The arrival of Christian missionaries in Africa over two centuries ago had a profound effect on the continent, sometimes somewhat controversially. It has been said that when the missionaries arrived, the missionaries had the bible and the Africans had the land. The missionaries invited the Africans to pray. When the Africans opened their eyes, they [...]
It is graduation season, and one recent graduate, a Ford Foundation International Fellow, who recently completed his International Legal Studies Program at American University’s Washington College of Law, recently stood taller than all the other graduates, at least in my mind, as he received his Master of Laws degree. However, in reality; disabled Ugandan lawyer, [...]
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 [...]
The acclaimed British photojournalist and film maker, Tim Hetherington, died in a mortar attack in the besieged city of Misrata, Libya, on 20 April. He was aged 40. I had the privilege of knowing and working with him during my time as the British High Commissioner to Sierra Leone and subsequently. His death came as [...]
The first black cricketer to represent the country caused tremendous controversy in ‘03 when he, along with his captain Andy Flower, wore black armbands during a cricket World Cup match to mourn the death of democracy in Zimbabwe. Olonga has since called time on his cricket career having been forced into exile, branded a traitor [...]
When asylum-seekers arrive in Johannesburg, they inevitably end up at Park Station, the largest railway terminal in Africa. From here at least they can make some kind of decision about their future in a foreign land, one that promises what they so desperately seek – food, shelter, medicine, water, employment and education; basic human rights [...]
With the people’s revolution hitting numerous parts of Africa at the moment, it is a crucial time for Zimbabwe. Looking towards Tunisia, Egypt, and Libya, this is Zimbabwe’s chance to take example, pick up the baton of change, and strive for a bright and democratic future. Yet what is it that has left the country [...]
‘Growing up, I was always interested in trying to provide a voice to people who couldn’t speak up’ explains Isha Sesay, journalist and reporter for CNN International. And indeed, as her interview with New Africa Analysis progresses, it becomes more evident that Sesay has upheld this conviction throughout her professional career. Born in London to [...]
The HIV and AIDS epidemics are continuing to impact upon the lives of millions around the world. In the UK approximately 83,000 people were living with the HIV virus at the end of ‘08, with 27 percent initially unaware that they had been infected. In sub-Saharan Africa, at the end of ‘08, an estimated 22.4 [...]
Daniel Alexander is intelligent, witty and charming – he also happens to be an award winning QC, deputy judge and proud trustee of the National History Museum. NAA spoke with him recently to discover what it takes to ascend to the upper ranks of commercial law in the UK and found out that dedication, flexibility [...]
