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... We are standing in an incredibly privileged position today, where we can witness Africa’s epic comeback. We are all aware of Africa’s history. Many of us have even been closely intertwined...
Eleven years ago, in a famous cover depicting an image of chaos and war in Sierra Leone, the Economist Magazine scornfully wrote off Africa as 'The hopeless continent.' In doing so, it reflected a...
On 26 February, Africa held its breath as Senegalese went to the polls to elect their president. The controversy over the incumbent Abdoulaye Wade looked set to end in yet another electoral...
Senegal's carefully polished reputation as a bastion of democracy in turbulent West Africa is dimming as its octogenarian leader, Abdoulaye Wade, grows increasingly autocratic, rights groups...