Mauritius is the 2016-2017 most competitive economy in Sub-Saharan Africa according to the World Economic Forum’s “Global Competitiveness Index”. This means Mauritius edged out South Africa which places second in the regional standings and 47th in the global list. Mauritius is ranked 45th globally. The report assesses the competitiveness
We are Victims of Incompetence. Using self-implicating sarcasm, the President of the republic of Uganda, his excellency Yoweri Museveni, asked a team of students in Makerere University, why they were requesting for money to go to Israel, to study Agriculture. His sarcasm-laden rhetoric suggested that if those students were asking
She’s Isabel dos Santos, Africa's richest woman according to Forbes 2016 research. Her rise to stardom is a truism of John Mason's assertion: “The world makes room for a person of purpose.” According to Forbes, her real time Net Worth as of September 24, 2016,
They don’t just wield political power alone, they are an authority in different fields of knowledge and the quote “readers are leaders” is manifested in them. They are ranked basing on their academic qualifications. 1. King Mohammed VI (Morocco) Here’s the first on the log; Mohammed VI- the
When South Sudan broke away from Sudan in 2011, many thought peace had finally returned to the shores of a country embroiled in crisis. South Sudan gained independence from Sudan on 9 July 2011 as the outcome of a 2005 agreement that ended Africa's longest-running civil war. But
Top notch hotels are not just sited in London, New York City or Berlin, neither are five stars hotels in Dubia alone. We also have them here in Africa. From South Africa to Morocco, you’d see posh hotels that are up to international standard. Are you in search of
The world was not really at war in the so-called World War. In reality, it was more of the Second European War but colonialism dragged Africa into the mix of things. The War was therefore a colonialist tug of war with the colonised doing a lot of the dirty work.
On Saturday, Gabon went to polls to decide whether President Ali Bongo will remain leader of the African country or Jean Ping, Bongo’s former brother-in-law will unseat him. Already, there are claims of voter fraud from both quarters with ambitious predictions of victory being announced. Ping who was a
Mosquitoes spreading malaria among humans have been found to avoid chickens and other birds, some Ethiopian and Swedish scientists have discovered. The mosquito, Anopheles arabiensi, is a dominant vector of malaria in sub-Saharan Africa. It is known to feed indoors and outdoors on human and other hosts, making it a
The digital revolution has brought to the Arab world the dream of democracy and personal freedom and is certainly changing the Arab mind and culture, in spite of the strong tug of tradition and religion, a combination of these two important elements that have always, in many ways, prevented progress
People are quick to forget the crimes of dictators the moment they (the dictators) spew anti-West and pro-African rhetoric. It also makes some analysts and scholars feel learned that they can argue out the positive influence of known despots to Africa in long, tiresome essays. The remainder of supporters who
An American conservative Congressman from the state of Iowa, Steve King recently earned himself negative publicity for recklessly claiming non-whites had contributed nothing to civilisation at the Republican National Convention in Ohio. The most disturbing part of his historically inaccurate assertion is that he seems unshaken even after a massive
Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe has said that a pastor behind #ThisFlag social media campaign should not be trusted as he has been sponsored by foreign countries to sabotage the country. Pastor Evan Mawarire has been in the limelight lately after he organized a national shutdown, which called on workers
Renewed South Sudan attacks have left about 200 people dead and more than 20,000 stranded as they left their homes in search of security. The crossfire was reportedly instigated by clashes between forces loyal to President Salva Kiir and those of the first Vice President Riek Machar. The two
The scarcity of trained healthcare personnel capable of tackling prevention, early diagnosis and management of cancer is a bigger challenge in Africa than the lack of financial resources. University of Nairobi has been chosen by Merck group, to pioneer the first Merck Africa Medical Oncology Fellowship Program for Sub-Saharan African
Earlier this year, Times Higher Education released a ranking of the best universities in Africa which were crowned by South Africa’s University of Cape Town. The University of Cape Town was crowned the best university because of “its highly-cited research, a strong international outlook and an ability to attract
