All articles in 'Perspectives'


Security in Africa: The UK Perspective

We must work towards a future where everybody will be able to live a dignified life, free from viole...

19th October 2015
AfDB Repositions Itself to Offer Africa More Value

Nowhere is the need to meet the SDGs more critical than in Africa. In my meeting with the UN Secreta...

20th October 2015
Aluu 4 and the Nigerian’s Search for Dignity and P...

May justice be speedily secured for the Aluu 4, but the greatest of it all is, may we as Nigerians b...

25th October 2015
October Elections in Canada and Tanzania: Lessons...

One of the greatest experiences of politics in the US, Kenya, UK, Australia and Canada is observing...

25th October 2015
Ugandan Musicians Mired in Murky Politics

The blacklisting of Ugandan musicians by their erstwhile fans is a pointer that Ugandans are tired o...

25th October 2015
Africa Economic Outlook Bright

Adopting and ratifying ILO Conventions without the commensurate commitment to implement them, is mea...

26th October 2015
"Energy Africa" Campaign

For too long, governments have been content to oversee highly centralized energy systems designed to...

26th October 2015
Post-2015 Agenda: Transforming Africa's Relationsh...

Historically, there has been an underlying attitude of cultural superiority of the Western world tow...

29th October 2015
Branding Namibia

Many countries have begun to initiate public relations (PR) campaigns, hoping to communicate an attr...

29th October 2015
Intellectual Property: Will Africa's Women in Powe...

Intellectual property has had the effect of the marginalization of women’s work and creativity.

9th November 2015
Corruption War Alert: Too Many Thieves, Not Enough...

Mr. Buhari must not allow incompetence, ethnic bastardization and judiciary adulteration to cripple...

10th November 2015
Africa Strategic Growth

Africa is a very diverse continent, with a vast array of different social structures, political syst...

13th November 2015
Africa’s Worst Tragedy: Its Disoriented People

 Prof Patrick Otieno LumumbaWhen I look at Africa, many times, I ask myself, “What would...

13th November 2015
Changing the Narrative on Zambia

Who will tell our story? Or should we believe the definition given to us that we are among the poore...

13th November 2015
Russia: Attempting a Bridge to Africa

While Russia's interest in the sub-Saharan Africa is nothing new, Russian authorities have realized...

16th November 2015
The Power of Maps and How Africa Can Outgrow Aid

To outgrow the aid paradigm, Africa urgently requires a map that projects incentives, opportunities...

17th November 2015
Kenya’s Real Estate Performance Under The Microsco...

The recent Kenya Bankers Association Housing Price Index (KBA-HPI) unveiled the hard reality of the...

23rd November 2015
Mining Investment Fiasco in Zambia: Is the Law Cra...

In Zambia, 10,000 workers still do not have necessary employment protections and are underpaid, in a...

24th November 2015
Will N5000 Help Unemployed Nigerians?

It is morally wrong and unacceptable for a Minister of Youth who purportedly works for the welfare o...

30th November 2015
Good Governance: How Does Africa Measure?

Lofty declarations in and of themselves will not liberate Africa. Africans must have a monumental me...

30th November 2015
Uganda's Economic Fundamental Weaknesses are Unsus...

Without addressing the fundamental structural economic challenges, Uganda shall remain in a cycle of...

1st December 2015
Africa Should Brace For Eco-Imperialism

The Climate conference in Paris France left many shocked especially in developing countr...

1st December 2015
Tame Incentives that Drive Corruption in Kenya

To tame corruption, deliberate efforts must be put in place to address the short term driven stimuli...

1st December 2015
African Shanty-Towns: A New Form of Colonialism?

Let us not allow the African elite to subject its precious people to shame and ignominy under bureau...

8th December 2015
Africa Could Reverse Trade Imbalance With Russia

There are only few Africans trading products in Russia's market due to multiple reasons including in...

8th December 2015
War on Corruption: Role of Individuals and Institu...

The fight against corruption is not entirely about law but institutional failure and ind...

8th December 2015
Unifying Africa: Lesson from the 2015 Sino-Africa...

Circumstantially, The cobbling together of African states whenever sponsors need them shows how th...

8th December 2015
Mayardit and Machar: Waiting for Indictment?

It is still early though, for the duo to decide to resume their sanity and save themselves and their...

13th December 2015
Entrepreneurs: Engines of Africa's Development

We must recognize entrepreneurs as key drivers of development in Africa and prioritize them in Afric...

13th December 2015
Crying Will Not Help the Black Race

Whoever inserted in the Bible; this is my understanding of it – no prophet has honor in their own vi...

22nd December 2015
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