Pan African Visions
In stable East Africa, journalists and their freedoms become targets
By Sudarsan Raghavan* NAIROBI — In Kenya, one of the continent’s bastions of democracy, a new bill threatens…
Nigeria: National Conference and “the fierce urgency of now!”
By Chido Onumah* “Between an agenda for a national restructuring and 2015 presidential election, my priority will be…
African Exchange Holdings Delivers on Receipts System
Nigerian warehouse receipts system shows technical superiority in the region ABUJA, Nigeria, November 19, 2013/ -- Today, the Nigerian Strategic Grain…
AfDB Board approves US120 million financing for Nairobi’s outer ring road
AfDB Board approves US120 million financing for Nairobi’s outer ring road Project to take 4 years; starting 2014;…
Extraordinary Ethiopia – ancient, booming but undemocratic
By Richard Dowden* When you say to people in Britain: “I’ve just been in Ethiopia”, they give you a…
Kenya FM says ICC States to amend Statute
By By KENNEDY KANGETHE * NAIROBI, Kenya Nov 17 – Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohamed has faulted the United Nations…
Innovative Project Improving Food Value Chain to be Launched in Monrovia
An innovative project aimed at reducing rural poverty and household food insecurity will be launched on November 19…
DHL and Engen announce major African retail partnership
· Engen service stations across Africa to serve as DHL Service Points Two significant multinationals join forces to increase…
Transcorp is delivering on promise to give Nigerians access to country’s growth potential
Elumelu reports to shareholders on significant progress in power, hospitality, agriculture and oil and gas LAGOS, Nigeria, November 18,…
Tony Elumelu: The ‘Africapitalist’ who wants to power Africa
By Earl Nurse and Jill Dougherty* You've probably heard by now about the Afropolitans and the Afropreneurs -- but what about the Africapitalists? It's the…
Uganda, Rwanda reach out to DRC after deal flops
By RISDEL KASASIRA* The M23 rebels are now holed up at Silver Springs Hotel in Kampala and Mr Abandi…
From The Archives: Kwame Nkrumah’s Message To African Journalists
By Patrick Delices* Kwame Nkrumah on the role of African journalists One day after Malcolm X’s revolutionary “Message…
AfDB President named 2013 African of the Year
TUNIS, Tunisia, November 8, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ – African Development Bank Group President Donald Kaberuka (http://www.afdb.org) has been named…
Insight: African tech startups aim to power growing economies
BY BATE FELIX AND MATTHEW MPOKE BIGG* When Abasiama Idaresit started a digital marketing firm in Nigeria's bustling economic capital…
Femi Kuti is a chip off the old block
NIGERIAN singer Femi Kuti is continuing his father's work using music to fight evil and corruption. Femi…