"Sometimes it falls upon a generation to be great. You can be that great generation."
Ethical finance is growing roots in Africa. The possibility of making this huge continent a hub for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) investments is becoming more real. Even if it is plagued by poverty, famine and wars, Africa could play an important role in promoting a new side to development, improving the quality of life and protecting the environment.
“Refugees and asylum seekers from Africa go to Europe.” False. The majority of African refugees remain within African borders. “Numerous Africans land on the Italian coasts.” False. In Italy there are one million Africans regularly registered. Those landing on the coasts are just a small percentage compared to people arriving through regular ways. Data against myths.
BRUSSELS - International migrants too are feeling the brunt of the crisis. So much emerges from the 2010 edition of the “International Migration Outlook”, published by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).
LUSAKA - Today, the Democratic Republic of Congo is celebrating the 50th anniversary of its independence from Belgian rule. “50 fighting years” titles the daily Zambian newspaper, The Post.
The recent arrest of two Dutch women for ‘ambush marketing’ at South Africa’s World Cup Soccer City stadium has revealed the legislative influence FIFA has exerted on its host, writes Alex Free. Pointing out that FIFA has acquired the nickname ‘Thiefa’ among some quarters, Free takes a look at who is really doing the ‘ambushing’.
President Jacob Zuma has declared to world leaders that Africa is open for business. Addressing the G20 business leaders in Toronto yesterday on the eve of the G8 and G20 Summits, Zuma said Africa can no longer be viewed only as a destination for development aid.
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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