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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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How social entrepreneurs tap Africa’s greatest resource
By SALLY OSBERG* Young, bright, a qualified actuary and self-described “hardened capitalist”, Taddy Blecher had accepted an offer from US…
Rise of the African Sovereign Wealth Fund
By ELEANOR WHITEHEAD* African sovereign wealth funds are emerging to save and invest resource revenues. If efficient, they could also…
Most African countries could reach middle income status by 2025
BY SHANTA DEVARAJAN AND WOLFGANG FENGLER* Hardly a week goes by without an African investors’ conference or growth summit. Portuguese…
Mike Macharia – the Kenyan businessman with pan-African ambitions
BY DINFIN MULUPI* Kenyan entrepreneur Mike Macharia was only 25 when he ventured into business, establishing Seven Seas Technologies (SST),…
Burkina Faso: women succeed with self-initiated microcredit system
By Olivier Nyirubugara* Women in south-western Burkina Faso have engaged in informal but prosperous trade in the last couple of…
Ghana President Sworn In Despite Election Challenge
By Laura Burke* ACCRA — John Dramani Mahama was sworn in as Ghana's president Monday, following last month’s disputed presidential…
Just Let Charles Taylor Go?
James N. Kariuki* One of the most tragic African political offenders of the second half of the 20th century was…
Africa’s middle class prospers, but at a price
In Ghana, the middle class is growing fast. It's a trend typical across the whole continent. But, there are rising…