South Africa’s admirable stand
By Anver Versi The US is economically, militarily and culturally the most powerful single country in the world and its hold on the rest of …
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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 …
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 …
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 …
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. …
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’ …