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
Tag: Obama’s legacy to Africa
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
America’s legendary ignorance about Africa persists
BY JULIUS AMIN Fifty six years ago, John F. Kennedy made 479 references to Africa during the US presidential campaign. He observed that America had lost ground on the continent … Read More
Africa’s 2015 election experiences present dilemmas for 2016 polls
BY KEALEBOGA J MAPHUNYE This year, like 2015, promises to be yet another busy year in Africa’s electoral democracy stakes. More than a third of the continent’s 54 countries will … Read More
2015, a milestone in democratic advancement in Africa
BY JIBRIL TURE AND MODUPE ABIOLA The election of Roch Marc Christian Kaboré as the new president of Burkina Faso on November 30th, which ended 27 years of autocratic rule … Read More
Young African Leaders Initiative Summit ends in Washington
BY DEDE-YIFI A three-day gathering of the Mandela-Washington fellows of the Youth African Leaders Initiative or YALI, an initiative launched five years ago by President Obama, ended Wednesday in Washington … Read More
Obama meets with new Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari at the White House
BY JIBRIL TURE Barely seven weeks after his May 29’s swearing-in, Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari, at the invitation of U.S. president Barack Obama, started on Monday a four-day visit to … Read More
Is President Obama supporting dictatorship and tyranny in Africa?
BY JIBRIL TURE “Mr. Obama is supporting a dictatorship and giving legitimacy to tyranny,” Serkalem Selassie, 39, a refugee from Ethiopia living in Arlington, near Washington, D.C. reportedly told Washington … Read More
Obama’s visit to Kenya: why Africa matters to America
BY SCOTT FIRSING Preparations are underway for US President Barack Obama to once again visit Africa. In July, he will become the first American president to visit Kenya. Ahead of …