Joyce Banda was sworn in as Malawi's First Female President in April 2012 following the death of Mutharika. She was V.P. so constitutionally was successor to President . Joyce was unpopular with the ruling party after her fall out with Mutharika so…
The African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) of 2000 was signed into law with the intent to increasing trade between the United States and Sub-Saharan Africa. The SSA countries that are eligible for AGOA status are Angola; Benin; Botswana; Burkina Faso; Burundi;…
Nominations for President of the World Bank were submitted today. Leading contenders include Nigerian born Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and Korean born Jim Yong Kim. One of the questions for black people around the world is; will the ascension of Nigerian Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala…
Herman Chinery Hesse has been called the 'Bill Gates of Africa' but we would like to believe that he is his own man. An African with the opportunity to develop software that caters to the needs of Africans and African business. He…
These Africans have made our list of the Top most fascinating people of 2011 because of their courage, conviction and controversy. Julius Sello Malema, Former ANC Youth League Leader (born 3 March 1981, in Seshego) is a South African politician, and…
Foreign Policy Magazine has published its list of the most influential Global Thinkers, however it's worthy to note that this is obviously from an American Perspective as they have clearly left out key players who have global voices but live or work…
Agricultural Biodiversity: African alternatives to a ‘green revolution’ Andrew Mushita and Carol Thompson Abstract Although the global agricultural crises affect the African continent most adversely, African farmers and scientists offer successful alternatives to industrial monoculture. Andrew Mushita and Carol Thompson argue that…
Growing up in Southern Africa in the 80s and 90s, movies were synonymous with Hollywood only. In most cases when we saw movies made in Europe or Australia they always seemed to lack the luster and high budget fame of Hollywood. We…
Since today is Sunday it is only befitting to highlight an African who has a Global Voice in the religious arena. Ukrainian Pastor Sunday Adelaja is believed to head the largest church in Europe based in Kiev. Sunday Adelaja was born in the…
These men were once refugees but went on to become Presidents of Namibia, Ghana and South Africa. Their contributions to the independence of their countries does and to politics in Africa remain to this day. SAM NUJOMA …