President Talon of Benin’s church attendance draws a crowd
BY LOU SIFA President Patrice Talon of Benin attended mass this Sunday morning at Eglise Notre Dame des Apotres in Cotonou, an event that drew a crowd of onlookers. A … Read More
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Trump’s US still lacks an Africa policy – but that might be about to change
BY STEPHEN CHAN When Donald Trump was elected, almost no one in the US was thinking about Africa. People knew the swingeing State Department and foreign aid cuts the new … Read More
Former Johnson Publishing Company tower being considered for landmark status
BY SOUMANOU SALIFOU The recent announcement by the Chicago mayor’s office that the city’s Commission on Landmarks had begun the formal process of reviewing the tower that once served as … Read More
Africa is high on the G20 summit agenda. But will Trump do what thwart progress?
BY JOHN J. TREMLAU When G20 leaders meet in Hamburg in early July they face a problem not on their formal agenda: how to work around Donald Trump. The US president disdains … Read More
African leaders at the U.S.-Africa Business Summit call for U.S. investment
BY ALAN GREEN With an estimated 800 participants in attendance, including U.S. commerce secretary Wilbur Ross, Mozambique’s president Felipe Nyusi, and the president of the African Development Bank, Dr. Akinwumi … Read More
Political masturbation in Benin over President Talon’s long absence
BY SOUMANOU SALIFOU President Patrice Talon of Benin returned home Sunday after a lengthy, 24-day stay in France for medical treatment that triggered an explosion of vicious attacks on him … Read More
The WHO’s new African leader could be a shot in the arm for poorer countries
BY DAVID SANDERS Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus is the first African to be elected as the Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) in its 70-year history. The WHO is the United Nations … Read More
U.S.-Africa Business Summit to be held in Washington June 13-16
BY ALAN GREEN The Washington-based Corporate Council on Africa, C.C.A., the largest association of American corporations involved in Africa, will hold its 11th U.S.-Africa Business Summit in Washington, June 13 … Read More
Why banning laptops from airplane cabins doesn’t make sense
Recent reports suggest that terrorists can now create bombs so thin that they cannot be detected by the current X-ray screening that our carry-on bags undergo. In an effort to protect against … Read More
The Central African Republic’s elusive pursuit of peace
BY JIBRIL TURE Bringing back peace in the war-torn Central African Republic was the number one priority of presidential candidate Faustin-Archange Touadera during the hard-fought campaign that led to his … Read More