All articles in 'Profiles'
The most astounding of the Ugwuanyi mystique is his extra-ordinary emotional equilibrium and equanim...
2nd April 2019For years my great-grandfather managed to fight off or dodge the settlers – mostly Boers, or farmers...
2nd April 2019Are you a member of that class of Africans who believe that Africa has no heroes and has contributed...
13th February 2018We must reflect on the work we need to do to liberate all our people from all forms of oppression an...
3rd May 2017It remains to be seen whether Hon. Ababu Namwamba is worthy the mettle that many Kenyans thought he...
5th June 2016President Uhuru Kenyatta scores highly as an affable person who mingles freely with the lowly in soc...
5th June 2016Dr. Diop's books have not been prescribed for reading in our schools and universities
12th April 2016The African Executive wishes the family, relatives and friends of Mr Peter Shikuku (1926-2016) solac...
24th May 2016His death marked the end of an era of literary renaissance that swept Africa from 1958
29th March 2013While Dr. Rizal still remains a darling of artists, thespians and literature enthusiasts, Kenyatta i...
8th July 2011Some people proffer the opinion that had they known what life overseas had in stock for them, they w...
25th July 2011If you sought rational thinking, provocative analysis and objective criticism tinged with courageous...
22nd December 2010Kidum, whose penchant for peace and stability isn’t eccentric, will again, be setting his foot in a...
10th February 2009President Nicholas Sarkozy recently conferred upon Prof. Were the title of Knight in the National Or...
18th December 2008Kenya’s Appellate Judge Lady Justice Joyce Aluoch has been appointed as a judge to the International...
27th January 2009Kigali is the capital and largest city of Rwanda. It is situated in the centre of the nation, and ha...
27th June 2006Kampala grew up around a port constructed by Frederick Lugard in 1890 for the British East Africa Co...
30th May 2006The various population movements of the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries have made Mauritius a un...
9th May 2006Kinshasa is Congo's largest city and it is an administrative, communication, and commercial center....
4th July 2006Founded in 1200 BC by Phoenicians, Algiers was first a trading post called "Icosium". In myths, Icos...
1st August 2006Benin is a West African nation on the Gulf of Guinea, between Togo on the west and Nigeria on the ea...
4th April 2006Today, Cairo is Africa's most populous city and the Arab world's cultural centre. Since the 19th cen...
11th July 2006A neighbor of Senegal and Guinea in West Africa, on the Atlantic coast, Guinea-Bissau is about half...
16th May 2006Pretoria is a city located in the northern part of Gauteng Province, South Africa. Although largely...
13th June 2006The vibrant and colourful city lies in the flat valley between Kgale and Oodi hills, on the Notwane...
23rd May 2006Addis Ababa, which means "New Flower" in Amharic, is an intriguingly indigenous African city. Its fo...
18th July 2006Dakar is a major industrial centre, with industries including mineral-oil and groundnut-oil refining...
20th June 2006The islands of Sao Tome and Principe are situated in the equatorial Atlantic about 300 and 250 kilom...
25th April 2006Lagos was the capital of Nigeria from 1914 – 1976 and lost its status to Abuja on December 12, 1991....
6th June 2006Mombasa is the second largest city in Kenya. Located on Kenya's Eastern coastline bordering the Indi...
8th August 2006