L’Afrique de l’Ouest pleure un des architectes de son économie, le Béninois Mouftaou Alidou

For the English version please click here PAR SOUMANOU SALIFOU Le 31 mai, le Bénin a perdu un des architectes les plus dévoués de son économie des cinq dernières décennies … Read More

West Africa mourns a dedicated people’s servant, Mouftaou Alidou of Benin

Cliquer ici pour la version française BY SOUMANOU SALIFOU The little-known French-speaking West African nation of Benin on 31 May lost one of the most dedicated architects of its economy … Read More

Announcing Delali 2019

BY ALAN GREEN Delali 2019, a high-profile event aimed at propping black entrepreneurship in the United States, will be held in New York city on 4-5 October. According to its … Read More

The seven things new leaders need to do to fix South Africa

BY DIRK BRAND South Africa’s new national government and nine new provincial executives have taken office following recent elections. They all have a huge job to do, and it cannot be business … Read More

Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote ranked 11th among world’s greatest leaders

BY SUE B. SIMON Sponsored material Fortune Magazine, the renowned American business magazine headquartered in New York, has ranked Nigerian billionaire Alhaji Aliko Dangote among the World’s Greatest Leaders for … Read More

White House announces presidential delegation to attend President Ramaphosa’s inauguration

BY LOU SIFA Nobody really expected Donald Trump, the foreign leader most disliked in Africa, to attend the 25 May inauguration of South Africa’s president, Cyril Ramaphosa. But the White … Read More

Trump’s one-on-one approach to China has dangerous implications for global trade and world peace

BY CHARLES HANKLA Not too long ago, President Donald Trump seemed to be on the cusp of a trade deal with China. A couple of threatening tweets and an escalation of tariffs later, the odds of … Read More

The African Foundation for Entrepreneurship and Economic Development starts operating in the Seychelles

BY ALAN GREEN The African Foundation for Entrepreneurship and Economic Development (AFFEED), an organization founded a few years ago by Dr. Samuel Mathey to promote entrepreneurship and the concept of … Read More

Beninese politician Bertin Koovi receives honorary doctorate from Latin American universities

BY ALAN GREEN Bertin Koovi, a Beninese politician and former presidential candidate, was awarded an honorary doctorate degree Friday night in Florianópolis, the capital of southern Brazil’s Santa Catarina state, by … Read More