October 23, 2015
Africa: Optimism & Opportunity Propel GE - Jay Ireland [interview]
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In Africa, there are few major American firms with as long a history of engagement as General Electric, which began operations in South Africa more than 100 years ago and has been… Read more »
October 21, 2015
Africa: Saving Mothers & Babies Advances Africa - Melinda Gates [guest column]
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Sometimes the technical words we use to describe a problem mask its true nature. Read more »
October 20, 2015
South Africa: Lionel Richie to Tour South Africa
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Grammy Award-winning star Lionel Richie is set to perform in the country with his All The Hits All Night Long tour in March 2016. Read more »
October 16, 2015
Africa: Food: The Centre of our Lives and the Centre of our Futures [guest column]
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Food often brings us together - whether it is working to harvest crops, preparing traditional recipes or over joyous celebrations. While what we eat varies, food is a constant… Read more »
October 15, 2015
Malawi: Joyce Banda Defends Presidential Record
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During an appearance at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York on September 25, President Peter Mutharika of Malawi discussed a range of issues relating to his 15-month… Read more »
October 08, 2015
Africa: World Trade Talks Offer Historic Opportunity for Africa [guest column]
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As world leaders met at the recent United Nations summit to adopt global goals to end extreme poverty in 15 years, a determination to create broader and more participatory… Read more »
Africa: Corporate Council on Africa Ends Merger Talks with U.S. Chamber
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The Corporate Council on Africa (CCA), an organization that has spearheaded much of the business and investment engagement with Africa by American firms for two decades has ended… Read more »
October 07, 2015
Africa: African Civil Society Under Threat, Warns Mary Robinson [interview]
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The decline of human rights on average across Africa is worrying Mary Robinson, the former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and now a special envoy on climate… Read more »
October 06, 2015
Africa: 'Decisive Moment for Democracy' - John Kerry [guest column]
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Last May, I shared in an extraordinary moment. I had the privilege, together with many leaders from across Africa, of bearing witness to the first peaceful, democratic transition… Read more »
October 05, 2015
Africa: Africa's Governance Winners, Losers and Surprises
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Zimbabwe is one of the African countries where governance has improved most in the four years up to 2014. Senegal just might surge ahead of its African counterparts in the future,… Read more »
Africa: We Can Defeat Poverty - Melinda Gates [interview]
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United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon calls the efforts to achieve 'Millennium Development Goals' over the last 15 years "the most successful anti-poverty movement in… Read more »
Africa: Africa Rising? No, Africa Stalled
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Africa's premier survey of the quality of governance across the continent shows that it has not improved in the past four years. Read more »
October 03, 2015
Africa: 'Youth Dividend' Will Help Africa Produce Food and Jobs
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Ten million young people are entering the African labour market every year. This presents both a challenge and an opportunity to take advantage of the "youth dividend" by… Read more »
September 29, 2015
Africa: Don't Just Make it Sexy, Walk the Talk on Women, Youth in Agriculture [interview]
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Melissa Britz is reporting from Zambia at the African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF 2015), and spoke with Sylvia Mwichuli, the convener, about her expectations and hopes for the… Read more »
September 28, 2015
Central Africa: U.S. Envoy Underlines Need to Respect Term Limits [guest column]
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As world leaders gather this week for the United Nations General Assembly, a crisis gaining little international attention may offer a big lesson on foreign policy. Read more »
September 25, 2015
Africa: Swiss Swoop on FIFA's Blatter
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Swiss authorities raided the office of FIFA president Sepp Blatter on Friday, interrogated him and then announced they had launched criminal proceedings against him. Read more »
September 24, 2015
Africa: Unleashing the Power of Young People and the Demographic Dividend [guest column]
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The demographic dividend has become a rallying call around the world. Read more »
Burkina Faso: How to Get the Transition Back On Track [guest column]
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When Burkina Faso's President Blaise Compaore introduced a bill in Parliament in October 2014 to modify the Constitution to extend his term in office, he never imagined that it… Read more »
September 11, 2015
Nigeria: Bomb Blast Hits Camp for Nigerians Displaced by Boko Haram
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A bomb was exploded at a camp for internally displaced persons (IDP) near Yola in the northeastern Nigerian state of Adamawa. The Friday morning blast is reportedly the first… Read more »
September 08, 2015
Nigeria: Nigeria: 'Power of One' Sets a Nation on Track [guest column]
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Nationwide-wide electrical outages nearly shut down Africa's largest economy before the inauguration of President Muhammadu Buhari in late May. But now the lights are on, the… Read more »
August 27, 2015
Congo-Kinshasa: Danger Looms in DRC As Kabila Maneuvers to Remain in Power [guest column]
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It is becoming increasingly difficult for authoritarian African heads of state to change constitutions that limit them to two terms in power. Read more »
South Africa: Rapper AKA and DJ Zinhle Call It Quits
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Ntombezinhle Jiyane, popularly known as DJ Zinhle, has revealed that she and rapper Kiernan Forbes, AKA, are parting ways. The couple, who have been dating for 3 years,… Read more »
August 21, 2015
Congo-Kinshasa: Farewell Remarks by DRC Ambassador to USA Faida Mitifu [document]
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The departing ambassador to the United States from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Dr. Faida Mitifu, has been in demand as a spokesperson for her country and as a person who… Read more »
August 20, 2015
Senegal: Country Mourns Master Drummer Doudou N'Diaye Rose
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Doudou N'Diaye Rose, whose real name is Mamadou N'Diaye, died on August 19, 2015, in Dakar. He was more than just a musician. He was a living heritage of both Senegalese and… Read more »
August 14, 2015
Africa: Power Projects Take Time But Access to Electricity is Spreading Paul Hinks [interview]
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Paul Hinks, CEO of Symbion Power, has had a 30-year career in the energy sector, the last five focused on Africa. The independent power producer and engineering contractor builds,… Read more »
