Zimbabwe Elections: What Are Africans Hoping For?
Many things have been written and said about the nation of Zimbabwe. Many of them are depressing, to say the least. But the country cou...
African Presidents on Twitter
Twitter, the microblog phenomenon used for transmitting short snappy messages in less than 140 characters and interspersed with so-call...
Obama’s Africa Visit Was No “Guilt Trip”
There is continuing talk about U.S. President Barack Obama’s recent visit to sub-Saharan Africa. The six-day trip, from June 27 to July...
Mandela: Content of His Character
Photo Credit Nelson Mandela
Growing up in Uganda in the 1960s, I became keenly aware of this man, Nelson Mandela, who was one of th...