SGR Pact With China A Risk To Kenyan Sovereignty
Kenya’s key strategic assets at home and abroad will not be protected by “sovereignty” and risk being seized by the Chinese government should there be a default in repaying the Standard Gauge Railway loan, a copy of the contract seen by the Sunday Nation reveals. The initial agreement for the Mombasa-Nairobi railway signed on May 11, 2014 […]
Africa Top10 Business News
Africa Needs a Confidence Boost to Attract Investment Admassu Tadesse, President and CEO of the Trade and Development Bank (TDB) – shares his thoughts, at the Africa Investment Forum, on the bank’s growth strategy and the prospects for drawing more investment into Africa. Tadesse is believed by some to be one of the outstanding bankers […]
Football Bribes Investigator Shot Dead
A Ghanaian undercover journalist has been shot dead while driving home, after a politician called for retribution against him. Unidentified men on motorbikes shot Ahmed Hussein-Suale three times in the capital Accra, local media reports say. He was a member of Tiger Eye Private Investigations and had investigated corruption in Ghana’s football leagues. The undercover […]
How To Find The Person Who Can Help You Get Ahead At Work
The workplace is often presented as a meritocracy, where you can succeed by putting your head down and working hard. Wall Street veteran Carla Harris learned early in her career that this a myth. The key to actually getting ahead? Get a sponsor: a person who will speak on your behalf in the top-level, closed-door […]
Why Photographs Of Dead In Nairobi Terror Attack Failed Journalism – And Dishonoured Victims
An article by the New York Times on the Riverside terrorist attacks in Nairobi has provoked fury and consternation in Kenya. The article features a photograph by AP credited to the photographer Khalil Senusi showing bodies of victims of the attack slumped on chairs and covered in blood. A similar photograph has also been used […]
