Ndileka Mandela: The fabric of values
Ndileka is Nelson Mandela’s first and eldest grandchild. She is the daughter of Madiba’s first son Thembekile, who was killed in a road accident in …
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Interview: Alain Ebobissé, CEO, Africa50
Alain Ebobissé is the CEO of Africa50, the Pan-African infrastructure investment platform capitalised by the African Development Bank and, so far, by 25 African countries …
We are fixing a battered economy
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 …
Robert Bourgi dishes the dirt on Françafrique
In 2011 interview, lawyer Robert Bourgi blew the lid on the Françafrique political culture, where bribery and cronyism went hand in hand with political destabilisation …
There is something about Maada Bio – the new President of Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone has a new President. But there is something extraordinary about Julius Maada Bio, who is no stranger to his country’s politics. This is a …
South Africa: “A year of change. A year of renewal. A year of hope.” Top 40 quotes from Cyril Ramaphosa SONA2018
It has been a momentous week in South Africa. Scandal-plagued former President Jacob Zuma resigned on Valentine’s day and his deputy former trade union leader …