African countries constitute six of the 10 fastest-growing economies in the world and the continent is predicted to develop the world’s highest average GDP growth over the next 40 years. Out of 11 booming African nations that have already achieved at least 7% annual growth, three countries have achieved an annual growth by 10%, making [...]
The African Union and their European counterparts are working together as equal partners in a move to spread democracy and economic progress across Africa. The joint Africa-EU strategic partnership moved towards a shared agenda during their 5th annual College-to-College session in Brussels where they discussed the two issues which are of present concern, especially with [...]
A two day forum in Kigali, Rwanda, was held over the 29th and 30th of March to discuss the role of media in development and ensuring a free and open society. A wide range of speakers across the two day event discussed the role of media throughout the commonwealth, but particularly East Africa, and its [...]
An institutional financial company, Renaissance Capital, believes the country is succeeding in its bid to become the ‘Singapore of Africa.’ They believe the country has thrived off being politically stable and adopting a zero tolerance policy to corruption. And it is the world’s best reformer according to the World Bank’s ‘10 Doing Business survey. This [...]
A luxury commuter bus pulls up by the kerb to pick up passengers. A young woman quickly jumps in, retrieves a smart card from her wallet and swipes it against a machine next to the driver before taking her seat. A routine occurrence in Germany or the US, but this is Rwanda, one of the [...]
At the beginning of February a Rwandan court sentenced two journalists to long spells of imprisonment, having convicted them of stirring up hatred. A month and a half earlier, the International Criminal Court in The Hague indicted six prominent Kenyans for crimes against humanity relating to the post-election violence of ‘07-‘08 – one of those [...]
The fact that many African countries will not reach the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) set for 2015 will not hamper capacity building in Africa. This was the clear message presented by a number of African heads-of-state and development institute leaders during the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) summit to celebrate its 20th anniversary, held in [...]
EAC: Rwanda and Burundi have joined the East African community customs union, which should lead to lower prices, as goods from fellow members are now duty free. The union is intended to boost economic cooperation between the newcomers and the EAC’s other members – Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. It is also seen as another step [...]
London: The law could be changed to close a legal loophole that allows suspected criminals from the Rwandan genocide to live in the UK and avoid prosecution. During a joint press conference with Rwandan President Paul Kagame at Number 10 Downing Street, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown warned suspected war criminals that they would no [...]
