Tag: Africa
Tunisia ranked first in North Africa on good governance
The third annual report published by the Kennedy School of Governance which is part of Harvard’s school of…
Soccer FIFA Under-20: Ghana vs South Africa on Tuesday
Ghana vs South Africa lock horns on Tuesday in FIFA Under-20 World Cup; certain an African team will qualify…
Pope launches synod on Africa’s issues until Oct 25
Pope launches synod on Africa's woes until October 25 Special to USAfricaonline.com Pope Benedict XVI on Sunday celebrated…
Banking on Africa: the examples of Kaberuka and Sinon
The goal of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group is to create sustainable economic development and social progress…
Africa Action, ECOWAS condemn Guinea’s killing of 160 “peaceful demonstrators”
"They were raping women publicly. Soldiers were shooting everywhere and I saw people fall" Mouctar Diallo, opposition activist
U.S. AfriCom’s commander Ward: no plans to move hqs to Africa
Washington has no plans "for the foreseeable future" to move the headquarters of U.S. Africa Command - nor…
‘Al-Qaeda threat’ closed US embassy in South Africa
The embassy, consulates in Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban, as well as aid and development offices, have been…
USAfrica: Why Nigerian and Africa’s leaders are leading them nowhere. By Prof. Herbert Ekwe-Ekwe
In an interview with the Financial Times (London), Nigeria's leader retired Gen. Obasanjo could not but admit: "In…
My aversion to patronizing ‘Save’ Africa campaigns by Europeans, Americans
My aversion to patronizing 'Save' Africa campaigns by the West. By Uzodinma Iweala. Such campaigns, however well intentioned,…
SOCCER: Nigeria, South Africa host world soccer in 2009 and 2010
IFA's Executive Committee has agreed that in 2009, Egypt would host the FIFA under 20 World Cup and…
Obama’s Africa agenda, our business and democracy.
Signally, Obama's White House chose the small west African country of only 23 million peoples, spurning Ghana's neighbor,…
Obama’s Africa agenda, our business and democracy
Obama is in Ghana principally for America's core strategic interests: Oil. I know that oil and stable access…