The world’s wealthiest nations are calling 2005 the “Year of Africa.” They’re turning their attention, collectively and individually, to doing something about a continent they proclaim to be m
Africa Focus
We kept staring at all of the elderly men in elegant robes, hoping one of them was Ousmane Sembene, Senegal’s most admired filmmaker and the acknowledged father of African cinema. None of us knew wh
Leisure Lodge and Golf Resort is a five-star luxury hotel in Mombasa, on the south coast of Kenya. It is part of the holiday paradise known as Diani Beach, which lies on a coral reef 10 meters above s
BY Rosalind McLymont
In Uganda there is a saying, “He who swallows a seed of the ekungur [shea-butter] tree should know the size of his anus,” meaning, “Don’t bite off more than you can chew.” Objects of great s
The twins sit with their uncle under the palm-thatched roof of a makeshift shed in the compound of the regional headquarters of the Togo Ministry of Health. They are 3 years old, the spitting image of
When Sierra Leone’s Monty Jones won the 2004 World Food Prize for developing a “new rice for Africa” in the 1990s, all of Africa cheered. Jones, a graduate of the University of Sierra Leone, wit
It’s time to break ground for the permanent home of the Desmond Tutu Peace Centre. After more than 10 years, the men and women on the boards of the Desmond Tutu Peace Trust (South Africa) and the De
For decades, Africa’s officials and private-sector leaders have clamored for “trade, not aid.” Increased trade through unfettered access to markets in the United States and other wealthy nations
Usually, when Africa, telecommunications and information technology are discussed, the phrase “digital divide” is a must-mention. The phrase is the high-tech equivalent of pictures of children wit
BY Rosalind McLymont
Financial strategists rarely, if ever, mention the performance of African bourses when pitching securities markets as a vehicle for generating wealth. Absence of the Africa option in proffered wealth-
BY Rosalind McLymont