What Greece can learn from Africa about the effects of austerity after a debt crisis
BY IAN SCOONES Some have asked what can Africa learn from Greece. I argue that Greece (and others) can learn a lot from the African experience. Debt is on the …
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The African Union celebrates Women of Excellence
BY USMAN MAMA The African Union has declared 2015 The Year of Women Empowerment and Development Towards Africa’s Agenda 2063. So in celebration of African women, the African Union/Diaspora African … Read More
Serena lifts us up again… big time
BY KOSSI GBEDIGA By winning once again four consecutive Grand Slam titles this year, twelve years after she first did so, tennis superstar Serena Williams is already being dubbed “the … Read More
How Africa can overcome being marginalized in the global economy
BY LEONCE NDIKUMANA One of the challenges facing African countries is that the global environment is rather unfriendly. This hampers their efforts to gainfully tap into global markets. Additionally, African …
Obamacare victory shows failure of Scalia’s conservative revolution
BY ROBERT SCHAPIRO By upholding a key provision of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in King v Burwell, a majority of the US Supreme Court demonstrated that while the conservative … Read More
Obama scores high approval rates worldwide, especially in Africa
BY SUE B. SIMON With the exception of Russia, and as a result of the tension between the West and Russia where President Obama’s approval rate dropped from 51% in … Read More
Six African nations among the 13 hottest world’s economies
BY ALAN GREEN China has stunned the world with its phenomenal double-digit economic growth rate over the past several decades. While the Asian giant is still showing signs of impressive … Read More
Why anti-gay sentiment remains strong in much of Africa
BY HARRY DUGMORE This article is part of a series The Conversation Africa is running on issues related to LGBTI in Africa. You can read the rest of the series here. …
African Development Bank must gear up for a more proactive role
BY KALU OJAH Africa’s only regional bank, the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), has come a long way since its near collapse in 1995. It now reflects its mandate to fight poverty …
Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie addresses AU Summit on violence against women
BY JOY BINTA The African Union, meeting this week in Johannesburg, South Africa, had an unusual guest on Friday: Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie, a U.N. Special envoy on refugees, who … Read More