President Obama deserves praises for the YALI program
BY KUDZAI MUBAIWA A consultant My feeling is that President Obama has done well for us, not so much from a policy or foreign policy perspective—because I don’t know too … Read More
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Obama was just another U.S. president
BY KOFFI SENAME An architect I didn’t really follow Obama’s presidency. It was a good thing to have a black president, which is proof that black people have the capacity … Read More
Obama’s legacy to Africa: a mixed bag
BY CHAMBI CHACHAGE A Havard Ph.D. student and a business historian Obama gave a lot of hope to people of African descent all over the world. Globally, Africans had been … Read More
Nations don’t have allies, they have interests
BY SALIOU AKADIRI Benin’s former foreign minister Ironically, walking in the footsteps of Barack Obama who went down in history in 2008 as the first black president of the United … Read More
The world is wrong, not Africa
BY GUSTAVE GAZARD A lawyer-counsel and international consultant So many across the world who, after doubting it can happen, thought that the election of a Great Black to the White … Read More
Africans react to Trump’s election
BY JIBRIL TURE In Africa where former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton are very popular, Donald Trump’s upset victory came as a shock. Bitter disappointment … Read More
Why the surge of anti-black racism during Obama’s presidency?
BY SOUMANOU SALIFOU The second trending item on Yahoo! for a good part of the day on October 24th, 2012—that is 12 days before the November 6th, 2012 U.S. presidential …
Sadly, gender equality has taken the back seat in America
BY CARMEN SABINE VIDJANGNI An Acounting auditor At last gone are the passions. By calling Donald Trump last night to concede defeat, Hillary Clinton demonstrated the triumph of democracy. Once … Read More
More trade agreements needed
BY NJOYA TIKUM A UNDP anti-corruption advisor I am unimpressed. Obama saw Africa as a second thought and had misguided and disoriented partnerships. There were no trade agreements between Africa … Read More
Africa is not on the top priority of US list
BY SAMUEL MATHEY International consultant and professor of economics I am of those believing the three paradigms of the US president being elected for the American people’s best interests (not to … Read More