South Africa: At Mandela 100, Global Fund builds on South Africa’s progress against HIV
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria strengthened its partnership with South Africa in the fight against HIV, announcing a new grant aimed
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West Africa inches closer to single payment system
West Africa inches closer to single payment system – West African countries have joined forces to interlink their payment system to make trading among member-countries
Nigeria, Ghana engine rooms for economic growth of sub-region, says Mahama, ex-Ghanian president
Immediate past President of Ghana, John Dramani Mahama, has recently, urged Nigeria and Ghana to leverage on their human and material resources to propel the
The Ibrahim Index of African Governance: why it is important
All African citizens desire to be governed well. Governments are accountable to their citizens, and the IIAG measures their performance in the provision of the
UN Rights Chief Demands Apology from Burundi
The U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, is demanding the government of Burundi apologize for its inflammatory, personal attacks against members of the
Africa’s youth: a “ticking time bomb” or an opportunity?
Senegalese opposition politicians denounced the country’s high unemployment rate to mobilize youth against former President Abdoulaye Wade in the country’s 2012 presidential election. Joblessness was
Egypt toughens visa rules for Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia
A large number of Tunisians have been angered by Egypt’s recent decision to intensify visa procedures for citizens of North African countries. The decision comes
Twenty Years of South Africa’s transition: An Economic and Foreign policy perspective
South Africa has made a major transition from apartheid to democracy which is one of the most significant political occurrences of the past 20 years.
Nelson Mandela’s Legacy lives on at the UN in New York
A life-size statue of the late former president Nelson Mandela has been unveiled at the United Nations (UN) headquarters in New York in the US.
President Buhari urges world leaders to emulate Mandela
President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria has urged world leaders to emulate the values of former South African President, Nelson Mandela, by placing human dignity at