In the latest issue of New Africa Analysis (vol.38 – SA 17) we report on the inauguration in the Ivory Coast of President Alassane Ouattara, following the capture last month of Gbagbo for refusing to cede power. In the four month long conflict thousands of people died in violent clashes and tens of thousands fled [...]
The International Finance Corporation, part of the World Bank Group, has produced a business report on what will soon become Africa’s newest country, South Sudan. When South Sudan is officially recognised as its own entity on 9th of July – following January’s decision vote to secede from the north of the country – it will [...]
The new president, Alassane Ouattara, in his inaugural speech said he hopes to reunite Ivorians after the ‘the victory of democracy’, and promised parliamentary elections before the end of the year. Ouattara was inaugurated Saturday 21st May 2011 as president following a bloody crisis caused by his predecessor’s refusal to concede election defeat. ‘The time [...]
The country’s latest local elections ‘went well’, according to Pansy Tlakula, the Chief Electoral Officer of the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC). She spoke with pride at seeing a higher turnout than in previous years during what was a remarkably smooth process that has left most party leaders satisfied. The campaign itself was a lively one, [...]
The Royal Geographical Society (RGS) recently hosted the latest offering in their series of talks entitled 2Ist Century Challenges. The discussion called Digital Technology in Africa took place at the RGS in Kensington on the 18th May, and New Africa Analysis was invited to sit in on the event. The panel consisted of, Nicholas Negroponte [...]
Ghanaian Entrepreneur Herman Chinery-Hesse is often described as the Bill Gates of Africa. He is the founder of the largest software company in Ghana (and possibly West Africa), theSOFTtribe. Chinery-Hesse recently came to the UK to take part in a discussion hosted by the Royal Geographical Society, but whilst in the country he also took [...]
Politicians and Royals often share the common characteristic of a love of pomp and ceremony. An apparent 2 billion people tuned into Britain’s Royal Wedding Celebrations on Friday 29th April, watching Prince William and Kate Middleton tie the knot in what was said to be an ‘understated’ and yet elegant and glamorous affair. While it [...]
Wole Soyinka, one of the world’s most renowned poets and playwrights, will discuss culture and politics with Southbank Centre’s Artistic Director Jude Kelly OBE in benefit of Collective Artistes Theatre Company. Wole Soyinka won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1986. Wednesday 1st June 2011 Southbank Centre, Queen Elizabeth Hall Purcell Room 7.45pm Tickets £15 [...]
The French Football Federation is to launch an investigation into claims the national coach, Laurent Blanc, along with other senior coaches wanted to secretly limit the proportion of black and North African players at regional youth training systems to 30%. Not only is the move, if found to be true, inherently racist it also attacks [...]
The multiple challenges affecting world forests will dominate the High Level Summit on Tropical Forestry, which will be held in the capital Brazzaville from May 31- June 3, 2011. The Summit of Heads of State and Government from the Amazon, Congo and Borneo-Mekong Forest Basins will be attended by countries from Africa, Latin America and [...]
