Kenya: Floods everywhere and not a drop to drink
Kenya has been awash with the worst case of flooding for 20 years. Hundreds have died, thousands have been made homeless and there has been ... Read more
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Rebranding tourism in Africa
Despite its wealth of natural attractions, Africa still only attracts 4.2% of the world’s tourists. Unchallenged negative stereotypes about the continent and an over-reliance on traditional markets ... Read more
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The Big Interview: Peter Mutharika, President of Malawi
Peter Mutharika was elected as President of Malawi four years ago and inherited a “tattered and bankrupt economy” from his predecessor, Joyce Banda. Since then ... Read more
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Can Libya break its vicious cycle?
The international community is pushing for Libya to hold elections this year to break the vicious cycle of instability and conflict. But voting, according to ... Read more
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LATEST AND CURRENT AFFAIRS
ECA meeting discusses nuts and bolts of the AfCFTA
The dream that every African country would join to create an AfCFTA trade bloc took a step further towards reality in May, when the ECA convened …
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NEWS AND ANALYSIS
Is Trump Buhari’s ace in the pack?
President Buhari’s visit to the US shortly after his decision to stand for re-election next year is likely to play to his advantage during campaigning. …
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Analysis
US military pact controversy rages on
The controversy over the US–Ghana defence deal, which came into effect late last month, rumbles on, with the opposition accusing the government of ‘selling out’ …
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Sport
The storm called Mo Salah
Few players in modern times have caused such a storm in English football as the Egyptian Mohamed Salah. He is already a living legend in Liverpool …
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Archives
Jay Naidoo reflects on the state of the continent on Africa Day 2018
I feel the Spirit of Change blowing from our oceans, through the forests and plains of Africa, over the mountains and across its deserts. It …
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Guest Column
Health in Africa: Why it is crucial to tackle neglected tropical diseases
Over 1.5 billion people in the world’s poorest countries need treatment for Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) with Africa accounting for over 40% of the global …
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Analysis
Nigeria’s skin-deep political system?
President Muhammadu Buhari has announced that, following pressure, he will stand for elections next year. But what has his administration achieved – or failed to …
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Guest Column
Barack Obama to deliver the Nelson Mandela 2018 Lecture on the eve of Madiba’s birthday Centenary
The 2018 Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture is to be delivered by former US President Barack Obama on 17 July in Johannesburg, the Nelson Mandela Foundation …
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NEWS AND ANALYSIS
INTERVIEW: The controversial lawyer Robert Bourgi on Françafrique
For over 30 years, the charismatic, larger-than life lawyer Robert Bourgi has been an often explosive catalyst in Franco-African relations. In 2011 interview, Bourgi blew …
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Guest Column
The importance of preserving African history for posterity
The real history of Africa, including South Africa’s liberation struggle, resides in the stories of the people who helped shape that history. But these stories, …
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Culture
African artists outshine global stars at London exhibition
Two African artists stand out amidst a crop of some of the most outstanding contemporary artists from around the world assembled by London’s October Gallery in …
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Archives
This 1985 interview with Julius Nyerere, still calls for some food-for-thought and debate
