News and views from Africa
On September 11, 2013, legendary Somali educator, Prof. Suleiman Ahmed Guled, arrives in Dallas to kick off a lecture tour of cities in the United States with the major Somali Diaspora communities, including Houston TX, Atlanta GA, Denver CO, Boston MA, Washington D.C., Columbus OH, and Minneapolis MN. Prof. Suleiman, founding President of Amoud University, […]
Continue ReadingThe Africa Index is by far the most up to date assessment of economic activity in Africa, and provides the only monthly data covering all sectors of the African economy. The Headline Sales Managers’ Index (see chart below) shows that over the past year, economic growth in the African continent has been very vigorous. […]
Continue ReadingSir Terry Pratchett, fantasy author and Trustee of the Orangutan Foundation, returns to the forests of Borneo to see what hope there is for the endangered orangutan whilst facing his own personal challenges. Terry Pratchett Facing Extinction BBC2 9pm Wednesday 27 March 2013 Sir Terry Pratchett encountered wild orangutans for the first time in 1994 […]
Continue ReadingGua Africa, the charity founded by South Sudanese former child soldier and activist Emmanuel Jal, is holding a very special auction on eBay during 10th-19th February 2012. The auction will include once in a lifetime experiences with TV & music personalities such as Gabby Logan as well as VIP tickets to television shows such as […]
Continue ReadingA Time to Heal (2011) is an inspirational novel set in Historical Africa of the early 60’s. The story borders on the tale of two young lovers, Tori and Chidi, bond by the covenant of marriage but separated by the realities of ethnic differences. A Time to Heal is a bold story written by Seye […]
Continue ReadingAn international conference aimed at the empowerment of women has caused a stir in the host country’s capital Monrovia after slums were bulldozed to give delegates world-class views from their hotels. Hundreds of men, women and children who live on beaches in the war-torn West-African country have been told to move out of their homes […]
Continue ReadingAnti-corruption campaigns are increasingly geared towards silencing leaders’ political opponents, say accused… Cases in countries such as South Africa, Malawi, Zambia and Nigeria show that in the course of removing the rot from the public service and instilling fiscal discipline instilling fiscal discipline, African leaders will apply all sorts of deception – be it politics […]
Continue ReadingOnly animals had not written off Lake Ngami, an inland lake in north-west Botswana famous for the birds that breed on its shores… For residents of Sehithwa, 80 kilometres south of Botswana’s resort town of Maun, the fate of the once popular bird sanctuary had been written and sealed. The area that was once Lake […]
Continue ReadingBritain’s Highest Court Rules on Case of 6 Iraqis Killed by British Troops Powered by Mochila
Continue ReadingMalawi’s president warns foreign tobacco merchants he will expell them if they continue to offer low prices… Mutharika’s warning comes at a time when tobacco sales have just commenced at the auction floors where farmers sell their tobacco to buyers who dictate the prices. He branded the buyers as colonialists “who are taking advantage of […]
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