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A revolution hastened: Africa looks within amidst global trade wars

Shining example: The Kazungula Bridge and its unique co-financing by Botswana and Zambia, stands as a monument to how Africa can power regional trade and boost growth
Shining example: The Kazungula Bridge and its unique co-financing by Botswana and Zambia, stands as a monument to how Africa can power regional trade and boost growth

President Donald Trump's threats of blanket tariffs mean African leaders have to fast-track into reality the decades of plans around greater intra-African trade and financial sovereignty, including dreams such as an African credit ratings agency. MBONGENI MGUNI was in Abuja, Nigeria as they gathered recently

If there’s one thing African leaders are adept at, one thing they have mastered over the decades of post-colonial independence and development planning, it is accurately, fastidiously and beautifully describing the challenges facing their individual countries and the continent at large.

Each meeting of the numerous multilaterals and supranationals formed on the continent has descended into a talk-shop where problems facing the continent’s developments are detailed, but the resulting resolutions, protocols and decisions are rarely moved forward.

Editor's Comment
Depression is real; let's take care of our mental health

It is not uncommon in this part of the world for parents to actually punish their children when they show signs of depression associating it with issues of indiscipline, and as a result, the poor child will be lashed or given some kind of punishment. We have had many suicide cases in the country and sadly some of the cases included children and young adults. We need to start looking into issues of mental health with the seriousness it...

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