Opinions

By: Mweusi Karake An Italian diplomat, and son-in-law of Mussolini, Count Caleazzo Ciano in the year 1942,  coined a philosophical phrase,  “La victoria trova cento padri, e nessuno vuole riconoscere l’insuccesso.” Meaning: “Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan”. This can hardly be true about the firing of …

The recent elections of Joe Biden to succeed Donald Trump could  be a wake-up call to the South African electorate.  However, the concrete answer could still be two years away and expected in 2024, when South Africa will hold the next presidential elections. Africa in general, has in the past …

In my previous article,  I gave enough examples to illustrate that colonial infrastructures were not mean to serve African interests. However, we cannot continue to cry over spilled milk. Africa on the average is 60 years independent and needs therefore to link infrastructure to serve African interests. There is also …

By: Mweusi Karake Africa infrastructure challenges at independence are well summarized by Angela Thompson in the following words “One of the most pressing challenges African states faced at Independence was their lack of infrastructure. European imperialists prided themselves on bringing civilization and developing Africa, but they left their former colonies …

Your Excellency President Xi Jinping, President of the People’s Republic of China,Your Excellencies, Chairpersons of the Regional Economic Communities of Africa,Honourable Heads of State and Government,Honourable Ministers,Your Excellencies,Ladies and Gentlemen, Allow me to begin by conveying my appreciation to President Xi Jinping and to the People’s Republic of China for ensuring that …

What you need to know: China and Africa have since cooperated in research and local production of PPEs, medical equipment and medicines.  China’s charities and private sector have also joined the trail, giving medical supplies and donations to Africa. Undoubtedly, the Covid-19 pandemic is unfolding as the worst global health emergency …

In September 2020, Trump administration suspended US-aid to Ethiopia, attempting to intensify pressure on Ethiopia to   possibly abandon the Ethiopian  Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), as demanded by Egypt. US-aid to Ethiopia with the second largest population in Africa; 110 million people is around $800m a year. For comparison, US-aid …

The COVID-19 pandemic has galvanized the development of more than 120 health technology innovations that have been piloted or adopted in Africa, a new World Health Organization (WHO) analysis finds. The study of 1000 new or modifications of existing technologies that have been developed worldwide to target different areas of …

Underpinning the ‘Africa rising’ narrative, the once touted ‘dark continent’ is now emerging as the new frontier and hub of manufacturing. Before the Covid-19 pandemic, during the FOCAC summit in Beijing, China had already set the stage for Africa as a new frontier of manufacturing and industrialization. This was witnessed when …

By Yu Jing, Hu Yiwei