We in Africa should just let women lead, focus more on managing our economies
.There is a big benefit when a country skips the social upheaval and goes straight to pro-women policies. We in Africa must take an aggressive shortcut through history. We can learn from Rwanda. I’m not saying life is perfect in any of these places, but they’ve moved in the right...
How long are we in Africa going to use our hardships as excuses not to move forward?
Over the last 30 days President Samia Suluhu Hassan has become the most important woman in the African energy industry. She has taken some of the most courageous steps in rebooting Tanzania’s energy sector and economy. The signing of the East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline with President Yoweri Museveni of...
Kenya opposition leader Raila to allies: You can leave, ‘it’s time for a different path’
Cracks that at first looked fleeting when Kenya’s opposition boycotted repeat presidential election in 2017, when the National Super Alliance began to experience turbulence leading up to late filing of the petition that cancelled the result, are widening. Consequently, there are concerns that the disintegration of Nasa and his party...
Open democracy or people’s convention: World must start thinking about options
In the run up to the 2020 elections in the US, ProCon.org reminded the electorate of the role of politic parties in deciding who should lead them. The organisation reminded voters that “political parties are groups of individuals organised for the purpose of electing candidates to public office.” Notably, the...
