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Côte d’Ivoire Honors IMF Africa Chief Abebe Selassie at End of Tenure
By Ajong Mbapndah L Côte d’Ivoire has paid glowing tribute to Abebe Selassie, marking the end of his tenure as Director of the African Department at the International Monetary Fund.…
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Oil Shock Hits Tanzania: Global Oil Crisis Meets Tax Debate as Prices Soar Sharply
By Adonis Byemelwa Fuel prices in Tanzania have surged into record territory, turning a global…
The One Who Makes Death Tremble
By Francis B. Nyamnjoh The chronicle of Celui-Qui-Fait-Trembler-La-Mort was not a biography of a man,…
The Open Gate: Why Nigeria Can’t Stop the Surge of Small Arms from the Sahel
By Aminu Adamu* There is a village in Zamfara State where the people no longer…
Agbor Balla: Anglophone VP Now Essential in Cameroon’s Constitutional Reform
By Boris Esono Nwenfor BUEA, PAV – Cameroon is once again facing a defining constitutional…
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A Circle of Celebration, Forged in Africa
JON PARELES* Angelique Kidjo performing with Dominic James on guitar at Carnegie Hall. Credit Ruby Washington/The New York Times One…
Femi Otedola: The billionaire who bounced back!
London could be Nigeria’s 37th state. From the underground to the finest hotels, you can hear an army of Nigerians…
South Africa: We need a person who will arrest Jacob Zuma – Julius Malema
Crystal Oderson in Cape Town* Julius Malema, Commander-in-chief, Economic Freedom Fighters. Photo©Daniel Boshoff for TAR To judge by the reaction…
Meet the man who tamed Nigeria's most lawless city
Babatunde Fashola, governor of Lagos, has transformed the city - and helped halt the spread of Ebola in Nigeria …
A Private Meeting with President Obama to Discuss ISIS and Boko Haram
By Tanya Young Williams* Anthony Egbase, a nationalized American from Nigeria with dual citizenship, sat down with President Obama to discuss…
DR Congo doctor Denis Mukwege wins Sakharov prize
Denis Mukwege have been helping thousands of victims of sexual violence in the DR Congo A doctor from the Democratic…
Africa: AllAfrica Chair Amadou Mahtar Ba Awarded Lifetime Africa Achievement Prize
Amadou Mahtar Ba Amadou Mahtar Ba, executive chair and AllAfrica co-founder, is recipient of the Lifetime Africa Achievement Prize (LAAP)…
Congo's Dr Denis Mukwege Treated 30,000 Victims Of War Rape… He's Still Waiting For A Nobel Prize
By Jessica Elgot* Dr Denis Mukwege has been tipped for the Nobel Prize five-times-running, but you have probably never…