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.
Upon receiving Eric Bibb's new album our first, rather underwhelming thought was: what's a griot? For many others who might have the same response, here's Webster's definition: Griot: a member of a class of travelling poets, musicians, and storytellers who maintain a
Mauritius takes another top spot in African rankings, this time leading the way on the Ibrahim Index of African Governance (IIAG) 2018 Rankings. The IIAG Ranking, on its 12th year, annually compiled by the Mo Ibrahim Foundation to assess the quality of governance in African countries. The ranking provides a
Successive Nigerian governments have continued to pay lip service to the diversification of the countries economy towards Agriculture. The revenue from Crude oil seems to be taking all their attention and thus, a country blessed with largely arable farmlands and a good weather is unable to tap into the many
China recently pledged $60 billion in investment and loans to African countries during this week’s fifth FOCAC summit that was held in Beijing. But all this at what cost? What’s the catch? Africa needs to realize that it is just a tiny piece in China’s puzzle towards
Press statement for immediate release: The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (the "Bank") wishes to advise members of the public that following allegations of impropriety levelled against senior officials of the Bank namely, Mirirai Chiremba, Norman Mataruka, Gresham Muradzikwa and Azvinandawa Saburi, by Mr. Lumumba, the Bank has found
In the words of the great Kenyan legal luminary and perhaps the most eloquent Pan-African alive, Professor Patrick Loch Otieno Lumumba, "Africa is at the dinner table, and Africa is meat. The dinners are Europe, America and the Chinese." It appears Turkey has come for dinner and without
The federal government has expressed concern over the continued closure of shops owned by Nigerians in Ghana, two weeks after President Koffi Nana-Akudo gave an order that they be reopened. Senior Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora, Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa said this in Abuja, when she
Ethiopia’s new Cabinet is now a record 50 percent female, including a woman defense minister, after lawmakers on Tuesday unanimously approved the nominations put forward by reformist Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. “Our women ministers will disprove the old adage that women can’t lead,” Abiy said while presenting his
The father of Vincent Kompany, the captain of Manchester City and a star of the Belgian national football team, has been elected as Belgium’s first black mayor, in what has been described as a “historic” moment for the country. The election of Pierre Kompany, 71, a mechanical engineer born
The sad reality is that the true impacts of colonialism on the African continent and its people are not really known. Most history, economics and political materials tend to focus on the obvious, land and politics. Today I introduce a rather unfamiliar topic concerning agriculture but from an international political
In Kenya, she is on the third leg of her solo visit to Africa which has seen her touched down in Ghana and Malawi, but her rather quiet visit seems to have finally attracted the headlines - and it isn't for the best reasons. She visited a Slave
Despite Paul Kagame's visible and commendable achievements in infrastructure and security, his leadership qualities have always been called to question especially on how he handles feminism, opposition and criticism. Kagame does not condone any form of criticism and burns anyone who stands against him with dragon fire -
King Leopold II did not die. His legacy is still alive and healthy. The Belgian butcher oversaw the killing of at least 10 million Africans in the most brutal circumstances but his evil is overlooked because African lives do not matter that much. Years later, the same principles that saved
Dr. Evan Atar Adaha of Sudan has been named the winner of the 2018 UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award. The prestigious award is given annually to those who go above and beyond the call of duty to protect refugees in the North-Eastern region of South Sudan. He also provides health services
Social media, particularly Twitter, has been awash with reports that Nigeria has the second highest rate of paternity fraud in the world, with Jamaica leading on the list. But how true is this? Paternity fraud is a deeply problematic issue in Nigeria as fathers have been raising children that are
The African Development & Investment Convention (ADIC) is hosting its annual convention in Stadt Zürich Wasserversorgung, Zürich on the 25th – 26th October 2018. The African Exponent is a proud media sponsor of this event. The ADIC is a one-stop-shop and access to entering the African market. This annual convention is
