Pan African Visions
Mandela’s health: Zuma sings in praise of-ex-president
South Africa's President Jacob Zuma has sung a rousing anti-apartheid song for Nelson Mandela, 94, who is critically…
Marc-Vivien Foe death: His legacy 10 years after collapsing on pitch
By Simon Austin* It was the brutal abruptness of Marc-Vivien Foe's fatal collapse that made it so shocking.…
Africa ‘ripped off big time’ by foreign resource firms, says bank chief
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Can a new party in South Africa really woo voters?
As a new political party is officially launched in South Africa, nearly two decades after the end of…
Microsoft’s Offer and Risk Factor for Kenya
By James N. Kariuki* Seven months ago, Kenya banned importation of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) foods because of…
BEYOND THE BIG STICK, CHEQUE BOOK AND GUNBOATS: AN OPEN MEMO TO PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA ON THE EVE OF HIS SECOND VISIT TO AFRICA
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UN Security Council debate on conflict and natural resources: Remarks by Kofi Annan
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Global citizens need G8 to act on tax avoidance and corruption, APP tells G8
GENEVA, June 17 – G8 leaders must act to make company ownership transparent, to exchange tax information automatically,…
JOINT PRESS RELEASE FROM THE OFFICE OF HIS EXCELLENCY PRESIDENT CONDÉ, RIO TINTO, CHALCO AND IFC CONCERNING THE GUINEA SIMANDOU PROJECT
London, June 17, 2013 - Leaders from the Republic of Guinea, Rio Tinto, and IFC, a member of the World…
The Mau Mau Compensations in Historical Context
James N. Kariuki* On June 6, 2013 the British Government pledged to make amends to Mau Mau survivors…
Is Rwanda the next big thing in Africa?
BY MOHAMMAD AMIN* Over the last few years, a lot of optimism has been built around Rwanda being the…
A white South African’s memories of Mandela
By Nadia Bilchik* I was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, in 1964, the year Martin Luther King Jr.…
Statement: Major victories for transparency
GENEVA, June 12, 2013 – The Africa Progress Panel welcomes Canada’s announcement today that it will establish new…
Ozwald Boateng: New wind of change is blowing through Africa
By Ozwald Boateng* When change comes, it comes all of a sudden, leaving only a remembrance of the…
Nelson Mandela: Is it time for South Africa to let him go?
By Pumza Fihlani* So deep is the affection in South Africa for the country's first black President, Nelson…