BY ALAN GREEN As of this week, African goods are available to American consumers on eBay thanks to a welcomed partnership between the e-commerce giant and MallforAfrica.com. The new initiative … Read More
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
