I WOULD have loved to join my family and friends for the Christmas holidays last year, but due to the nature of my job, I had to work. ...
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IS Africa’s freedom slipping? Africa’s closing political space, marked by less freedom and a willingness to trade liberties for security, has seen the continent’s inhabitants’ freedoms diminishing, and many are willing to give up at least some liberties in the name of security, new Afrobarometer survey findings indicate. ...
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THERE are imperative lessons to be gleaned from a recent survey of a United States Trust which puts the average age of African president at 70. It was revealed that Africa, which ranks as the continent with the youngest countries, is ironically run by the world’s oldest presidents ...
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The borderlines separating Kenya and Somalia were first drawn in the late 19th century. ...
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Africa is a continent endowed with resources, but we have failed to effectively use them. But why have leaders failed us? ...
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It seems the Black Panther star loves himself and all things African-storytelling. ...
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Former deputy prime minister of Zimbabwe, Professor Arthur Mutambara, whose country is in an economic meltdown, has told a British audience that the mooted "ever closer African Union" was "despicable" and instead suggested that a "United States of Africa" would be more beneficial to Africans. ...
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On December 30, 2018, 46 million people cast their ballots in a historic election in the Democratic Republic of Congo. There hasn’t been a peaceful transition of power in this country since the end of Belgian rule in 1960. If this election produces a result that’s widely viewed as credible, it will cement a new era of representative government in Africa. ...
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The rainy season, always welcome in often dry southern Africa, has brought with it favourable breeding conditions for army worms and red locusts. ...
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THE deepening Hwange National Park poaching scandal is a cause for concern. ...
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Although Africa’s economy has expanded rapidly in recent years, it has not kept pace with the growth of its youth population or their need for jobs. ...
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