In a monumental move marking a significant shift in Gabonese politics, the nation has embarked on a national dialogue aimed at revitalizing its democratic institutions after 54 years under the Read More..
Political and Social Commentary
Women in African business take two steps forward, one step back
Women in Africa are leading the way when it comes to establishing their own businesses. A quarter of all businesses on the continent are started or run by women, in Read More..
Botswana Leads Calls On G7 Countries to Review Diamond Tracking Initiative
Image Source Africa’s leading diamond producer, Botswana, has written to the Group of Seven leading industrial countries seeking to reverse an initiative requiring all producers to send gems to Belgium Read More..
Slavery tribunal? Africa and Caribbean unite on reparations
Support is building among African and Caribbean nations for the creation of an international tribunal on atrocities dating to the transatlantic trade of enslaved people, with the United States backing Read More..
Seizing Africa’s Potential – The Urgency of Education Investment For a Thriving Future
Image Source By 2035, more young Africans will enter the workforce each year than in the rest of the world combined. This is the future, but even today, Africa has Read More..
Mariama Bâ’s Hidden Poem Unveiled After 46 Years By French Scholar
Mariama Bâ’s only poem “Festac…Souvenirs De Lagos” (“Festac…Memories of Lagos”) has been discovered by French literary scholar Tobias Warner, 46 years after it was published in L’Ouest Africain, a newspaper publication owned by Read More..