The International Criminal Court (ICC) president, Silvia Fernandez, has accused some African states of claiming that the world tribunal only targets it’s leaders and intentionally leaves out perpetrators from western countries. She said the belief has only fueled young African member states to continue falling for such claims thus
Despite being deaf, Denish Komakech, now a budding businessman in the East African country, Uganda, has beaten all odds by earning a living from transporting people using his motorbike. Komakech has been in the motorcycle transportation business, locally known as boda boda, for three years now. It is a job
King Mohammed VI has been practically living in Africa in the last few years moving from one country to another to propose development programs and cooperation ventures in a transparent win-win approach. So, when on re-admission of Morocco in the African Union in the Addis Abeba summit on January 31,
Entrepreneurship is increasingly becoming the driving force for Africa’s economic growth despite the myriad of challenges in the continent. In a couple of years, the biggest business opportunities will be those created by entrepreneurs who start a venture, which consequently offers job opportunities to fellow Africans, as well as
The rate at which our people are moving from mountains to campgrounds in prayer; wishing their President urgent death is very shocking and disappointing. Truly, President Buhari is very sick and he's receiving treatments abroad. But, the question that has been troubling my mind is that, when one&
Chad's foreign minister Moussa Faki was elected as the chairman of the African Union commission on Monday. Faki's main rival in the last round of voting at the AU was Kenya's top diplomat Amina Mohamed. Surprisingly, Kenyans across social media celebrated the loss of
Transparency International has released its annual Corruption index for 2016 and the findings are not encouraging. The Index findings highlight the connection between corruption and inequality which are said to “feed off each other”. Transparency International says, “Not a single country comes close to top marks while over 120 countries
Are you one of those individuals, who have declared 2017 as the year to try out a business idea, but still stuck at the idea level? Well, we have identified five business opportunities that we feel could best work for you. Healthy foods Today more than ever, people are concerned
The concept of saints and spirits has been a part of Moroccan religious beliefs and an influence behind cultural practices for as long as history can tell. The modern beliefs, traditions, and celebrations inspired by Moroccan beliefs in supernatural beings draw influences from early animism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam (including
Before attempting to even answer that, another question should be asked: Whose virginity is in question? Just a few decades ago, this question would have been easy to answer but not so much now in the 2010s with the rise of gender equality and the subsequent attenuation of patriarchy. Back
This year The African Exponent featured inspirational stories from different people across the continent. They shared their experiences and what keeps them motivated to spread positive vibes to other people in their societies. Here are a few moments that we feel are inspirational and worth remembering: 1. When it comes
At the beginning of the year, three countries recognized Taiwan as an independent state but 2016 ends with just two remaining on that list. Taiwan and China have been a contentious subject for some time but with every passing year, Taiwan is losing its diplomatic weight. In Africa, only Burkina
When Colonel Gaddafi’s relationship with the West improved albeit for a short while, western companies looked to the North African country to exploit the new frontier that had been opened. With billions of dollars’ worth of oil revenues waiting for bold capitalists to plug into the system and make
Fidel’s farewell to the people of Cuba “Soon I will be 90 years old,” he said. “Soon I will be like all the rest. Everybody's turn comes.” Those are some of Fidel Castro’s last memorable words in public, during a meeting of the Cuban Communist Party
Tanzanian President John Pombe Magufuli has finally made his maiden visit to Kenya, only his third official state visit to a foreign country since he took office a year ago. All his previous visits were short trips to neighbouring countries Rwanda, twice, and Uganda. That all his engagements have been
Former British Prime Minister, once described Nigeria as “fantastically corrupt.” This picture painted by David Cameron is however getting a face-lift as Nigeria's security agency under the Buhari government says it has seized $800,000 in cash following raids targeting senior judges suspected of corruption. Report says after
