Opening a new era in U.S.-Africa Relations
BY SOUMANOU SALIFOU In my customary Publisher’s Statement that appeared in the August 2003 issue of this magazine that I titled “French-Speaking Africa and France: an odd relationship,” I wrote … Read More
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Ambassador Erieka Bennett, a die-hard bridge-builder
By Usman Mama In an exclusive interview with this magazine in Abuja, the capital of Nigeria, on the heels of the May 29th, 1999 inauguration of then-Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo, Dr. … Read More
President Obama convenes first U.S.-Africa Summit in Washington
By Dede Yi-fee It will go down in history as a first in U.S.-Africa relations. As he promised during his state visit to three African countries (Senegal, South Africa …
President Obama’s legacy to Africa so far
BY SOUMANOU SALIFOU After his meeting on March 28, 2013 at the White House with four African heads of state, President Ernest Bai Koroma of Sierra Leone, President Macky Sall …
African leaders weigh in on 2014 Investment Report on Africa
By Blame Ekoue According to the Economic Development 2014 Report, based on an annual average, Africa’s investment rate is low compared to the average for developing countries and relative to …
West Africa takes action to tackle the outbreak of Ebola
By Idissa Bivai The scale of the ongoing outbreak of Ebola virus is unprecedented, with reports of over 750 cases and 455 deaths in Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia since March …
The shackles of African neocolonialism
By Samir Salifou Democratization in Sub-Saharan Africa has followed a slow, arduous and sometimes painful path. After achieving independence in the 1960s, most African states have not fully transitioned to … Read More
Agricultural development and diversification in Benin between 2006 and 2012
SPONSORED MATERIAL Agriculture is the backbone of Benin’s economy. It occupies more than 70% of the active population and contributes 50% to GDP. Indeed, since independence, all the regimes have …
Launch of the African Foundation for Entrepreneurship and Economic Development
The African Foundation for Entrepreneurship and Economic Development (AFFEED) is an NGO that ambitions to promote entrepreneurship and the concept of Zero Capital and Export-Driven Entrepreneur (ZCE). After years … Read More
As Africa scrambles to democratize
BY JIBRIL TURE When the Central African Republic’s rebels with the beautiful name Séléka toppled the country’s president, François Bozizé, on March 24, 2013, they did nothing but have Bozizé …