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.
From Paul Pogba's £89million world bang to Sadio Mane's historic African £35million, what's better than the 2016/2017 transfer window? Arguably nothing. Many clubs broke the bank to sign players in a bid to strengthen their squads, even as many records were smashed. Interestingly,
Predator political Islam The strength of political Islam in the Arab-Muslim world, since the success of the Iranian revolution in 1978, is its ability to stalk the regimes in place, identify their weaknesses and ultimately supplant them in areas such as social services, employment and alleviation of poverty. A good
Have you been longing for a peaceful country where you can spend a holiday with your friends or families without hearing the sound of a bomb in the middle of the night or protesters disturbing your peace during the day? The answers are not in the moon or sun. They
All Things Are Possible. As a believer in the bible, I take it with utmost reverence, when given scriptures in the bible, state that, “With God, all things are possible”. For the believers, the phrase “All things are possible” should be met with a sense of unwavering belief. For the
You might have booked a flight from these airports or probably visited them just once or twice but it’s possible you don’t know the capacity of these airports. Never mind if you don't know much. Relax. Fasten your belts as we take you on a journey
After the colonial era, history was appropriated by the Western voice and has been narrated in the tone of the oppressor. This has created the dangerous minefield of language politics. Racial dominance is now finding its expression through languages and how they are regarded in the secular world. French, English
The Volatility of the Information Age. My mentor once wrote that, “The calamity of the information age is that the toxicity of data increases much faster than its benefits.” It is from that maxim that I thought, we could introspectively concoct ways on how to combat the disastrous effects of
South Africa, 22 years after shedding apartheid off its identity still has pockets of institutionalised prejudice and disdain for black South Africans. One upmarket former Model C school in South Africa has been swallowed by a racial storm for its prejudicially charged attacks on black hair and natural hairstyles. A
Scientists Could Be the Modern Witches. Do you believe in the existence of what is commonly called spiritual powers? Or, do you have an intransigent predilection towards what is commonly called scientific powers? Well, I don’t care what beliefs you are currently embracing but I care (not much, though)
Zambia's incumbent President Edgar Lungu, leader of the Patriotic Front (PF), was re-elected after a highly contested election. The final results gave him a lead of around 100,000 votes over opponent Hakainde Hichilema, leader of the United Party for National Development (UPND). Zambians voted for the first
There are many reasons why a business must rebrand, the major one being the fact that the enterprise has to adapt or die. Barely four years after Dangote Flour Mills was acquired by a South African company, Africa’s richest man has acquired the company back. Mid last year, the
It is now common knowledge that the Bush administration was largely made up of unapologetic liars who were all too keen to use their country’s military muscle. A look into The Center for Public Integrity’s reports on the Bush leadership’s lies in the case of Iraq tells
When we were at the university studying political science our professor of this topic dissected with aplomb on the forms of democracy and rejoiced when talking about direct democracy that only existed in some Swiss cantons, where people gather in a town meeting to decide directly on issues concerning their
A new Amnesty International report has revealed that students, political activists and protesters have vanished without a trace in Egypt. The report, titled "Egypt: Officially you do not exist" has revealed horrific statistics that prove that Egypt’s National Security Agency (NSA) has been at the centre of
The United States of America has pledged $410 million to the fight against the AIDS epidemic in South Africa. South Africa has the world’s largest population of people living with HIV with numbers estimated to be north of 6.8 million. Reuters reports the funds will help expand South
All is set for the Euro 2016 final soccer showdown at the Stade de France between Portugal and France. While the winning team will celebrate its European dominance, Africa has a lot to celebrate too. The French team for one, looks like an African team and it might take a
