Senegal: Last country standing

The election went off peacefully last week, and the opposition candidate, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, won with 54% of the votes. A happy ending, or so it would seem.
By Gwynne Dyer Apr. 5, 2024

Please groom new leaders!

We desire mentorship and grooming and not domination. A leadership that does not produce other leaders is a genetically modified leadership (GMO) that cannot produce seeds.
By Rashweat Mukundu Mar. 15, 2024

Professionalism drives Mhuriro’s logistics business

Mhuriro, who is a family man and a father of three, said he was happy to be playing his part in growing the local economy through his business which now has presence around Zimbabwe.
By Takemore Mazuruse Jan. 14, 2024

Nothing screams Afrobeats like Nigeria!

D’Banj having played a schrittmacher life-or-death role in spearheading the flight of Afrobeats to the mainstream
By Grant Moyo Dec. 31, 2023

Africa’s growing democracy deficit

Coups in Mali, Guinea, Burkina Faso, Chad and Niger have underlined the region’s instability amid threats from insurgents and weak democratic institutions.
By Silence Sep. 15, 2023

Vladimir Putin — the global game changer

Ecowas countries are also facing domestic pressure from their citizens not to intervene. The West is dangling dollars as usual.
By Tapiwa Gomo Aug. 28, 2023

More than 60 migrants feared dead at sea off Cape Verde coast

Thirty-eight people, including children, were rescued, with footage showing them being helped ashore, some on stretchers, on the island of Sal.
By Bbc News Aug. 17, 2023

African mass food markets research data grossly underrated

When properly studied, mass food markets can be a source of rich intelligence on the contribution of agriculture and food systems.
By Charles Dhewa Aug. 16, 2023

Conflict prevention, coups in Africa

To that effect, the citizens of Niger have stepped up to the plate by demonstrating in support of the coup in the capital Niamey.
By Nicholas Aribino and Cyprian Muchemwa Aug. 4, 2023