LOUKIL Bassem, Sfax-born Tunisian businessman, is CEO of UADH/LOUKIL Group (35 companies, 4,300 employees across automotive, tech, industry, services). Georgia State BBA & MBA holder, he presides over the Tunisian African Business Council.
The opportunity for a black African to visit space will have to wait until further notice. As you may know, no black African has ever experienced space travel. This sad piece of history has become more demeaning after the only black African ever selected to travel to space has died
Over the course of the past decade, greater penetration in mobile phone usage and continued lack of formal banking presence have made mobile money services the primary financial platform for millions of rural Tanzanians. However, despite its rapid increase in popularity, mobile money is, to this day, largely limited in
UniPron, a gel developed in Kenya that can kill the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) that causes AIDS is entering a critical trial phase, with at least Sh200 million spent on it in the past 11 years. Patented in 2007, UniPron has been found to not only act against HIV but
Finally, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has adopted a ‘proposed’ single currency called the ‘Eco’. Since its adoption of the ECOWAS passport which was geared towards easy regional integration, the single currency has been the next point of agenda for the commission but lip services and back-and-forth
The emergence of ethnic militia and its constant rise in Africa is a big threat to the continent. If anyone had doubted the size, structure, strength, and audacity of ethnic militia in Africa, the coup attempt in Ethiopia surely clears that mindset. The militia group that staged the failed coup
It is estimated that up to 78% of Girls and Women in The Gambia have undergone Female Genital Mutilation, even though it was outlawed in 2015. While The Gambia grows stronger as a nation in the execution of its Democracy, becoming more involved in the economic activities of the West
Like many fellow jobless Africans, a young Kenyan woman had thought that she was on a journey to greener pastures in the Middle East. However, a conversation she struck with a Good Samaritan on a Turkish Airlines is what opened her eyes to the horror that probably awaited her. The
What does go through your mind when you hear something about Africa? People have too many stereotypes, which are not valid in most cases. Of course, there are many problems in the African continent, and education is one of them, but we should not think about Africa as the place
According to the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)'s 2019 Global Rights IndexReport, Zimbabwe is among the world’s 10 worst countries for employees. Since attaining its independence, the country has never been clustered together with countries that are perceived to be hostile to trade unionism. It is the
In a bid to curb illicit financial activities and counterfeiting, the government of Kenya recently rolled out new banknotes to replace the old ones. According to the authorities, Kenyans must return all 1,000 shillings ($10; £8) bank notes in their possession to local banks on or before 1 October
A group of 20 students from diverse backgrounds came together to assemble a four seater Sling 4 plane to attempt a six week long journey covering the 12,000km (7,455 miles) from Cape Town to Egypt. "The purpose of the initiative is to show Africa that anything is
Our problems begin with a statement purported to have been made by Marcus Garvey in the 1920s: Look to Africa, when a black king shall be crowned for the day of deliverance is near A few clarifications need to be made from the onset - Firstly, there is no proof
One would believe lawmakers are not just makers but custodians of the law. It appears many individuals who hold positions in the House of Parliament only occupy ceremonial portfolios. Yesterday, news broke on social media that a Kenyan Member of Parliament had assaulted a female colleague. The incident was widely
Students from Strathmore University Law School in Kenya went head-to-head with Harvard University Law School students in a global moot competition - and won. This is a major first for the Kenyan team which has never even gotten to the finals before. Not only did they get to the finals,
It was an incredible scene, somewhat dramatic, like you're in a theatre hall. It all happened that a 34 year old man, Jimmy Oteng, a resident of Otuke of the Lango sub-region in Northern Uganda appeared in court wearing the clothes allegedly owned by the presiding Magistrate. Apparently
One cannot help but wonder the level of success many criminal masterminds will attain if only they channeled their intelligence into more profitable ventures. The culprits behind the theft of a car belonging to President Yoweri Museveni’s senior spokesman, Don Wanyama, have no doubt been in the enterprise of
