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.
If leadership was judged by wealth, educational degrees and/or political experience, then Africa would have been one of the most blessed continents in the world in terms of leadership – as it is in mineral resources. Sadly, unimaginable wealth, multiple educational degrees (albeit honorary) and many years on the corridors
"When I hear about people murdering, I wonder, What has to go through your brain to say, I don't want him breathing anymore? What makes you get that angry? How can you take someone's breath away? That just blows my mind." - GILBERT ARENAS,
It is safe to say that Pan-Africanism is not just a philosophy; but rather, both a philosophy and movement which were formed with the aim of uniting peoples of African descent irrespective of their cultural or religious affiliations and location. Many students of the philosophy and movement in Africa are
“Tell her that her body belongs to her and her alone, that she should never feel the need to say yes to something she does not want, or something she feels pressured to do. Teach her that saying no when no feels right is something to be proud of.” ― Chimamanda
The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) has selected 3,050 African promising entrepreneurs, drawn from all 54 African countries, its $100 million TEF Entrepreneurship Programme, the fifth in the series. The announcement was made at the Transcorp Hilton, Abuja, during the selection process by Accenture Development Partners. Latest figure released by
The largest producer of rice in Africa is Nigeria, eclipsing Egypt in that position. This was revealed by Director-General of the Africa Rice Center, Benin Republic, Dr Harold Roy-Macauley. Dr Harold Roy-Macauley said that Nigeria was producing a total output of 4 million tonnes of rice annually. The output in
Military sources said earlier this week that an attack by suspected terror groups on an army camp on Sunday in central Mali killed 23 soldiers thus raising an initial death toll of 21. Malian armed forces reportedly stated that a local politician and military sources had given the initial death
In a statement released on Thursday, the US Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control stated that it had placed three senior officials within the DRC’s National Independent Electoral Commission (CENI) and the former Kabila Government under sanctions. The press release states that this follows persistent corruption to “obstruct and
Following the Ethiopian Airline flight ET302 crash that claimed the lives of everyone on board, 157 in total, South African carrier Comair has grounded its single Boeing 737 MAX 8 that was delivered just two weeks ago. Boeing 737 MAX 8 is the same kind of jet that was involved
There is no doubt that that much of rural Africa is not a desirable destination for those looking for variety in their daily diet. When I was living in rural Tanzania for two years as an employee of an American NGO, I ate practically the same thing, mountains of rice
10 November 1995 It is Friday the 10th of November 1995, the last Friday nine Ogoni men will see. They are hanged and their bodies are buried in unmarked graves. Three of the nine men were convicted by a special court for encouraging the murder of Ogoni elders. These are
How would one describe a whole electoral commission that waits for years so that an elections takes place, only to postpone the said elections right on the date they are supposed to be held? It's baffling, confusing, raises anger and leaves voters in a deflated state. This is
A few days ago South Africa handed in their ratification of the Africa Continental Free Trade Area Agreement, just shy of two months since Parliament said yes to the well drafted love letter proposing a life long mutually beneficial and empowering journey to Economic Prosperity for all 52 Countries. The
Every Nigerian election since the country’s independent on October 1, 1969, has been more tense than the preceding one. The country’s multi-ethnic and multi-religious divide, coupled with the penchant for power by the elite class has made matters worse. Yesterday, candidates contesting for the country’s presidential seat
"The French army is doing everything it takes to hide civilian casualties, this is why we do not know the exact number of civilian casualties caused by the military operations by France," Raphael Granvaud told Anadolu Agency in 2018. Granvaud wrote the book 'Que fait l'
by Robert Moncio Kpadeh "Opposition wants to assassinate President Weah" or "a coup has been planned to oust our government" are all patriarchy machinations and diabolical subterfuges that were cooked up and regurgitated by crude, bellicose and bereft regimes of the past. These are hawkish commentaries
