"Sometimes it falls upon a generation to be great. You can be that great generation."
Ever since I first started to analyse my environment consciously, talk of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) – later called the African Union (AU) – has been present in the major corridors of our fair city. Heads of states and government officials coming to take part in the union have been the ornaments of our national news services for decades.
Just how much do the East African Community governments stand to gain from oil and gas exploration and extraction deals with foreign oil majors? Will the governments use the revenue to lift millions of people out of poverty? Will the return on investment on the countries’ natural resources and the huge government spending on infrastructure ease exploration and extraction?
International donors pledged to mobilise 3.25 billion Euros to rebuild Mali, a figure that surpassed all expectations. But experts warn that the country does not have the absorption capacity for so much aid, while others say donors should pressure the Malian government to stop ongoing human rights abuses.
Bilma – The Bilma community has mined the salt pans in the massive Ténéré desert region in northern Niger for centuries. But the threat of the ever-encroaching desert has become a real concern as locals here struggle to cope with a decline in salt prices.
In an open letter, published before the EU Tax Summit in Brussels on the 22nd of May, 2013, Catholic bishops from Europe and Africa call on the heads of state to fulfill their moral responsibility and act for financial transparency, against tax fraud.
Addis Ababa- Several Ethiopian publications are coming together to set up a ‘press council’ with the hope of easing restrictions on the media in Ethiopia. The journalists suggested the idea of the council at a May 3 meeting held at the behest of the Ministry of Information to discuss media reforms in the country.
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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