Rwanda’s capital Kigali was nicknamed ‘Little Europe’ by Europeans and Asians for its ambitious plans and neatness. And Kigali city has scored another first. The city has announced a regular car free days. According to the city mayor, particular streets will be closed off for car use to allow people walk to work. Last Sunday…
A lack of financing is holding back Kenya’s potential as a tech hub. But with more venture capital and private-equity firms moving in, that could soon change.Every day, a fleet of motorcycle couriers whisks tubs of pad thai, business contracts and laptop chargers forgotten in the office through Nairobi’s notoriously congested streets.Smartphone users across the…
While commodity exporters will feel the pinch from China’s recent economic slowdown, the price collapse may help with the continent’s much-needed economic transformation.It has no precedent in human history: the emergence of hundreds of millions of people into industrial-era jobs and living standards. It was the result of 40 years of 10% growth since the…
Nkosazana Clarice Dlamini-Zuma, African Union Commission Chairperson. Photo©Salvatore Di Nolfi/AP/SIPANKOSAZANA CLARICE DLAMINI-ZUMA, AFRICAN UNION COMMISSION CHAIRPERSON. PHOTO©SALVATORE DI NOLFI/AP/SIPAAfrican leaders are set to elect the next chairperson of the African Union Commission during their meeting in Kigali, Rwanda from July 10 to 18.Incumbent, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma is due to end her four-year term next week, having…