By Judd Devermont and Jon Temin | June 11, 2019 | Foreign Affairs Five guys: Abiy, Lourenço, Ramaphosa, Tshisekedi, and BuhariLeft to Right: Reuters / Tiksa Negeri, Pool, Sumaya Hisham, Olivia Acland, Afolabi Sotunde In the 60-plus years …
Zimbabwe: troubled nation now faces tough foreign policy choices Published: October 5, 2018
Stephen Chan | October 3, 2018 The Conversation New Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa delivers a speech during the swearing in of the new members of his cabinet at the State House in Harare. EPA Images The toxic presidency of Mugabe may be over, …
VW mulls Ethiopia in Africa foray Published: September 13, 2018
Siseko Njobeni | 10 September 2018 | Business Day Economic recovery gives car maker Volkswagen the green light for expansion Volkswagen (VW) is considering a component assembly plant in Ethiopia, in addition to the two recently announced assembly plan …
Egypt’s security forces are enforcing ‘torture assembly line’ Published: September 7, 2017
Karen McVeigh | Wednesday 6 September 2017 | The Guardian Human Rights Watch report says President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi has given green light for ‘epidemic of torture’ that could amount to crime against humanity A masked member of the security forces in …
Angolan president promotes 165 seniors as he leaves office Published: September 7, 2017
CANDIDO MENDES | 06 SEPTEMBER 2017 | Business Day President José Eduardo dos Santos. Picture: REUTERS Luanda — Departing Angolan President José Eduardo dos Santos promoted 165 senior police officers to a higher rank, a move that’s likely to allow him t …
Tanzania threatens to deport migrants from drought-hit Ethiopia Published: January 26, 2016
Kizito Makoye | Tue 26 Jan 2016 | REUTERS DAR ES SALAAM (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Tanzanian authorities have threatened to deport hundreds of Ethiopian migrants who have crossed into the country illegally while trying to make their way to South Af …
An education system for the future: Four principles Published: August 13, 2015
Devang Vussonji, 11 Aug 2015, Mail & Guardian (South Africa) In meeting the demand for higher education, African countries should resist the urge to blindly copy Western university models. While Sub-Saharan countries have increased the number of ch …
UN sacks CAR mission head over peacekeeper rape claims Published: August 13, 2015
2015-08-12, France24 UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced Wednesday he had fired the organisation’s mission chief in the Central African Republic (CAR) after a string of allegations of child sex abuse and excessive use of force by peacekeepers. S …
Cecil stirs world, but Africans see two sides to hunting debate Published: August 13, 2015
LUSAKA | By Chris Mfula |Wed 12 Aug 2015 | REUTERS When Zambia banned lion hunting in 2013, animal welfare groups roared in approval, but rural Zambians who face a threat from big cats and receive a slice of hunting-related revenues complained, causing …
Africa must learn to cope with commodity volatility – expert Published: June 29, 2015
By:KENNETH AGUTAMBA , 29 June 2015, The New Times (Rwanda) Pedro during the interview with this newspaper last week. (Timothy Kisambira) The drop in commodity prices such as minerals and oil on the international market means investors are reluctant to …