Talk Africa:Conversation with Patrice Trovoada
Sao Tome and Principe may be small in size but the country has big ambitions. Traditionally known for cocoa, coffee and coconut exports, the country...
Talk Africa: Africa and the World Cup
Every four years the world gets gripped by World Cup fever. For a month the world cup brings our lives to a halt as...
Talk Africa: Sisi’s Second Term
It was a second landslide victory for Abdel Fattah el-Sisi in the race for Egypt’s Presidency and in his “ second & final term”...
Talk Africa: Africa Day
Africa Day, a chance to celebrate a beautiful continent. With 54 countries Africa is a bounty of unique cultures. This week's celebrations gave us...
Talk Africa : Grappling with Disaster
Climate change has become very real for Africans in the recent past. It has caused thousands of deaths, cost millions in property damage and...
Talk Africa : Funding the African Union
The African Union is going through a period of reforms, with a push for self-funding. In 2017 member countries started implementing the 0.2% levy...
Talk Africa: China, Africa cultural exchanges
Cultural exchanges between China and Africa have been on the rise in the last 10 years hence providing personal one on one experiences for...
Talk Africa: Mordernising Africa’s agriculture online
Tanzania is estimated to have over four million smallholder farmers who are crucial in producing food and cash crops. Because of lack of education...
Talk Africa: President Emmerson Mnangagwa in China
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa concluded his state visit to China at the invitation of his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, marking his first state visit...
Talk Africa: A conversation with Wanuri Kahiu
For the first time, a Hollywood movie featuring African superheroes has swept global box offices, reaping over a US$ 1 billion in just a...
Recent
IGAD leaders say Riek Machar is not welcome in their countries
East Africa’s leaders say South Sudan opposition leader Riek Machar is not welcome in their countries except to join peace talks on his country’s...
UN: Ghana economy is booming but few are benefiting
A United Nations report finds millions of people in Ghana are not benefiting from the country’s booming economy, but remain mired in poverty. The...
U.S. to send FBI experts to investigate Ethiopia bomb blast
The United States will send experts from the Federal Bureau of Investigation to Ethiopia to investigate a bomb blast that took place during a...
EU has ‘frank talk’ but doesn’t have solution to migrant crisis
The leaders of 16 countries survived the “frank talk” of an emergency meeting on immigration and emerged with a veneer of common purpose Sunday...
Opinion
NIGERIA: BUHARI’S ANTI-CORRUPTION WAR
There is something about corruption in Nigeria that is, for me, a huge contradiction. Everyone in the country knows it is about the biggest...
How did Zimbabwe get here?
In 2013 a resounding electoral victory handed back full control of Zimbabwe’s Government to ZANU- PF, ending an uncomfortable coalition with the opposition.
The four-year...
What China’s ‘New Era’ means for Africa
The curtain finally came down on the Communist Party of China’s (CPC) 19th Congress held between October 18-24, 2017 at the Great Hall of...