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May 17, 2013 0 Comments

Africa must think big for its children

Africa has always been a continent of contrasts. And the latest findings from an amazing team of international researchers show

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May 2, 2013 0 Comments

Dambisa Moyo’s controversial stance on China in Africa: More China, less Bono

Internationally-renowned writer says AFRICA needs China to make things happen Dambisa Moyo insists she is a fan of China because

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April 17, 2013 5 Comments

A Youssou N’Dour Introspective

Today’s popular music in Senegal, known in the Wolof language as mbalax, developed as a blend of the country’s traditional

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March 22, 2013 1 Comment

Professor Chinua Achebe dies today 22 March 2013

Foremost novelist, Prof Chinua Achebe, is dead. He was 82. Reporters  learnt he died last night in a hospital in

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March 15, 2013 0 Comments

Zambian open window gave restaurant lift-off

Sylvia Banda is one of Zambia’s most enthusiastic champions of local food and has been using her business, Sylva Professional

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August 28, 2012 0 Comments

US urges African air forces to form NATO-style ties

The United States urged African nations on Tuesday to pool their air force assets in a NATO-style effort to take

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July 18, 2012 1 Comment

Happy birthday Madiba! (The problem with Nelson Mandela: It’s us, not him)

As South Africa celebrates the 94th birthday of Nelson Mandela, South Africans are increasingly beginning to grapple with the question

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July 9, 2012 1 Comment

South Sudan a year on: the UN may be critical but the people remain hopeful

After jubilation of independence a year ago South Sudan has been hit by conflict, corruption, and western indifference. The United

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June 24, 2012 1 Comment

Fatou Bensouda: the woman who could redeem the international criminal court

ICC’s new chief prosecutor is breaking many boundaries and her task is no walk in the park – resolving a

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June 21, 2012 4 Comments

Famine prevention and food security: What Africa could learn from ancient Egypt

Instead of running annually to international donors and foreign aid for help with famine and food crisises, could African nations collectively devise our own