Pan African Visions
How 1 Man Derailed 20 Years of Democracy in Mali
By RUKMINI CALLIMACHI* Associated Press SEGOU, Mali July 7, 2012 (AP) On the morning three months ago when…
Kenyan police uncover Iranian bomb plot on Israeli targets
Kenyan police arrested two Iranian nationals in Nairobi, linked to a shipment of bomb material arriving in the…
One year on, South Sudan struggles to survive
Feuds over boundaries and oil-pumping fees deprive South Sudan of revenue and bring it close to war with…
Sudan, S. Sudan adopt ’strategic’ approach to resolve disputed issues
July 7, 2012 (KHARTOUM/JUBA) – Sudan and South Sudan’s delegations in Addis Ababa endorsed with some optimism a…
Up and Coming in Kampala Africa’s Growing Middle Class Drives Development
By Horand Knaup and Jan Puhl* Africa's growing middle class is fueling development across the continent. Ambitious entrepreneurs…
Africa’s Rising Top Model: Bertini Heumegni Surges on despite the Odds
By Ajong Mbapndah L It is very challenging for Africans in the competitive world of modeling but there…
Cameroon Entertainment Awards will Reflect Culture At Its Best
-Six questions to Gospel Artist Maybelle Boma on the CEA PAV: May we know what the Cameroon Entertainment…
Sullivan Summit IX to Host the Global Youth Innovation Network Forum in Equatorial Guinea, Creating Economic Opportunities for Young Entrepreneurs and Leaders
Washington D.C., July 6th, 2012 – In response to the youth-led Arab Spring, African Heads of State have…
Tanzania probes Iran oil tankers re-flagging allegations
Tanzania is seriously investigating allegations that it re-flagged Iranian oil tankers in defiance of sanctions. A US congressman…
Africa on the Rise
By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF* MASERU, Lesotho GENERATIONS of Americans have learned to pity Africa. It’s mainly seen as…
Africa: Pascal Lamy, Director-General, World Trade Organisation
By Adam Robert Green*, History has cast a long shadow over Africa's trade performance, argues Pascal Lamy, director-general…
Africa Rising: when will the West join Africa?
By Eliot Pence & Bright Simons* Discussions about Africa’s evolution tend to measure the continent’s ‘gradual’ assimilation into…
Who was Emperor Haile Selassie’s mother?
By Elyas Mulu Kiros “Who was Emperor Haile Selassie’s mother?” is the title of this Amharic article. This…
How mobile puts business at the tip of Africa’s fingers
By Meredith Baker BBC News, Johannesburg Across the African continent, internet penetration is low, computers are often too…
South Africa’s Jacob Zuma on mines, land and leadership
By Milton Nkosi BBC News, Johannesburg President Jacob Zuma has for the first time in a long while…