The secret to successful state-owned enterprises is how they’re run
Electricity pylons from Cape Town’s Koeberg nuclear power plant. State-owned companies help to provide infrastructure for economic development. Reuters/Mike Hutchings State-owned companies are often touted...
African Heads of State to meet in Egypt to reinforce their commitment to promoting regional investment and trade
* President Buhari of Nigeria and President Bongo of Gabon will join President El-Sisi of Egypt next month at the Africa 2016 forum. * The...
Rwanda: Paul Kagame is in line to stay in office until 2034
Rwandan president Paul Kagame has long benefited from the support of the US. DFID/Flickr By Claudine Vidal On 31 December 2015, in his greetings to...
Alassane Ouattara and Uhuru Kenyatta to Attend THE AFRICA CEO FORUM 2016
Uhuru Kenyatta, President of the Republic of Kenya and Alassane Ouattara, President of the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, will participate in the fourth edition...
Parkinson’s disease: waiting for the hope to cure a life sentence
Neuroscience offers hope for developing new treatments for Parkinson’s disease. Shutterstock January 18, 2016 My life changed on a cold, dark, rainy January morning in...
Press trying to cover politics in Uganda face restrictions, attacks
January 15, 2016-The Committee to Protect Journalists is concerned that journalists in Uganda are being prevented from freely covering Parliament and campaigning for next...
President Nkurunziza of Burundi still has a choice: war criminal or peace bringer?
Burundi’s president (centre) on a visit in 2014. He would do well to meet now for peace talks. Ilyas A. Abukar/AMISOM Public Information January 15,...
South Africa’s ANC at 104: its rhetoric is no longer connected to reality
Supporters of South Africa’s governing ANC at the party’s 104 anniversary celebration in Rustenburg. Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko When language is alive and searches for new ways...
Why reaching and staying middle class is a lifetime challenge
January 11, 2016 Many people aspire to live a middle class life. Once they attain it, sustaining it is a big challenge. Shutterstock Many people are...
How the rise in ethnic tensions at Kenya’s universities is hurting the academy
Ethnic tensions at Kenya’s universities are not new. But the intensity is increasing, and ethnicity is interfering with how universities are run. Reuters There were high...
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