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Zimbabwe’s opposition unites to take on Robert Mugabe
Sunday August 6 2017 | Daily Nation HARARE - Zimbabwe's main opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai re-united with his former allies on Saturday to forge a coalition aimed at ending President Robert Mugabe's near four-decade hold on power in elections next year. Mugabe, in power since independence from British colonial rule in 1980, has been endorsed as his party's … [Read more...] about Zimbabwe’s opposition unites to take on Robert Mugabe
Rigorous playbook has blind spot on Africa’s Big Men
David Gorin | 19 July 2017 | Business Day Making Africa Work lacks a sense of history and portrays an unrealistically optimistic view of Africa Making Africa Work: A Handbook for Economic Success : Greg Mills, Olusegun Obasanjo, Jeffrey Herbst, Dickie Davis Tafelberg - The origins of this book go back to 1990, when Nelson Mandela asked Harry Oppenheimer to help … [Read more...] about Rigorous playbook has blind spot on Africa’s Big Men
Paul Kagame set to maintain grip on Rwanda after elections
Mike Cohen and Saul Butera | 04 August 2017 | Business Day Paul Kagame has held an iron-clad grip on power in Rwanda since taking office 17 years ago and that is set to remain after Friday’s presidential elections, with his victory an almost foregone conclusion. The 59-year-old led a rebel army that ended the country’s 1994 genocide in which about 800,000 people … [Read more...] about Paul Kagame set to maintain grip on Rwanda after elections
Security forces confirm police and soldiers clashed on the streets of Harare
Agency Staff | 04 August 2017 | Business Day Harare — Zimbabwean security forces confirmed on Friday that soldiers and police fought on the streets of Harare earlier this week, as nationwide tension grows under 93-year-old President Robert Mugabe. Witnesses told local media about 100 uniformed soldiers wielding batons and whips charged into a bus terminus on … [Read more...] about Security forces confirm police and soldiers clashed on the streets of Harare
Rwanda and Kenya kick off a trio of complicated African elections
Stephen Chan | August 5, 2017 | The Conversation With three elections in one month, the complexities of sub-Saharan Africa are on full display. On August 4, Rwanda’s Paul Kagame won reelection by a widely anticipated landslide. Next up is Kenya’s Uhuru Kenyatta, who is hoping to retain power in a hotly contested vote on August 8. In Angola, meanwhile, longtime ruler José … [Read more...] about Rwanda and Kenya kick off a trio of complicated African elections
How to be a better leader – according to science
Amanda Shantz and Katie Bailey | August 3, 2017| The Conversation Leadership has been in the spotlight as never before, as people around the world look to their leaders in all spheres of social, political and organisational life. Rather than help, though, leaders often seem to be part of the problem. When it comes to politicians, fingers are often pointed at the … [Read more...] about How to be a better leader – according to science
Only Six Nations Have Evaluated Readiness for Global Pandemic
By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr. | JULY 31, 2017 | The New York Times Of the world’s countries, only six — three rich ones and three poor ones — have taken the steps they should have to evaluate their ability to withstand a global pandemic, according to a recent report sponsored by the World Bank. Just three wealthy countries — Finland, Saudi Arabia and the United States — … [Read more...] about Only Six Nations Have Evaluated Readiness for Global Pandemic
Zimbabwe’s first lady urges Robert Mugabe to name his successor
Agencies in Harare | Thursday 27 July 2017 | The Guardian Grace Mugabe appears to contradict 93-year-old husband for first time in sign that battle to be country’s next president has intensified Zimbabwe’s first lady, Grace Mugabe, has challenged her 93-year-old husband Robert to name his preferred successor as president to end deepening divisions over the future … [Read more...] about Zimbabwe’s first lady urges Robert Mugabe to name his successor
Trouble in paradise: the Canary Island beach accused of illegally importing sand
Anders Lundqvist and Rowan Bauer in Las Palmas and El-Aaiún | Friday 28 July 2017 | The Guardian Investigation launched into allegations that sand in Gran Canaria resort was sourced from Africa’s last colony, in breach of international law When David Silva picked up a spade on a beach in the Canary Islands last summer and started shovelling sand from a wooden box, it … [Read more...] about Trouble in paradise: the Canary Island beach accused of illegally importing sand
Did Donald Trump denounce Qatar as a ‘sponsor of terrorism’ due to failed business deals?
Robert Fisk | June 12, 2017 | The Independent Analysis: Tiny emirate has found who its real friends are after it was so casually abandoned by US President. But in Qatari business circles, there are fears the move was not so casual after all What on earth made President Donald Trump identify Qatar – with its longstanding relationship with the US and host to 10,000 American … [Read more...] about Did Donald Trump denounce Qatar as a ‘sponsor of terrorism’ due to failed business deals?