On The Qonversation, we spoke with Christoph Pleitgen, the Managing Director of the Westerwelle Foundation, a non-profit which empowers entrepreneurs in Africa, Asia and Latin America by creating opportunities for young people through support programmes. We discussed the challenges of entrepreneurship in the developing world and how to break barriers. Christoph just visited East AfricaContinue reading “Challenges of entrepreneurship in the developing world and how to break barriers”
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Is this the independence Nkrumah dreamed of?
Our independence is meaningless unless it is linked up with the total liberation of Africa, said Nkrumah on Ghana’s Independence Day. He also said: “As I said in the assembly just minutes ago, I made a point that we are going to create our own African personality and identity. It’s the only way that weContinue reading “Is this the independence Nkrumah dreamed of?”
US-China fight for influence in Africa continues amid threats
As Africa gears towards its economic independence and liberation from Western agencies and countries to be able to trade as a single body with whoever it wishes, the United States of America and China are competing for influence in the continent. After threatening Africa in its “Prosper Africa” strategy that states that countries that “repeatedly” vote againstContinue reading “US-China fight for influence in Africa continues amid threats”
It is over for the U.S. as China completely ‘conquers’ Africa by the end of 2019
The devil is in the detail as China’s generosity towards African countries has peaked in recent years coinciding with the great economic vision and strides by the continent as a single body in the face of threats and sanctions from long-time allies, the United States of America. The U.S. is clueless on how to positionContinue reading “It is over for the U.S. as China completely ‘conquers’ Africa by the end of 2019”
Meet the first black priest and ex-slave from the U.S. who is on the path to becoming America’s first black saint
Out of about a dozen Saints from the United States, none of them is black and that could change in a few years as the pope has placed the first African-American priest and a former slave on the path to sainthood. Father Augustine Tolton is one of five African American Catholics who are the focus ofContinue reading “Meet the first black priest and ex-slave from the U.S. who is on the path to becoming America’s first black saint”
Ismail Akwei 