Africa Matters

Introducing the 22 African Women Who Have Served as Head of State

Africa.com defines Women Heads of State as women who have served as president or prime minister, including Heads of State and Heads of Government The role that women should play in shaping Africa’s present and future was a key theme from speakers of the Women Heads of State Initiative, co-convened by Africa.com and Coca-Cola Africa. The event introduced the world to the…

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Kenya And Malawi News Ties To Spur Business

NAIROBI, 21st October 2021, (PSCU)—Kenya and Malawi have ushered in a new dawn in their bilateral relations by signing eight new agreements designed to strengthen socioeconomic bonds between the two nations. At the agreements were signed Thursday afternoon at State House, Nairobi at the end of bilateral talks between Kenyan and Malawian delegations led by President Uhuru Kenyatta and…

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Finance summit rallies banks to build a new coalition to better face the COVID-19

Finance In Common summit rallies 450 development banks to ramp up, deepen collective efforts to address fragility beyond COVID-19 “Nothing can dampen our collective resolve to provide better opportunities for all” – African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina ABIDJAN, Ivory CoastThe first global summit of public development banks on Thursday showcased a collective resolve to accelerate efforts to achieve…

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Rising African Debt Now threatens Sovereignty of African Countries, warns churches

Nairobi: African churches have raised the alarm that the rising debt in the continent is threatening the sovereignty of countries. And now churches have decided to create a powerful coalition in the continent that will campaign against the rising debt and corruption in the continent. Speaking at a virtual event when he launched the All Africa Conference of Churches…

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An Ode in Memory of Chimusoro Sam Moyo

By Bella Matambanadzo An unimaginable loss has happened. Our phenomenal intellectual pan African giant on land issues, Professor Sam Moyo, has died following injuries sustained during a terrible car accident in New Delhi, India. We are in disbelief. We are waiting for him to come home. We feel ripped apart with pain. We grew up following you in our…

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The Case of Energy Ministry: Investigate all Parliamentary Standing Committees!

Sikika Press statement, Tuesday 19 July 2011: The withdrawal of the Ministry of Energy and Minerals’ budget during the Parliamentary debate is evidence that the responsible Parliamentary Committee either intentionally or unintentionally, did not perform their prerogative role of scrutinizing the budget well. An independent investigation inquiry should be set up to look into the possibility that Parliamentary Standing…

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