Angola’s Open for Business
Italian energy group Eni plans to spend around $7 billion in Angola over the next four years along with its partners in a country it sees as key to its future growth strategy. The money will be invested by Eni and its joint venture partners in the country in exploration and production, refining and solar […]
The Office of the Future
The onset of Covid-19 had organisations across the globe scrambling to find solutions to the sudden and widespread shift to remote work. More than a year later, it is clear that the pandemic has permanently influenced perceptions and the employee experience of workplace culture, says Reynhardt Uys, Chief Experience Officer, Immersion Group, a global team […]
Looks like Somalia’s Elections Won’t Happen
Another round of talks to resolve Somalia’s election deadlock ended without a deal in Mogadishu Wednesday. Somali Information Minister Osman Dubbe blamed leaders of Puntland and Jubbaland regional governments for the failure of the talks. “The Federal government of Somalia is making clear to Somali people that the leaders of Somalia’s regional States Puntland and […]
After Various Donations, Juba’s Handling of Pandemic Funds Comes to the Fore
When the pandemic struck, many feared South Sudan could be one of the hardest hit countries in Africa – years of conflict had hollowed out its healthcare system and the threat of famine was on the horizon. Heeding the warnings, the European Union, the United States and the World Bank chipped in more than $100m […]
Africa’s Hot Topic is Fighting Climate Change
African heads of state met virtually this week to make a push for the global community to do more to fight climate change in Africa, arguing that this environmental crisis could — and in fact, is — making the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic worse in the developing world. They are pushing a bold, multibillion […]
How a T-shirt Jay-Z Wore Created Unintended Consequences
A US-based designer has apologised for using a portrait of a historic mosque in Kenya’s island of Lamu on a T-shirt worn by celebrity Jay-Z, an official in charge of the site has told the BBC. Riyadha Mosque’s leaders had objected to the T-shirt as it could be worn to “sacrilegious joints” like bars. Lamu […]
Paris Comes Clean about How it Handled the Rwandan Genocide
The French government on Wednesday ordered the opening up of significant state archives concerning the genocide in Rwanda, on the 27th anniversary of the start of the slaughter that still casts a shadow over France. The archives concern the work of former president Francois Mitterrand and his prime minister Edouard Balladur between 1990 and 1904 […]
