Afro-Euro Relations : The North Africa Perspective
The Afro-European summit held last November in Côte d’Ivoire gave the Maghreb countries the opportunity to present their points of view on the pending issues with their European counterparts. The…
Chatting the African Skies with Ethiopian Airlines
Ethiopian Airlines, Ethiopia’s national carrier is one of the fastest growing airlines out of Africa. The airline solely owned by the government has become a force to reckon with not…
Kenya is the best placed country in Africa to be the continent’s gem trading hub
Kenya is slowly and surely becoming a force in the mining sector in the East African Region. This industry has generated a lot of ianterest. It is estimated that its…
The Wonder of Kilimanjaro: Reflections of Vittorio Malaguti after climbing Africa’s Highest Mountain.
Solitary and imposing like a huge baobab in the Savannah, Kilimanjaro at 5895 meters is the highest mountain and therefore peak in Africa. It anchors a glacier a few hundred…
Making Social Banking a Reality: The Story of 1bank4all
What is your name? Tell us a bit about yourself. My name is Christian Heyner and I am the President of the 1bank4all Founding Association. I have previously worked for…
Cocoa in Ivory Coast and Ghana: recent developments
There is a saying that Chocolate makes everything better. This saying does not even begin to show how beloved this commodity is all over the world. However, the period between…
Recognizing Cultural Symbols
Dance is used by many Africans of different backgrounds as a fundamental means of expressing the community life of its people. So important it is, that UNESCO, the UN agency…
Kenya’s Elections; the grim history of Presidential Petitions
For the first time in the history of Kenya, a sitting President contested against a united Opposition. Never before has an incumbent President’s position rowed in murky waters as the…
Africa’s Upsurge
y makes its way into the big league of Nations with the highest economic growth potential. Infact according to information released by Price WaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and based on GDP estimates,…
The Inevitability of Italy-African Relations
“The development of Africa is a top priority for the European Union and for Italy, for safety reasons ” were the explicit words of the Italian Minister of Economic Development…
