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Nigeria’s viable power sector and its sceptical population 27 Aug 2013 | 06:41 pm
Alkasim Abdulkadir reviews the progress being made in Nigeria’s high-profile power sector reforms. The power reforms are on again, this time around “unbundling” is the buzz word, the catch phrase “be...
Rwanda, M23 and the UNSC – By Jennifer Fierberg 27 Aug 2013 | 06:16 pm
Rwandan President Paul Kagame speaks at the United Nations. The United Nations demonstrated hypocrisy in its decision to grant Rwanda a seat on its Security Council (UNSC) despite the country’s well-...
Liberia: Children in the Fight Against Corruption – By Robtel Neajai Pailey 23 Aug 2013 | 02:01 pm
MONROVIA, Liberia – I remember the first time I stared corruption in the face. It was 2010, and I was chairwoman of a Liberian government committee responsible for reforming the awarding of internati...
The State of Higher Education in Somalia: privatisation, rapid growth and the need for regulation – By Abdi Aynte 22 Aug 2013 | 02:47 pm
Higher education institutions have proliferated in Somalia during two decades of civil war. More than 50,000 students are attending some 50 universities across the country. This exponential growth has...
Kennedy Bungane – Opportunities for capital: Banking on Africa 21 Aug 2013 | 07:41 pm
The next RAS Business Breakfast (5th Sept) will be with Kennedy Bungane – Chief Executive, Regional Management & Strategy, Barclays Africa Group. Kennedy Bungane joined Barclays in July 2012 and is r...
The 2011 Libyan Uprising and the Struggle for the Post-Qadhafi future – Reviewed by Magnus Taylor 21 Aug 2013 | 01:59 pm
Palgrave Macmillan has published what is probably the best analytical account of the 2011 Libyan Uprising currently available. The text is edited by Jason Pack – a researcher in Libyan history at Camb...
Technology can open borders to business and tourism in Africa and create millions of jobs – By Dr. Benoy Berry and Roheen Berry 19 Aug 2013 | 09:02 pm
Intra-African trade accounts for just 12% of the continent’s total trade, presenting a huge opportunity for growth. The latest figures show that if African countries increased the trade between them ...
Don’t forget Barclays’ shut down on Somali Remittance accounts will severe lifeline for the country’s refugees too – By Annisa Omar 19 Aug 2013 | 02:56 pm
A local branch of the Somali money transfer company, Dahabshil, whose services are essential to many Somalis in the global diaspora. Barclays Bank recently decided to withdraw its banking services fr...
Women’s agenda is key to stabilising Eastern Congo – By Sharanjeet Parmar 19 Aug 2013 | 01:43 pm
Late 2012 saw an escalation of violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo when the rebel group M23 captured and briefly held the city of Goma. While the International Conference on the Great Lak...
Dr. Ghazi Salahuddin writes: Appeal for Reform: Basics and Principles 17 Aug 2013 | 09:16 pm
This is an unofficial translation of an article by the Sudanese political leader Ghazi Salahuddin Since Sudan gained independence and began its journey as a newly-born country up until today, it is s...
