Conclusion Cameroon's Presidential Election [guest column]
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These three leaders have something in common, however, that distinguishes them from Paul Biya. Read more »
Africa: How We Invest In - and Achieve - Health for Africa [guest column]
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Now is the time for African women to stand up for ourselves and nurture leadership among others. We have been fantastic in many areas essential to progress at the family and… Read more »
Africa: Trade Holds Key to Wealth Creation - Afreximbank's Oramah [interview]
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The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) is one of the long-established but lesser known continent-wide institutions. Created by African governments and private and… Read more »
October 30, 2018
Africa: Waging Justice: The Alchemy of Living with Optimism [guest column]
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We are living in a time of huge social and geopolitical upheaval. Institutions and established doctrines that once appeared predictable and protective now seem crazily unmoored. Read more »
October 26, 2018
Africa: Spotlighting Innovation for Infrastructure CCA's Florie Liser [interview]
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The 25-year-old Washington, DC-based Corporate Council on Africa (CCA) is hosting on 5-6 November in Johannesburg its first U.S.-Africa Infrastructure Conference to be held outside… Read more »
October 25, 2018
Africa: 'We Were Never Meant to Struggle' - Samia Nkrumah Speaks on Why Africa Needs to Unite [interview]
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In an exclusive interview, Samia Yaba Nkrumah explains why a more profound African unity is needed to achieve the benefits of democracy - economic growth and prosperity for all. Read more »
Africa: 'Fragile Countries' Urge 'Trade for Peace' at WTO Forum
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The g7+ grouping of nations – a voluntary association of countries in transition from conflict to development – is not as well-known as the G7 group of leading… Read more »
Africa: Foreign Investment Key to Prosperity - U.S. Diplomat Nagy [press conference]
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The American administration's top diplomat for African affairs, Assistant Secretary of State Tibor P Nagy, Jr, will soon make his first trip to the continent since his appointment.… Read more »
October 24, 2018
Africa: Poor Vision Affects Billions, Costs Trillions a Feasible Fix [guest column]
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Try to imagine life – school, home, work – without eyeglasses. Then reflect that poor vision is the world's largest unaddressed disability, affecting an estimated 2.5… Read more »
South Africa: Motswako Pioneer and Rapper HHP Dies
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Jabulani Tsambo, better known as Hip Hop Pantsula or Jabba, has died aged 38, his wife and publicist Lerato Sengadi confirmed. Tributes have been pouring in from his fans and the… Read more »