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.
Week after week, African leaders seem to always be in the spotlight, and often, for all the wrong reasons. From Zimbabwe’s protests that left Robert Mugabe ‘powerless’ only to bring another lot of old leaders, to Nigeria, where a governor appointed his sister minister for happiness. To the eastern
Some Questions Are Better Left Unanswered If you think you are about to read a collection and litany of racist remarks on African-European history, you aren’t. This is more of an introspective treatise about why different societies transformed differently. It is perfectly obvious to everyone, whether an overt racist
Africa is a lovely, beautiful, marvellous and splendid continent. It is endowed with the world's best natural resources, best fauna and best flora. It has amazing people, with captivating diverse cultures and traditions. It is a continent that bursts with a lot of potential for development. This very
Zimbabwe’s army appears to be pushing for a quick and bloodless end to 93-year-old President Robert Mugabe’s 37 years in power, to be replaced by a national unity government headed by his former deputy, Emmerson Mnangagwa. According to political sources in Harare, Mugabe - now under house arrest
A week ago, Senegalese-American artist and Grammy Awards winner Akon received an award at the Global Citizen Forum in Montenegro for his work in renewable energies in Africa and inspiring millions of people worldwide. The work on renewable energy across Africa led by Aliaume Damala Badara Akon Thiam, popularly known
Dear NEC, Democracy, politics and governance are good, and just so you know they are good not for the name, but, the power that it is associated with - which is the people’s power. They are all precipitated by one thing - Elections, and elections they say are the
It was befitting that she was called Mama Africa. Her work, and her voice were of unparalleled magnitude in fighting the brutality of apartheid. Miriam Makeba was the voice of South Africa. She showed the power of music in fighting injustice. She clung to a lifelong claim, one that said
Traditionally speaking, Moroccan officials embezzled money, took bribes, practiced nepotism and favoritism and abused power in total impunity. Worse many of these “species” did not consider such wrongdoing as criminal acts but rather as privileges that go with their official office, but this is over now, once for all, thanks
In October 2016, Burundi showed its seriousness to leave the International Criminal Court by presenting its letter of intent to withdraw to the Secretary General, Ban Ki Moon. Alan Nyamitwe, Burundian Foreign Minister said, “I believe that there are some other politically motivated reasons which have pushed the ICC to
When we refuse to build a nation of leaders with vision and integrity, we have no choice but to accept a generation of liabilities. When I saw what youth in Ghana and Kenya are doing in terms of pursuing productive ventures while I was there about a week ago, I
At first you may see one image and then your eyes, your brain, recognises the second one and stores it in your memory. Forever. The next time you look at this picture you will see both images. RUBIN VASE At some point in your life, you may have seen the
Function of the Power Purchase Agreement (PPA)? A PPA is designed to allocate risks between the parties. There are various categories of risks, including risks which are not within the direct control of either the project or the government. Unless these risks are specifically identified and addressed, there is a
Cairo, the capital city of Egypt, is the world's most dangerous megacity for women, according to a poll conducted by Thomson Reuters Foundation. The survey was conducted in 19 megacities where experts on women's issues were asked about how well women were protected from sexual violence.
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As the world stopped to screen the distinction in the Liberian individuals from delicacy to security, nail-gnawing to succeed the Matriarch of Africa's Oldest Republic, Madam Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf have achieved its ideal. These anxieties have evoked energies that have undermined the change and manufactured discernment among the reasonably
Attention stoners, there is hope for you in Africa after all. Pay attention and learn. Lesotho recently became the first African country to grant a license for medicinal marijuana. The country’s Ministry of Health granted South African medical company, Verve Dynamics a license for the cultivation of marijuana for
