Africa is sitting on an enormous resource opportunity that could catapult it into a middle income continent very soon, a report released yesterday by the Africa Progress Panel to journalists across the continent reveals. “Africa is standing on the edge of enormous opportunity and African policy makers have critical choices to make. They can [...]
In winning the tight-raced Kenyan Presidency, Uhuru Kenyatta has effectively legitimized the idea that children of former presidents can be democratically returned to State House when their parents are long gone. As i wrote this, Kenya, East Africa’s richest nation, was on the verge of officially unveiling its 4th president and the losing contender, [...]
“My job is not to give you fish but to teach you how to fish.” This is a line I picked from Rt. Hon Eriya Kategaya’s Constituent Assembly campaign manifesto of 1993. I was only 17 then and fresh into my Form Four long vacation when I first encountered the now deceased fallen Ugandan [...]
I write, joining many out there, to mourn the passing of a great hero of our times. In a country that glorifies, reveres and then, worships politicians as if they were godsent; in a continent that elevates these same politicians over entrepreneurs, teachers, doctors and sages, it is hard to state with precision that [...]
From the Rwandan Capital Kigali, an African President has rejected calls to run for a third term of office. “I don’t want a third term of office in office. I want to carry out my responsibilities to my level best,” Rwandan President Paul Kagame announced at the monthly Presidential Press Conference in Kigali on Tuesday. [...]
