Development
From Prayer to the Platform: Sierra Leonean Gospel Artist King Midas Opens Singing Challenge to New Voices
By Ishmael Sallieu Koroma FREETOWN, Sierra Leone — Sierra Leonean gospel recording artist Midas Max-Conton, popularly known as King Midas, has launched a singing challenge aimed at giving aspiring vocalists…
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Can Alliance of Sahel States Normalise Relations with ECOWAS?
By Kestér Kenn Klomegâh Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, and Ghana's Foreign Minister, Samuel O.…
Botswana’s Agricultural Game-Changer: Safflower Production Scales Up to Boost Food Security and Smallholder Farmers
By Nevison Mpofu GABORONE, Botswana — Once overlooked by many farmers, safflower is emerging as…
France vs. West Africa: Will Paris Allow Regional Economic Autonomy?
By Abiodun Ramon Oseni * Throughout West Africa's history, two persistent dynamics have repeatedly shaped…
Ramaphosa’s Mea Culpa Confronts South Africa’s Record On Foreign Nationals While Championing A More Integrated Southern Africa
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa condemns discrimination against foreign nationals, reminds South Africans of the…
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Ethiopia gets Africa’s first Boeing 787 Dreamliner
Ethiopian Airlines received Africa's first Boeing (NYSE: BA - news) 787 Dreamliner on Friday, making Ethiopia the only country aside…
How African politicians gave away $100bn of land
By Parselelo Kantai in Addis Ababa, Fred Katerere in Mozambique and Kalundi Serumaga in Uganda With minimal consultation, governments…
Three African countries with good potential for tourism investors
BY Jaco Maritz* While countries such as South Africa, Kenya and Tanzania have had strong tourism sectors for many years,…
From Resource Curse to Blessing
By Joseph E. Stiglitz* New discoveries of natural resources in several African countries—including Ghana, Uganda, Tanzania, and Mozambique—raise an important…
Ex-Im Bank Approves Record $1.5 Billion in Financing of U.S. Exports to Sub-Saharan Africa in First Three Quarters of FY 2012
Ex-Im Bank Expands Cover Policy in Cameroon, Ethiopia, Tanzania and Angola WASHINGTON, D.C. – In the first three quarters of…
The golden leaf: boom time in Zimbabwe
By Ian Scoones* Zimbabwe’s tobacco industry is booming once again. From the low point in 2008, at the peak of…
‘Virtual lectures’ to help cope with Zimbabwean brain drain
By By Andrew Mambondiyani* HARARE – A virtual lecture hall, enabling lectures to be streamed to university campuses from around…
Bharti Airtel reinforces commitment to developing talent in Africa
NAIROBI, Kenya, July 25, 2012/ – Leading global telecommunications company, Bharti Airtel (‘Airtel’) today announced a partnership with the largest e-learning provider in…