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Is foreign aid helping or Hurting Africa

August 24, 2013 Global Authorafrica, Afroca Global Village, Bono, Dambisa Moyo, foreign aid, Guardian, Laura Miller, Malawi, Mercy Corps, New York Times, Newsweek, The Wall Street Journal, The World Bank, Zambia

More than $50 billion of foreign aid is given to African countries every year to address poverty on the continent. Although this may seem generous, and to some a solid strategy to treat Africa’s ailments, Dambisa Moyo — a Zambian economist with a background that includes Harvard, Oxford and Goldman Sachs — says just the opposite. In her new book,... Read More

Mugabe savages West as new term starts

August 23, 2013 Global AuthorAfrican Leaders, mugabe, UK, USA, Zimbabwe

HARARE — Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe began a new five-year term in office on Thursday and immediately launched the now traditional vitriolic attack on the West, which has questioned the manner of his landslide victory in elections held last month. . Read More

New Tshwane Principles address the balance between National security and Public’s right to know

June 12, 2013 Global Author

Johannesburg, June 12 – The question of how to ensure public access to government information without jeopardizing legitimate efforts to protect people from national security threats is the focus of a new set of global principles being unveiled today. . Read More

Un makes history: Over 156 States vote in favor of the Arms Trade Treaty

June 4, 2013March 30, 2021 Jennifer Fierberg

By Jennifer Fierberg at the UN More than 500,000 people are killed by armed violence every year. The over 156 states voted in favor of the Arms Trade Treaty need to show leadership by signing and ratifying the treaty as quickly as possible. On Monday June 3, 2013 history was made the UN with the signing of the Arms Trade... Read More

Thambo Mbeki bemoans the loss of billions in Africa to Illicit Money laundering

May 3, 2013 Global Author

Former South African President Thabo Mbeki says Africa is losing billions each year to illicit capital outflows in development. Addressing members of the 53rd Liberian Legislature in a joint session Tuesday in Monrovia, he said that the rate at which Africa loses development money through illegal means is alarming. . Read More

Legal Scrubbing is a dirty game

March 22, 2013March 30, 2021 Jennifer Fierberg

On day four of the Arms Trade Treaty Negotiations at the UN in New York City a draft of the Arms Trade Treaty was presented to all 148 nations present. But to each and every delegation there were complex words such as "of" and "in" that had to be changed and could only be announced through a speech. While the... Read More

AU Security Council Calls for More Troops in Mali

January 28, 2013 Global Author

ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA — The African Union Peace and Security Council says more troops are needed for the African military force being deployed in Mali. The AU security council Friday called on African countries to deploy the soldiers quickly. At a meeting in Addas Ababa, Ethiopia, the AU security council approved a declaration calling for an increase in the number... Read More

How Africa continues to embrace Neo-colonialism despite the evidence of its destructive legacy

January 5, 2013 Global Author

The year 2012 marked the 40th anniversary of the death of Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana. Ironically, in the year that Africa commemorated 40 years since the death of one of its most illustrious sons, in Malawi, 2012 was the year that underlined Africa’s embrace of the neo colonialism that he so passionately spoke against. Neo-colonialism is the geopolitical practice of... Read More

Zuma and Zulu nationalism

December 22, 2012 Global Author

Zuma has skillfully used Zulu or African ‘traditions’ to cover-up poor personal choices, indiscretions and wrong behavior, and portrayed those who oppose such poor behavior of being opposed to African ‘traditions’ or ‘culture,’ argues William Gumede. For most of the 100 years of the ANC’s history, two distinct strands of Zulu nationalism competed for dominance in the ANC, but especially... Read More

Fallacy of the failed state: How the West uses the threat of ‘Failed State’ label to intimidate developing nations

December 19, 2012 Global Author

1. INTRODUCTION Not too long ago, Raphael Tenthani interviewed the current British High Commissioner to Malawi, Michael Nevin. The interview was published in the Malawi News of 14th December 2012 and was carried by this publication. In the interview, Mr Nevin is quoted as claiming that Malawi would have become a failed state if President Joyce Banda had not listened to the advice... Read More

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