October 28, 2016
Africa: SICPA's Solution Must be Declared "DOA" Dead On Arrival.
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For years now, Kenyans have been following with great interest the controversy around Swiss firm SICPA Security Solutions SA Limited. As the saga unfolds, the general public comes… Read more »
October 27, 2016
Africa: How Space Technology Boosts Africa's Growth [guest column]
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The sight of a farmer weeding his fields by hand deep in rural Tanzania seems a timeless scene, far removed from the high-tech, interconnected world of today. Read more »
Mauritius: Tribute to a Diplomat's Diplomat - Chitmansing Jesseramsing [guest column]
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As we gathered for last month's 15th annual AGOA Forum in Washington, my thoughts turned with gratitude and sadness to a quiet champion whose powerful advocacy and rare diplomatic… Read more »
October 25, 2016
Africa: Judges Meet Amid South African Student Unrest
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Twenty African High Court judges have had a taste of South Africa's complex political reality: their human rights training course was hurriedly moved after student protests closed… Read more »
October 24, 2016
South Africa: What The Hell Happened at MTV Africa Music Awards?! [blog]
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The MTV Video Music Awards were held over the weekend. If you didn't watch, you missed quite a bit of music, a handful of speeches, and not too much else. Read more »
October 21, 2016
South Africa: Trevor Noah Won't Host MTV Africa Music Awards
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The popular comedian took to his Twitter account to announce that he will no longer be making an appearance due to a severe respiratory and ear infection. Read more »
October 19, 2016
Africa: 12 Surprising Facts About Reggae Star #LuckyDube
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Africans have paid tribute to the late reggae music icon, Lucky Philip Dube, on the 9th anniversary of his tragic death. The legendary musician was killed during an attempted… Read more »
Africa: Vote for an African in Athlete of Year Awards!
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The International Association of Athletics Federations has announced the names of athletes nominated for the World Athletes of the Year Award. Read more »
October 18, 2016
Zimbabwe: Big Changes Needed to Normalize Ties - UK Ambassador Catriona Laing [guest column]
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"It always seems impossible until it's done" said Nelson Mandela. He wasn't, but he could have been talking about the road to reform and recovery in Zimbabwe. As a foreigner here,… Read more »
Mozambique: 15 Things You Need to Know About #SamoraMachel
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1. Samora Machel was born on September 29, 1933 Read more »
October 17, 2016
Africa: Bechtel Offering 'Fast Track' Solutions for Large-Scale Projects Across the Continent [interview]
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As an indication of rising interest in Africa by the U.S. engineering and construction giant Bechtel, the company's president for Africa is relocating from London to Nairobi.… Read more »
October 16, 2016
Nigeria: Donors Dither As Bureaucrats Exploit Nigeria's Humanitarian Crisis [guest column]
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Even as we rejoice over the release of 21 of the Chibok schoolgirls abducted two years ago, it bears remembering that north-eastern Nigeria is mired in a grave humanitarian crisis. Read more »
October 11, 2016
Africa: 22000 CODESRIA books to African institutions of higher education
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The Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA) has donated 21,771 books to seven African institutions of higher education and research and five… Read more »
October 10, 2016
Africa: Africa Makes Progress On Trade and Economic Integration
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African countries are boosting intra-regional trade and deepening economic integration at a time when politicians in the global North are raising doubts about the benefits of… Read more »
October 04, 2016
Africa: What Trump Presidency Might Mean for Africa [opinion]
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As the U.S. election draws closer, the prospect of a Trump presidency, which many considered impossible, has become at least a possibility. Many Africans are rightfully asking:… Read more »
October 03, 2016
Africa: Africans Suffer Setbacks in Safety and Rule of Law - Report
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Africa's premier survey of the performance of its national governments says safety and the rule of law have on average declined across the continent. Read more »
Africa: The Biggest Challenge to Africa's Future [document]
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An excerpt from the foreword to this year's edition of the Ibrahim Index of African Governance (IIAG): Read more »
September 23, 2016
Africa: Africa's Choice Should Head World Health Organization [opinion]
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Following intense criticism of its handling of the Ebola outbreak of 2014, the World Health Organization (WHO) has outlined institutional changes to address the shortcomings that… Read more »
Mozambique: Quake Shakes Central Province
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An earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale was recorded late on Thursday, September 22, in the southern province of Manica, in central Mozambique, according to Verdade.co.mz. Read more »
September 17, 2016
Africa: Obama to Meet Buhari, Address U.S.-Africa Business Forum in New York
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President Obama will meet Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday following the U.S. leader's last address to the United Nations General Assembly as president. Read more »
September 15, 2016
Africa: 'China-Africa Cooperation Must be Mutually Beneficial' [interview]
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A China-Africa Symposium was held on 11-12 August, 2016 in Mombasa, Kenya, on the theme "Win-Win Cooperation for Common Development". It was co-hosted by the Institute of African… Read more »
September 12, 2016
Africa: Big Data and Africa's Green Revolution [guest column]
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"Take it to the farmer". Those were the last words of Dr. Norman Borlaug, as remembered by his granddaughter Julie Borlaug in her opening speech at the Africa Green Revolution… Read more »
September 08, 2016
Africa: Finding the Sweet Spot of Africa's Agriculture [guest column]
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Africa is a continent where, at least outwardly, we like to celebrate our diversity - the rich variety that can be found in our many cultures, languages, fashions, flora and fauna. Read more »
September 07, 2016
Africa: We Can End Global Hunger - Kofi Annan [guest column]
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For the first time in human history, the end of hunger is within our reach. Read more »
August 26, 2016
Africa: Japan-Africa Summit Gives Continent New Leverage [guest column]
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When the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) was launched in 1993 by Japan in co-operation with the World Bank, the United Nations and the UN Development… Read more »