Opinion
Tony Elumelu
Africa, the second largest continent, is in a fix. It is rich in natural resources. It has a relatively young population, but years after it shook off the last colonialist, it is up to …
By Ryan Elcock
I recently stumbled upon an interesting article from the Jakarta Globe called, “China Extends its Economic Influence to the Caribbean Region” which got me thinking about China’s continued involvement in both the Caribbean …
Give Africans a piece of technology and watch them invent a thousand uses for it. This idea was of course exaggerated for laughs in the 1980 hit movie The Gods Must Be Crazy where a …
France has a new president, a new regime and a ‘new’ philosophy in the middle of Europe and a world that had, apparently, gone the way of austerity. Basically, countries were cutting back on social …
By Kevin Edmonds
As part of her election campaign, Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller of Jamaica announced her intention of breaking ties with the British monarchy and becoming an independent republic. While no doubt a long overdue …
Electronic toll gate structure on Gauteng highway. PHOTO/Yuri Madonsela
South African unions and big business are united in opposition to proposed tolls to pay for road upgrades in a debate that raises troubling questions about the …
A good way to start redefining African risk would be for African-owned financial institutions to establish their own rating agency.
The idea that risk analysts and ratings agencies might know what is really going has long …
There is no doubt that a good education can open up the door to future opportunities, as well as equipping young people with life skills and self-esteem. But worryingly, the under-achievement of black pupils, in …
The United States is clearly worried about China’s rising economic and political influence in Africa.
As recent comments by a State Department official and independent analysts show, the concern stems partly from threats to US corporations’ …
By Ryan Elcock
As the Trayvon Martin tragedy unfolds day-by-day, I have discovered that we black men have some pretty awesome powers – not the kind superheroes possess but the kind that manifest themselves only when …
