Exploring Etosha National Park
In the vast arid space of Northern Namibia lies one of Southern Africa’s best loved wildlife sanctuaries. Etosha National Park offers excellent game viewing in one of Africa’s most accessible venues. Zebra and springbok are scattered across the endless horizon,…
Africa’s Solenta Aviation Acquires 28% of Fastjet
Johannesburg-based Solenta Aviation Holdings is to acquire 28% of African low-cost carrier (LCC) fastjet as part of a $48 million equity deal, which is expected to be finalized Jan. 24. Under the agreement, which is subject to fastjet shareholder approval…
Gorilla Trekking in Uganda vs Rwanda
Whenever a name “mountain gorilla” is mentioned, many people’s minds drift to Africa which is the only continent that harbors them. However, these endangered species are found in a few selective countries (Uganda, Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo) and…
High Cost of Education Forces More UK Students Into Prostitution – Report Says
London – The number of British students enticed by jobs in the sex industry enabling them to afford their ballooning education fees is on the rise, according to a new report. The National Union of Students (NUS) claimed in the…
Presentation of the Film “THE TRUTHS OF THE MADMAN”
Dakar, Senegal (MAT) – The Konrad Adenauer Foundation (FKA) will show on Thursday at 18h, at its premises in Dakar, the movie “The truths of the madman”, a film by Cheikh Bamba Diop devoted to the scholar Thierno Seydou Sall,…
Debt And Economic Growth
This paper aims to study the effect of debt on economic growth of 19 developing countries over the period 1990-2011, through the use of a dynamic panel data model. The second part of this paper involves an empirical study of…
Forbes’ List of African Billionaires Without Mo Ibrahim’s Name Brings Suspicion
I have been reading over and over again the Forbes list of the 40 richest Africans which was published recently. The list does not include what many would consider the usual suspects, when talking about rich people in Africa. There…
Africa And The Luxury Market
Luxury, a new type of luxury, a new definition? The definition of luxury is changing, from one that alluded to expense and quality, to another that now includes sentimental, cultural, moral and ethical considerations. Africa, its resources, its science, its…
“We Killed Over 50 of Them” – Army Chief Says About Sect that Terrorises Nigerians
More than 50 people died during the fight between Nigerian forces and suspected Islamist gunmen in the country’s north-east days before the Christmas day attacks on churches near the capital by that group, officials say. Boko Haram militants suffered heavy…
“They Tricked us Into Fighting Igbos During Civil War” – Middle Belt Group Says They Are Not Part of Northern Nigeria
THE United Middle Belt Youth Congress (UMBYC), a group at the forefront of mapping out the North Central geopolitical zone as Middle Belt has lampooned the north for lining up soldiers from the zone against the Igbos during the Nigerian…