Trump causing U.S. Secret Service cash crunch
BY ALAN GREEN The high cost of protecting Donald Trump, his many homes and his large family has caused a cash nightmare for the U.S. Secret Service. In an interview … Read More
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How religion motivates people to give and serve
BY DAVID KING Saturday, August 19 is World Humanitarian Day – a time to remember the tremendous humanitarian need around the world. The stark reality is that the world is facing the greatest … Read More
Why the feud between the Soglo family and President Talon?
BY SOUMANOU SALIFOU The recent abrupt two-month suspension of Cotonou mayor Lehady Soglo, followed, five days later, by his outright removal from office, has a lot—but not everything—to do with … Read More
Why the US shouldn’t start a trade war with China
BY GREG WRIGHT The U.S. and China seem to be on the verge of a costly trade war. Most recently, the Trump administration announced that Chinese shipments of aluminum foil will … Read More
Young African leaders meet in Washington to build leadership skills
BY LOU SIFA A group of one thousand young leaders from 48 Sub-Saharan African countries met in Washington, D.C. Last week in the context of the 2017 Mandela Washington Fellowship … Read More
Cotonou mayor’s suspension for “grave faults” causes stir
BY SOUMANOU SALIFOU The two-month suspension of Cotonou mayor Lehady Soglo due to “grave faults” moments after he was audited on Friday by his superior, the “prefet” of the Littoral … Read More
Look to China for the main beneficiary of America’s likely retreat from Africa
BY PETER VALE Anti-terrorism and transactional relationships are likely to be the main features of US President Donald Trump’s Africa policy. But if Trump’s proposed cuts to the state department … Read More
Macron’s former African schoolmate clobbers him over racist remarks
BY JOEL TEUBISSI NOUTSA In an open letter to French president Emmanuel Macron, a Cameroonian cadre who attended the same elite French school of public administration as the president, Ecole … Read More
Statue of first African American woman bank founder in America unveiled in Richmond
BY PAT D. JONES, SPECIAL ENVOY The name Maggie L. Walker was not known to many, especially within the younger population, though its bearer holds a special place in world … Read More
Global summit on family planning gets underway in London
BY LISA FRENCH On Tuesday, July 11, the UK Department for International Development (UK DFID), in close partnership with its American and Canadian sister organizations, the United States Agency for … Read More