"Sometimes it falls upon a generation to be great. You can be that great generation."
MWANZA (Tanzania) - Coordinated conservation measures to arrest the steep decline of stocks of Nile perch in Lake Victoria are showing encouraging results – for fish, if not for fishing communities around the lake.
There is a growing concern that the inability by opposition parties to field candidates for parliamentary and civic seats in many parts of the country could turn into a major barrier to competitive democracy in Tanzania.
Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete collapsed Saturday at a public rally in the commercial city of Dar es Salaam that was called to witness the launch of his reelection bid for a second term in an election scheduled for October 31.
Police in Mwanza arrested a Kenyan in a guest house attempting to sell an albino, also a Kenyan national.
The year was … It was 1960 and it was declared the Year of Africa. Half a century later many of the dreams that inspired the fight to be free from colonialism are still just that: dreams. During those months the continent walked towards independence setting its sights on a future in which there would no longer be owners.
From Mbilia Bel in DR Congo to Aicha Kone in West Africa and Rebecca Malope down south, the continent is home to some of the world’s best vocal chords, writes AMOS NGAIRA.Africa has spawned a veritable Pantheon of musical goddesses who have kept her entertained over the centuries.
Ory Okolloh, the Executive Director of Ushahidi , is from Kenya but currently lives in Johannesburg. Her blog is "outlet for her opinions. While it is primarily focused on Kenya, she reserves to write about whatever she wants."
Sokari Ekine is a Nigerian social justice activist living in Spain, with a background in technology, gender issues and human rights. She is interested in creating a community of grassroots African bloggers as a way for Africans to exchange ideas, share experiences and tell their own stories in our own words.
Native of Cape Town, Sean Jacobs lives in Brooklyn, New York and teaches in Manhattan. He obsesses about the relationship between politics and popular culture, but the main rationale for his blog is to comment on what passes for media coverage of the African continent.
Rosebelle Kagumire is an experienced Ugandan Journalist. She won the best Journalist blogger English category at the Panos hosted competition in 2009. Currently she is a student of MA. Media, Conflict and Peace studies at University for Peace (UPEACE), Costa Rica.
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