#Kenya descends into a slippery slope – Media Shut down
AFP Rights groups on Wednesday criticised the government’s move to block live coverage of a mock inauguration by the opposition as a “violation” of the public’s right to information. Three main private television channels in the country had their live feeds cut or blocked, while the state-run Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC) More...
Corporate boardrooms: where are the women?
A lack of diversity afflicts most companies’ boards By Kwamboka Oyaro When a woman rises to the top rung of the traditionally all-male corporate ladder in Africa, it’s front-page news because women’s More...
Worldwide condemnation of Trump’s #Shithole insult to #Africans
African countries demand President Trump apology over ‘shitholes’ slur African ambassadors to the UN express “shock and outrage” after Donald Trump is accused of calling their countries “shitholes”. African More...
Africa nations /tribes slowly joining the growing Global secession movement
Globally, secessionist movements and trends are as old as the history of the state system. Some scholars date it to the ancient Greek city states. Others date it to the period of the French Revolution, when the More...
Africa’s poverty rates on a rebound despite notable Economic Development
In this special coverage of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), we focus on SDG 10, which is “Reduced inequality within and among countries.” The aim of SDG 10 is for countries to adopt policies that promote More...
Would adoption of GMO technology help solve Africa’s Food Security?
African solutions urgently sought for agriculture development An unprecedented wave of mergers among world’s top GMO producers worries regulators By Hans Wetzels Professor Richard Mulwa knows his way around scientifically More...
A visa Free Africa still faces hurdles
Despite fears of increase in crimes, some countries are liberalizing visas to attract investors By Kerry Dimmer Would an Africa in which Africans require no visas to travel boost prospects for intracontinental More...
A crisis deepens in Libya, no solution in sight
As Libya crisis escalates, the UN and the AU search for solutions By Lansana Gberie Perhaps no major political or humanitarian disaster is as overlooked as the ongoing crisis in Libya. For example, More...
Africa grapples with inequalities in Education
Higher enrolment numbers mask exclusion and inefficiencies By Zipporah Musau At the dawn of independence, incoming African leaders were quick to prioritize education on their development agendas. Attaining More...
Key events that shaped 2017
Source: AFP From the inauguration of US President Donald Trump, to record hurricanes, here are the 12 key events which marked 2017: A year of Trump On January 20, Republican billionaire Donald Trump, 70, is inaugurated More...
