Proscovia Alengot Oromait
Proscovia Alengot Oromait is the youngest member of Parliament in Uganda and in Africa ever. At 20 years old she is now Member of Parliament (MP) for Usuk County, Katakwi District. Ms. Oromait was 19 when she was elected following the death of her…
Congratulations to South Africa for celebrating 19 years of freedom for the black majority. Thank you to the brave men and women who fought against apartheid and social injustices that came with colonialism.
South Africa's next hurdle is economic liberty. It would be…
This article is published courtesy of the South African Civil Society Information Service (www.sacsis.org.za) and has been reproduced to highlight the serious nature of this issue in Sub-Saharan Africa.
By Glenn Ashton · 23 Apr 2013
Seed and the control of…
How well is Robert Mugabe living up to the ideals of his April 17, 1980 speech to the new nation of Zimbabwe? Here is the speech he gave in 1980.
“The final countdown before the launching of the new State of Zimbabwe has…
Zimbabwe in 1980
As the 18th of April rolls about many Zimbabweans are asking, "What we are celebrating?" The rhetoric from the ruling party is freedom from colonialism, but after 33 years what does that really mean to an ordinary Zimbabwean? Independence celebration…
We came, we saw and we stayed and now we want to stay legally.
As the debate on immigration reform continues in the United States, President Obama and members of the Republican party have put forth many ideas that will result in comprehensive…
Margaret Thatcher has died at the age of 87 but her reign as Prime Minister was not without its share of controversy. Here are some controversial decision she made involving South Africa, Zimbabwe, Chile, Iraq etc.
South Africa
Thatcher refused to impose sanctions on…
MLK Jr Tomb
Forty five years ago Martin Luther King Jr gave a speech in support of sanitation workers in Tennessee. During his visit he was assassinated at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee on April 4, 1968, at the age of 39.…
Cecil John Rhodes the British imperialist was right about one thing, transportation infrastructure was essential to get raw materials out of Africa into overseas markets. The same is true even of today as talk of Africa becoming an economic hub the discussion…
Congratulations to the World Economic Forum: Young Global Leaders from Sub-Saharan Africa 2013
Ola Orekunrin
Ola Orekunrin
Dr Ola Orekunrin is the Managing Director of Flying Doctors Nigeria Ltd, West Africa’s first Air Ambulance Service. She graduated from the University Of York, one of…