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A Grateful World Mourns Nelson Mandela
1918 – 2013 On the evening of Thursday December 5th a clearly shaken President Jacob Zuma announced to South Africa and the world that Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was dead. Nelson Mandela’s death was not abrupt and the news of his
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UN Concern over Job Creation for Youth in Least developed Nations
There should be a greater emphasis on job creation in the world’s 49 poorest nations, where the number of young people of working age is increasing by 16 million per year, says a new report released yesterday by the United
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NEPAD: Towards the AU Agenda 2063 – Africa Building Momentum From a Decade of Achievement
At the dawn of the 21st century, African leaders were faced with a set of new realities: Globalization, the end of the Cold War, and lessons from the challenges and experiences of the Organization of African Unity (OAU). These are
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Sahel Countries Set to Receive Record Amounts in Aid
The countries of the Sahel region are set to receive unprecedented levels of aid to help them overcome poverty and political strife. The European Union and the World Bank have pledged to disburse no less than $8bn in fresh aid
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Absalon Project: Sustainable Funding for African Housing
Sub-Sahara Africa has experienced strong economic growth and has developed a more stable political environment over the past twenty years. Fast population growth and a significant movement of people from the countryside to the larger cities has resulted in a
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Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai, Good Governance Group: Stunted Potentials Hobble Africa’s Giant
These days, Nigeria is often in the news for the wrong reasons. It is a country devastated by poverty, insecurity, corruption and terrorism; the governance challenges are immense, while most public policies deliver poor outcomes. The budgeting process is a
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MIGA (World Bank): Energy in Africa – The Many Sides of Sustainability
Africa is booming—mostly. Much of the continent has experienced strong and sustained economic growth over the last two decades. Many countries have also been shielded from the recent Great Recession due to favorable commodity prices and relatively weak ties to
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PwC, South Africa: Contributing to the Development of South Africa
All businesses need to know about Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE). Following the demise of the apartheid regime in South Africa in 1993, the new government introduced Black Economic Empowerment to promote positive discrimination in an attempt to counter the
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Andrew Alli: Helping Unlock a Continent of Opportunity
Africa is still in desperate need of investment. The World Bank estimates that Africa requires $93 billion annually for the upkeep and expansion of its infrastructure. With governments the world over slashing foreign aid budgets, the pressure is growing to
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Involving Communities to Create Human Networks
Leadership Initiative for Transformation and Empowerment (LITE-Africa) Community Engagement The Leadership Initiative for Transformation and Empowerment (LITE-Africa), is a leading nongovernmental organization (NGO) operating in Nigeria since 1999 with a vision to create a safe space for peace and
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