Opinion

migration crisis

What is Europe’s stake in Sudan’s revolution?

The increasing migration to Europe from African countries – especially the Horn of Africa – is a key issue in Europe's current crisis and ... looms large in the European elections on 23-26 May.

Team green

Lessons on political willpower from Costa Rica and Peru

Can African countries copy the modus operandi of a small country like Costa Rica, which has few mineral resources but earns forex from agricultural ... exports and ecotourism?

over the odds

Will Nigeria be forced to pay $9bn in damages to UK firm?

Nigeria faces a bill for $9bn in damages – payable to a company that has done a mere $40m worth of work in the country. ...

long arm of the fisc

South Africa’s taxman goes global

South Africa has long faced the reality of ‘flight’ by citizens to other countries for a myriad of reasons, including lack of economic opportunity ... and the prevalence of crime.

beyond the baseline

Ethiopia’s low wages must be viewed in real terms – and the result is shocking

As the movement for sustainable fashion gains ground, Ethiopia's low wages have been put in the spotlight. ...

compete or cooperate

Air Tanzania: a long-haul strategy set to soar

On a recent visit to Tanzania, I flew the country’s national airline from the lakeside city of Mwanza to the former capital, Dar es Salaam. ... It’s a short, one-hour-20-minute flight – rather uneventful but for one major detail. We were flying in the Air Tanzania’s new (and only) Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner.

kidnappers paradise

In Nigeria, the rich also cry

Nigerians great and small are living through a kidnapping pandemic. ...

patriot games

Must Safaricom’s CEO be Kenyan?

The search for Bob Collymore’s successor as Safaricom’s CEO is on. ...

beyond tribalism

We have to give young people hope that clean politics is possible

Since independence, Kenyan elections have been characterised by irregularities, violence and accusations of vote tampering. ...

Article 2/2 of "The youth-driven wave in Africa"

snake in the grass

Ramaphosa’s ‘boa constrictor’ strategy starts to bite

Some have accused President Ramaphosa of dragging his feet when it comes to restoring accountability in public life after a decade of kleptocracy ... under Jacob Zuma.