Democracy
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Kenya: Grand Corruption catches up with Grand Coalition |
| Kimunya, Ringera and Ndungu have all fallen short of the glory of Kenyans. They must be sacked, arrested and charged accordingly.... |
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Zimbabwe: No! to Government of National Unity |
| If the SADC, AU and the UN does not tighten the screws on Mugabe, it is impossible for the citizens of this Southern African nation to ever have confidence in world bureaucracy.... |
Fashion
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Money: In the Eye of the Beholder? |
| Why do women enhance beauty in the eye? Why do music divas perfect this art? They do it to put emphasis and draw attention to the eyes, to create eye contact with their fans and ultimately appear beautiful.... |
Development
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Commonwealth: Africa Changing for the Better |
| Economic development needs to be country-grown, owned and driven.... |
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Uganda: EU Roads Performing Dismally |
| Road agenda setting is held hostage by the government and aid officials who are under no pressure to hurry road construction.... |
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Nigeria and the Mirage of Job Creation |
| Unemployment has a direct relationship with inability of the government to perform its required roles in the economy coupled with the prevailing economic policies.... |
Commentary
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Desmond Tutu and John Semtamu: A Disaster for Africa |
| If the invasion of African countries that rig elections was to be taken to its logical conclusion, we would see the re-occupation of the entire continent of Africa and return of Apartheid.... |
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What Does the World Owe Africa? |
| What does the world owe Africa? Simple: help Africans put a stop to the bastardization of their land before it is too late. Let unconscionable African leaders and the elites roast in the inhumane conditions they have created.... |
Finance and Banking
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Millionaire At 18 |
| Majority of investors today make this same mistake; invest long term when they are 64 years of age and go short term at 23.... |
Investment Opportunities
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Investment Opportunities in Africa |
| However, let's remember that great civilizations such as; Roman Empire, Greeks, Egyptians, and Incas grew by infrastructure.... |
News Round Up
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Mugabe aide tells off criticisms from the West |
| Speaking at an African Union summit in Egypt, Charamba said the West had no basis to speak about the situation amid suggestions of a Kenya-style deal with the opposition... |
Events
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The 6th Africa Resource Bank Meeting ARB 2008 |
| Is Africa a new frontier for business simply because China and India have joined the U.S.A and Europe in mining natural resources from Africa? What is different? What is Africa doing about it?... |
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The 6th SIFE Kenya Exposition on Entrepreneurship |
| Over 40 leading Company CEOs will determine which university had the highest impact in bringing positive economic change during the 2007 2008 academic year.... |
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IREN Africa Think Tank and Business Leadership Training |
| This years training is designed to equip graduates with the knowledge and insight needed to establish think tanks in Africa and successful business projects. Effective leadership is critical in setting up, running think tanks and businesses in Africa.... |
Health
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AU Must Address Africa's Health Crisis |
| Even taking into account the poaching of African health workers by developed countries to subsidise their own health systems, at current levels of investment in health systems and disease specific issues, Japans health will get better while Nigeria's will get worse... |
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Civil Society to AU: You Cant Develop the Dead! |
| Unlike other pledges which may go unmet without instant and grievous consequences for citizens of our countries, the non implementation of the 15% pledge is rapidly devastating our populations and countries... |
Agriculture
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African Policymakers Meet to Tackle Food Security |
| Participants recommended a range of possible policy responses needed, noting that one-size-fits-all policies will not work, and emphasizing the need to recognize the diversity of African countries and agricultural systems.... |
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The Mind: Africa's Ultimate Capital |
| Instead of filling in a temporary gap or helping people get a leg up to a situation of helping themselves, many worry that donor aid has become an insidious concept that may be weakening us in the long term more than it assists us in the short term... |
Announcement
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Corruption's Hand in High Food Prices |
| The public forum will bring together grassroot people to participate in the ongoing national debates especially on grand corruption. The forum will generate information that will be used to develop mwananchi's communiques to the Government of Kenya... |
Education
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Demand Driven Education a Must for Africa |
| Africa is very rich and should be depicted so. It is this knowledge that would empower our children with vigour to be prepared to use learnt skills and knowledge to steer the development of the continent.... |