Nepad at the Crossroads
HAILED as the hallmark strategy to revitalise the continent, the New Partnership for Africa’s Development still retains much of the optimism that greeted its launch three years ago.
For Nobel Prize Winner, Social Justice Means Planting Trees
She was the first woman in all of East Africa to hold a Ph.D and head a university department. She’s been beaten unconscious by security police, arrested and imprisoned, and appointed to the Cabinet.
Malaria Rates Underscore Need To Set Aside Costly Taboos
An estimated 2 million people die from malaria worldwide every year. Africa, where 90% of those fatalities occur, bears most of the human and economic costs of the disease.
Graft Follows AIDS Money
As more funds become available to combat the epidemic, monitoring NGOs becomes a challenge
No One Whispers On the Dance Floor in Kampala
FRIDAY night in Kampala. Kelly’s is the place to be. Simple décor – wood, bamboo and straw – great vibe, good crowd, cheap beer, pool tables and an open-air disco.
AIDS: Notes From Uganda
Yowerik Kaguta Museveni had other things on his mind when he first heard about HIV/AIDS. Three guerrilla factions – his and two others – were waging a fierce and fractured bush war against the despotic regime of Milton Obote.
Ex-Presidents: Is Africa’s Latest Resource a Blessing or a Curse?
In roughly one short decade, a new political phenomenon has spread across the African continent: Where ex-presidents once were rare, now they are plentiful.
EDITORIAL: A Reason for Hope Where It Is Oft Denied
CENTRAL to the Nepad vision of an Africa that is economically vibrant, politically stable and engaged in global affairs on an equal footing with wealthier regions is a desire to be taken seriously and treated fairly.
Free Trade With China: A View From the Board Room
The Southern African Customs Union and the Chinese have entered into negotiations on a possible Free Trade Agreement (FTA).
Made in China, Made Scared In a Textile Mill in Africa
SELWYN Gershman raises a tidy three-pack of women’s panties. ‘This is what’s killing us,’ he said, lifting his voice above the din of industrial looms droning in the background. ‘We’re on our knees.’