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I have always loved what I do—and I take pride in doing it well. But I’ve never allowed work to come at the expense of what matters most: my family.…

Sports tourism: The key to economic development in Africa

Sports tourism can provide opportunities to jump start tourism and travel economy post COVID-19, harness community togetherness, accelerate cultural and…

For Africa’s Manufacturers, Going Green May Offer Profits

The days of smokestack economies are slowly winding down. As evidence of climate change mounts and governments take urgent action…

For Africa’s Manufacturers, Going Green May Offer Profits

The days of smokestack economies are slowly winding down. As evidence of climate change mounts and governments take urgent action…

Small cannabis producers the losers in policy changes across Africa

Cannabis is a drug crop with a long history in Africa. Alongside coca and opium poppy, it has been subjected to international control for…

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Be patriotic by paying taxes in Africa: Masiyiwa

Pan-African businessman and Econet Group founder Strive Masiyiwa has urged young entrepreneurs to properly register their businesses and pay taxes…

The US has put him under sanctions but Zimbabwe’s Kuda Tagwirei is busting them: Here is how

Unravelling a US-sanctioned magnate’s links to a complex mining and trading empire

China’s ICBC under pressure to withdraw funding from Zimbabwe’s 2,800MW coal power plant

Environmental activist groups that have been lobbying ICBC to cancel the project funding claim the bank has committed not to…

Zuma is no rebel with a cause, just a wily politician trying to evade the law

Zuma’s conduct challenged the country’s normative foundation.

AU-UN divisions threaten partnership

Once a mainstay of good relations, these differences will test the limits of cooperation between the two multilateral bodies.

Zimbabwe: The rise of oligarchy

There is a small elite that people in Zimbabwe are having to deal with on a daily basis, whether they…

South African court jails former president Zuma for contempt

The Constitutional Court on Tuesday, in a majority ruling, found former president Jacob Zuma in contempt of court and sentenced him to…

What Nigeria needs to reduce its poverty profile

Nigeria’s poverty profile is grim. It’s time to move beyond handouts

China in Africa: The need for a more sophisticated debate

How is China helping to transform African economies? There are many different narratives cast around in public and policy debate:…

Nigeria’s Twitter ban: Challenging the rules of engagement

As Nigeria’s Twitter ban shows, online platforms are the new battleground between governments and their critics.