Pan African Visions
Obama’s dilemma in 2015 budget proposals for East African countries
By Kevin Kelley and Mwaura Kimani* In Kenya, the ICC cases remain key as Uganda and Rwanda refuse…
Africa Gets a New Checkup
For Older Leaders, Keeping Medical Conditions a State Secret Turns Tougher Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe, center, and…
Mos Def: Cape Town is crazy
YAZEED KAMALDIEN* Mos Def Mos Def says he came to live in Cape Town to spend some time…
Should Nelson Mandela Become a Saint?
By James N. Kariuki* Late in Nelson Mandela’s life, the news media tried to tag him with the…
All eyes on $1 trillion:African agribusiness is set for a huge leap, according to a World Bank report
By Kingsley Ighobor and Aissata Haidara* Workers plucking tea from plants growing on a hillside on the Mata tea estate. As…
Risky Business: Is China Wavering in Africa?
JACOB KUSHNER* South Africa's president arrives in Beijing for a Ministerial Conference of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation…
Swaziland king opens 'white elephant' airport
Swaziland's King Mswati III Mbabane (Swaziland) (AFP) - Swaziland's King Mswati III on Friday inaugurated a new $280-million…
Ghanaian actor, Van Vicker Addresses Genevieve Nnaji’s Insult & Chika Ike’s Marriage
Ghanaian actor Van Vicker talks about his life as an actor, his marriage and other issues. He also took his…
We need more agribusiness in Africa
By Carlos Lopes* Africa’s economic performance over the last decade has been remarkable, having reached an average growth of…
U.S. Freezes More Than $458 Million Stolen By Former Nigerian Dictator In Largest Kleptocracy Forfeiture Action Ever Brought In U.S.
By DOJ Office of Public Affairs The Department of Justice has frozen more than $458 million in…
Angolan leader 'to transfer presidency to his cousin'
Is José Eduardo dos Santos preparing to to wish goodbye to the Angolan presidency? PHOTO | FILE Angolan…
Letter to Charles Ateba Eyene
From Mwalimu George Ngwane After watching the funeral rites of Komla Dumor, the ace-Ghanaian BBC journalist over BBC…
HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL RECOGNISES MARA AS CASE STUDY FOR AFRICAN BUSINESS SUCCESS
Ashish J Thakkar Mara, the pan-African multi sector investment group, has this week joined the likes of Amazon,…
Scramble for Africa threatens to leave continent starving
Mechanised rice harvesting at a 17,000-hectare farm in western Kenya leased out to a US company to grow…
Tanzanian tea: a new frontier for big business
Tea plantation in Tanzania. (Photo: Gumtau/CC) Last week, global corporation Unilever announced that it is to triple its…