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
Category: U.S.-Africa
The African magazine is dedicated to providing first-hand information about African politics and political developments between Africa and the United States.
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
America should better assist Africa as a whole
BY RICHARD SENOU Retired World Bank Manager and political activist We cannot say that Obama has let Africa down. But his entire assistance package for Africa sounds a lot like … Read More
Trump will only use Africa to advance American interests
BY KWESIGA ESHBAN A high-profile columnist in Uganda Besides the feel good effect of having a black man in the White House, going by appearances and media coverage, Clinton and … Read More
Trump should be passionate about African youth empowerment
BY MAURICE ONGALA A development consultant in Kenya President Obama has left a legacy of escalated youth and women empowerment and more liberal US foreign policy in Africa. During his … Read More
The stage is set for a new presidential election in Cote d’Ivoire
BY PETER SESAY More than six thousand delegates of Cote d’Ivoire’s ruling party, the Rally of the Republicans (RDR), on Sunday, March 22 nominated their party’s leader, President Alassane D. … Read More
President Obama meets with leaders of Ebola-stricken countries
By Jibril Ture At the White House on Wednesday, President Obama met with the heads of state of the three West African countries hardest hit by the Ebola epidemic, Liberia’s … Read More
Opening a new era in U.S.-Africa Relations
BY SOUMANOU SALIFOU In my customary Publisher’s Statement that appeared in the August 2003 issue of this magazine that I titled “French-Speaking Africa and France: an odd relationship,” I wrote … Read More