BY JOAN MORGAN In an unprecedented move to prop gender diversity—arguably a necessary step toward gender equality—newly-sworn-in South Africa’s president, Cyril Ramaphosa, has appointed an equal number of men and … Read More
BY DIRK BRAND South Africa’s new national government and nine new provincial executives have taken office following recent elections. They all have a huge job to do, and it cannot be business … Read More
BY SUE B. SIMON Sponsored material Fortune Magazine, the renowned American business magazine headquartered in New York, has ranked Nigerian billionaire Alhaji Aliko Dangote among the World’s Greatest Leaders for … Read More
BY LOU SIFA Nobody really expected Donald Trump, the foreign leader most disliked in Africa, to attend the 25 May inauguration of South Africa’s president, Cyril Ramaphosa. But the White … Read More
BY CHARLES HANKLA Not too long ago, President Donald Trump seemed to be on the cusp of a trade deal with China. A couple of threatening tweets and an escalation of tariffs later, the odds of … Read More
BY JIBRIL TURE On Wednesday, the day following the unprecedented post-election violence that shook Cotonou causing at least three deaths up to then, foreign affairs minister Aurelien Agbenonci convened a … Read More
BY JIBRIL TURE (With reporting by Ibrahim Diallo) German Chancellor Angela Merkel on 1 May kicked off a three-nation tour of West Africa, with Burkina Faso, Niger and Mali as her … Read More
BY JIBRIL TURE The violence triggered in the central and northern regions of Benin by the controversial 28 April’s legislative election from which the opposition parties were all excluded spread … Read More
BY JEAN-BAPTISTE BATANA 2018 was a year full of political developments in Togo, both on the domestic and the international fronts. On the domestic front, the legislative elections held on … Read More
BY LOU SIFA (Reporting by Daniel Assogba) With the Internet and social media restored Monday morning after being cut off during the legislative election held on Sunday in Benin, a real … Read More
