In Africa, Trump’s ‘America first’ equals ‘China first’
BY ALAN GREEN For very many years, and especially over the past decade, China has been especially aggressive in its pursuit of trade and investment deals in Africa, and has … Read More
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Pushing Donald Trump back in his hole
BY SOUMANOU SALIFOU Ever since our democracy tripped on 9 November 2016 and a racist, insecure, vulgar and ignorant bigot, after bleeding from self-inflicted wounds of proven women’s groping and … Read More
The United States cautious about considering re-engagement with Zimbabwe
BY JIBRIL TURE The dominant sentiment that came out of the meeting of the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs’ sub-committee on Africa held on Tuesday under the title “The … Read More
Obama to blame, in part, for slavery in Libya
BY DEDE YI-FEE In an article posted on the web, American journalist and commentator David A. Love who writes for several major U.S. publications and television networks, including CNN—covering subjects … Read More
Discovery channel acquires majority stake in Oprah’s Own TV network
BY ALAN GREEN In a deal announced Monday, Maryland-based Discovery channel is paying communications mogul Oprah Winfrey $70 million to acquire a stake in Oprah’s basic channel Own. Prior to … Read More
Zakaria El hamel wins the 2017 Pan-African Humanitarian Award
Zakaria El hamel, founder of the Youth for Peace and Dialogue between Cultures, an organization headquartered in Morocco, is the winner of the 2017 Pan-African Humanitarian Award for Global Impact … Read More
Can Togo’s president Faure Gnassingbe survive the growing popular revolt?
BY JIBRIL TURE It’s anybody’s guess whether President Faure Gnassingbe can survive the nationwide growing popular revolt that, for more than two months, has shaken the two largest cities in … Read More
South African Airways voted best African airline in London
BY ALAN GREEN Business Traveller magazine today announced the winners of the 2017 Traveller Awards in London. The event, in its thirtieth year, recognizes the best airlines, car rental services … Read More
Africa in world’s economic competitiveness
BY ALAN GREEN The World Economic Forum just released the 2017-2018 edition of the biennial Global Competitiveness Report which compares the world’s economies against each other on the basis of … Read More
Trump hosts African leaders during U.N. session, makes a fool of himself
BY JIBRIL TURE President Trump threw a luncheon today, September 20, for a select few African heads of state and their foreign ministers at the Palace Hotel in New York … Read More