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111. Juba now allowed to play barefoot in the big league

If there are high expectations that the EAC will put ugali on South Sudanese tables, and it doesn’t happen quickly, the community could face its first backlash from a member state. The fragility of…

112. Africa now embraces ‘guided democracies' for peace, stability

In these new “democracies,” the need for political uniformity behind elected leaders is once again justified in the interests of peace and stability and by fear of violence and insecurity.

113. The (re)marginalisation of Africa?

Sub-Saharan Africa may be overlooked on the global agenda and suffer a period of relapse into unsustainable development. Far from a continued scramble for Africa, as some analysts exalted only a few…

114. Social Media Is Now the Most Dangerous Threat to Africa's Leaders

Social media has "killed" isolation and apathy or the idea of " I'm alone in this". While this takes away the element of fear, it makes social media a very effective tool for mobilization, whether…

115. Uganda bans deployment of workers to Saudi Arabia

Hundreds of women enticed by prospects of well-paid domestic worker jobs in Saudi Arabia have returned home to Uganda with horrifying tales of being repeatedly raped, assaulted and overworked.

116. The World Has a Problem: Too Many Young People

At no point in recorded history has our world been so demographically lopsided, with old people concentrated in rich countries and the young in not-so-rich countries.

117. Beware of ‘second scramble for Africa’ — Mkapa

Former Tanzanian president Benjamin William Mkapa has warned African leaders to be worry of the “second scramble for Africa” being orchestrated by erstwhile colonisers who are resorting to soft power…

118. Will right of access to information be promulgated in 2016?

There are things worthy of not forgetting in life. One of such very memorable landmarks during the Fourth Phase government of Dr Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete is his 10-year promise to legislate for the…

119. Beware of ‘second scramble for Africa’ — Mkapa

Former Tanzanian president Benjamin William Mkapa has warned African leaders to be worry of the “second scramble for Africa” being orchestrated by erstwhile colonisers who are resorting to soft power…

120. 10 Predictions on Africa in 2016

Economic pain will likely continue, the China-Africa romance enters a new, more clear-eyed phase, and terror groups on the back pedal.