Pan African Visions
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…
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…
Just Let Charles Taylor Go?
James N. Kariuki* One of the most tragic African political offenders of the second half of the 20th…
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…
Obasanjo: Nigerian leaders should reach out to Boko Haram
By Zain Verjee and Laura Smith-Spark* Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo has said more could be done to…
Wealthy Gulf investors warm to Africa
By Mirna Sleiman* Wealthy Gulf Arab companies are boosting their investment in Africa's vast lands and untapped resources,…
Africa Is Hooked on Growth
The success is not continent-wide but the best-managed countries are pulling it off By Sebastian Mallaby* A few years…
Has Barack Obama Betrayed Africa?
James Kariuki* On November 8, 2012, the Government of Kenya prohibited importation of Genetically Modified Organism (GMO) foods…
Barack Obama and Africa’s Agricultural Revolution: A Dubious Prospect?
By James Kariuki* In May this year, US President Barack Obama launched the New Alliance for Food and…
Can President Jacob Zuma Transform South Africa During His Second Term?
By Jonathan Khumalo Ncube Post-colonial Africa has produced a handful of great leaders who share one distinguishing…
President Obama’s Shadow on Ghana’s Elections
George B.N. Ayittey* Ghana was the first sub-Saharan African country U.S. President Barak Obama visited in July 2009.…
US shuts embassy in Central African Republic
By LOLITA C. BALDOR* WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department has closed its embassy in the Central African…
Kenya:Assessing The Political Coalitions Of The 2013 Election Season
By Samuel Omwenga* Witnessing the events of this week as key politicians in the country scrambled to form…
‘Solar sisters’ spreading light in Africa
By Teo Kermeliotis* As a community leader in the small town of Mityana, central Uganda, she's been witnessing…
The New Hollywood? Cape Town takes on Tinseltown
By Robyn Curnow and Teo Kermeliotis* Last February, tens of thousands of moviegoers stormed cinemas around the United…