Pan African Visions
South African App Wins BlackBerry App of the Year
South African application (app) PriceCheck was named International App of the Year at BlackBerry Live, BlackBerry’s annual international…
Rwanda and the New Lions of Africa
Economic growth and improved governance have changed the lives of citizens across the continent. By PAUL KAGAME* As the…
African Unity at 50 years
Attendees at the OAU summit in 1963 did not agree on many things, but they united to ensure…
THE RISE OF AFRICA’S B-BRANDS
BY GEMMA WARE Smaller and more agile local brands are taking the fight to multinationals seeking to benefit…
Pan-Africanism is more important than ever – Dlamini-Zuma
By Elissa Jobson and Parselelo Kantai in addis ababa* The continent cannot wait until the African standby force becomes…
Wole Soyinka on Chinua Achebe:
-Achebe A Celebrated Storyteller, But No Father Of African Literature, Says Soyinka -Also: Why He Wished Achebe Had…
An Obama Visit to Africa Is Long Overdue
By STEPHEN HAYES* Soon the President of the United States will visit Africa. His visit has been announced…
Lagos could soon be Africa’s 13th biggest economy – equivalent to that of Ghana
By JACO MARITZ* Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial hub, could soon have a US$45 billion economy – equivalent to that…
President Kagame’s efforts to empower Rwandans abroad should be applauded
By Ernest Rwamucyo* Tomorrow May 18, President Paul Kagame will meet and interact with the Rwandan community in…
AU struggles to achieve lofty dreams, 50 years on
By BOLA OLAJUNWON* It’s been 50 long years since some great African leaders laid the foundation for…
United States Announces Additional Humanitarian Assistance to Mali
On May 15, 2013, at the Mali Donors’ Conference in Brussels, USAID Assistant Administrator for the Bureau of…
50TH Anniversary of AU: African Ambassadors to US Tout Bright Future
It was a show of confidence and optimism on May 13th when Ambassadors and Diplomatic representations from over…
Chad troops return from Mali
N'Djamena - Some 700 Chadian soldiers returned home to a heroes' welcome on Monday after a bloody campaign…
Africa’s New Global Opportunities: The Case of Kenya
By James N. Kariuki* Last week Kenya’s newly-elected President, Uhuru Kenyatta, travelled to London at the invitation of the…
Let’s negotiate Nigeria
By Chido Onumah* “There is nothing exclusive in the term unity; unity for Nigeria holds out the best…