Tuesday, 26 May 2009 12:09

Malawi has sworn in its first female vice-president. Joyce Banda was sworn in at Friday's inauguration ceremony, held in Blantyre, Malawi.

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Tuesday, 19 May 2009 16:12

The creators of the animated TV series "South Park" last month devoted a half-hour episode to Somali pirates.

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Thursday, 14 May 2009 11:33

"Ireland," I answered the taxi-driver's question when I first went to Ethiopia in 2006.

"You know ... Bob Geldof, Bono?", I continued, confident he would recognise the two rockers who many Westerners think fed the world during the 1980s.

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Monday, 04 May 2009 16:04

An international team of scientists has just completed a 10-year study of genetic diversity in Africa, unearthing fascinating information on the continent’s enormous linguistic and cultural diversity.

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Tuesday, 14 April 2009 10:10

A representative of  a regional maritime organization has slammed the international community's intense focus on the kidnap of one American in the horn of Africa even as nationals of poorer countries languish in the hands of Somali pirates.

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Monday, 23 March 2009 14:56

A former Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) government minister has become the first black head of a FTSE 100 company.

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Monday, 23 March 2009 11:45

When 32-year-old Talatu Umar tested positive two years ago after the death of her husband, she ruled out the possibility of ever marrying again.

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Often misunderstood, mysterious, marginalised, and yet romanticised, Africa - a tapestry of 53 sovereign states that are home to a diverse population of almost 1 billion people speaking over 1000 indigenous languages and dialects, their great variety mirrored only in the unrivalled magnificence of the continent's fauna, flora and natural wealth - hardly registers among the most desirable nation brands, either collectively or as individual nations.

It is time to abolish the old Africa and proactively showcase the other face of Africa - the best of Africa.

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Thursday, 26 February 2009 14:52

Africa still remains an enigma to many. The tremendous disparity and barriers between its countries make the creation of a single unifying African brand that represents its potential difficult - but also very necessary for its future success.

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Thursday, 26 February 2009 12:57

Just when it seemed that Western images of Africa could not get any weirder, the July 2007 special Africa issue of Vanity Fair was published, complete with a feature article on "Madonna's Malawi." At the same time, the memoirs of an African child soldier are on sale at your local Starbucks, and celebrity activist Bob Geldof is touring Africa yet again, followed by TV cameras, to document that "War, Famine, Plague & Death are the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse and these days they're riding hard through the back roads of Africa."

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