Yearly Archives: 2013
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Are Jacks of All Trades Trading Down Africa? – By Bright Simons
My various travels across Africa have given me the opportunity to see and hear which trends, themes, and topics of conversation are gaining fast popularity in ... -
Nigeria’s viable power sector and its sceptical population
Alkasim Abdulkadir reviews the progress being made in Nigeria’s high-profile power sector reforms. The power reforms are on again, this time around “unbundling” is the buzz ... -
Rwanda, M23 and the UNSC – By Jennifer Fierberg
The United Nations demonstrated hypocrisy in its decision to grant Rwanda a seat on its Security Council (UNSC) despite the country’s well-documented history of destabilization in ... -
Liberia: Children in the Fight Against Corruption – By Robtel Neajai Pailey
MONROVIA, Liberia – I remember the first time I stared corruption in the face. It was 2010, and I was chairwoman of a Liberian government committee ... -
The State of Higher Education in Somalia: privatisation, rapid growth and the need for regulation – By Abdi Aynte
Higher education institutions have proliferated in Somalia during two decades of civil war. More than 50,000 students are attending some 50 universities across the country. This ... -
Kennedy Bungane – Opportunities for capital: Banking on Africa
The next RAS Business Breakfast (5th Sept) will be with Kennedy Bungane – Chief Executive, Regional Management & Strategy, Barclays Africa Group. Kennedy Bungane joined Barclays ... -
The 2011 Libyan Uprising and the Struggle for the Post-Qadhafi future – Reviewed by Magnus Taylor
Palgrave Macmillan has published what is probably the best analytical account of the 2011 Libyan Uprising currently available. The text is edited by Jason Pack – ... -
Technology can open borders to business and tourism in Africa and create millions of jobs – By Dr. Benoy Berry and Roheen Berry
Intra-African trade accounts for just 12% of the continent’s total trade, presenting a huge opportunity for growth. The latest figures show that if African countries increased ... -
Don’t forget Barclays’ shut down on Somali Remittance accounts will sever lifeline for the country’s refugees too – By Annisa Omar
Barclays Bank recently decided to withdraw its banking services from 250 UK money transfer companies including my local Dahabshiil – severing the remittance lifeline for ... -
Women’s agenda is key to stabilising Eastern Congo – By Sharanjeet Parmar
Late 2012 saw an escalation of violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo when the rebel group M23 captured and briefly held the city of Goma. ...
