Charles Muchoki | Africa Guardian In a recent interview with AFP, Djibouti’s Foreign Minister and African Union candidate, Mahamoud Ali Youssouf, expressed concern over the worsening security situation in parts of Africa, which is undermining the continent’s progress. Youssouf emphasized that recent coups and escalating conflicts, coupled with the adverse effects of climate change, are creating significant challenges for…
By Edson Baraukwa | Africa Guardian Pravin Gordhan, South Africa’s former Minister of Finance, was a figure who stirred both admiration and animosity. His death on Friday, September 13, at the age of 75, marked the end of a prominent political career. Having battled cancer, Gordhan passed away peacefully, surrounded by family and comrades from the anti-apartheid struggle. Yet,…
More than 800,000 people could flee Sudan if fighting continues, triggering a massive refugee crisis in the region, the United Nations refugee agency warned. Some 73,000 refugees have already left the war-torn Horn of Africa country, the agency said Monday, as the ongoing bout of violence enters a third week. The latest influx of displaced people will add to…
Nigeria’s president-elect Bola Tinubu has made the right noises about reform but investors should remain cautious. Opinion by Selebia Etomi Foreign investors may feel guardedly optimistic as Nigeria’s president-elect Bola Tinubu prepares for office, since he has professed a willingness to introduce much-needed reforms to improve the business environment. Caution, though, must be the watchword, given uncertainty over how…
Summary Mr Chialo was born in Bonn in 1970 as the son of the late Tanzanian Ambassador Isaya Mr Chialo, who served many years in Germany, China and Japan during his career Berlin. Mr Joe Chialo has been appointed Berlin’s first cultural minister with Tanzanian roots, marking a first in German and European politics. Mr Chialo was born in…
The importance of having women in government cannot be overstated as it directly relates to building a more equitable society with a diverse range of interests and issues being lodged on a state level. Women bring a unique perspective and experience to governance that can lead to more comprehensive policies that better represent and serve all members of society….
The inquest into why he failed to win for the fifth time is ongoing, but some close aides and allies have been slogging it out on social media. • Hearts were broken and many still remain inconsolable as it dawned on them that the three decades’ quest to see an Odinga presidency had come to an end. • Some…
Cape Town – The ANC has conveyed its congratulations to the people of Angola for staging peaceful general elections this week, as results slowly begin to trickle in, two days after voting took place on Wednesday. The ANC congratulated it’s ‘sister party’, the People’s Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA), which looks set to win the elections, according…
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenya’s veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga will challenge the results of this month’s presidential election in the Supreme Court on Monday, his legal team said, the latest twist in a political clash that has gripped East Africa’s powerhouse. “Yes we shall,” lawyer Paul Mwangi replied to a Reuters query by text. Last week the election commissioner…
A Policy Position Paper by Maida Waziri The position of this paper is that there is an urgent need to address the lacuna in development policies, laws and regulations about cottage (home based) industries. If addressed cottage industries will be able to establish business linkages, partnerships and subcontracting relationships to complement small, medium and large industries. Failure to recognize…
Raila Odinga holds a German qualification called Dipl-Ing from Madgeburg in the then East Germany. This institution has since come together with others to form Otto Von Guericke Universitat since 1993 (Raila’s name is listed among prominent alumni of this university). Previously, Madgeburg offered technical programmes in Engineering and related disciplines. Dipl-Ing or Dip-Ing is a short form for…