Lesotho court ruling: A step backwards for gender equality

By JANET OTIENO | Friday, May 17  2013 at  15:30

Princess Senate Masupha was blocked from ascending to the throne Full Story

TAGS: Court, Lesotho, Senate Masupha, Chieftaincy, Gender

Africa's house is built on greed

By LEE MWITI | Wednesday, May 15  2013 at  09:34

Poor construction and regulation means lives are daily lost in Africa Full Story

TAGS: Africa, construction, standards, impunity

A month later, Kenya still has no Cabinet: Does it need one at all?

By CHARLES ONYANGO-OBBO | Wednesday, May 8  2013 at  20:44

I also suspect that if you do business with government, this is the best time to transact Full Story

TAGS: Kenya, Cabinet, Onyango-Obbo, Uhuru Kenyatta, Nairobi Stock Exchange, ministers, Museveni

Uhuru can give all school children both laptops and bread: Here’s how

By CHARLES ONYANGO-OBBO | Thursday, May 2  2013 at  12:25

Battle between reformists and the notorious “extortion toll gates” Full Story

TAGS: Uhuru Kenyatta, laptops, school, education

South Africa has much to fear from 'secrecy bill'

By JANET OTIENO | Friday, April 26  2013 at  17:48

The proposed law will rob the country of its democratic credentials Full Story

TAGS: South Africa, Secrecy Bill, Parliament, Media, Freedom

Nigeria will rise, but not this year

By MWENA wa MICHENI | Friday, April 26  2013 at  09:17

The long hours of waiting and airport madness Full Story

TAGS: Mwenda wa Micheni, blog, African Academy awards, Murtala Mohammed

Wade’s Rhythm and Blues

By TEE NGUGI | Thursday, April 25  2013 at  14:58

Former Senegal President defends under-fire son Karim Full Story

TAGS: Senegal, Abdoulaye Wade, Karim Wade

How to make a billion dollars in Africa

By LEE MWITI | Wednesday, April 17  2013 at  08:32

Extortion means cash, but make sure your operational theatre is resource-rich Full Story

TAGS: Senegal, Karim Wade, President Abdoulaye Wade, Assets

Uhuru the pan-Africanist and a disappointed Winnie

By MWENDA wa MICHENI | Friday, April 12  2013 at  11:36

The Kenyan cases at the ICC and the state of Africa Full Story

TAGS: Uhuru Kenyatta, Mandela, Winnie, Mwenda wa Micheni

Democracy is generally bad for African cities

By CHARLES ONYANGO-OBBO | Monday, April 15  2013 at  10:08

If you want a neat metropolis, appoint an enlightened autocrat to run it Full Story

TAGS: Nairobi, Kenya, Kampala, Uganda, East Africa

Did Uhuru victory divide Kenyans? Well, that is what all elections do

By CHARLES ONYANGO-OBBO | Wednesday, April 10  2013 at  20:38

In America, when George Bush Jnr was president, Democrats hated him so much, many kept threatening to flee to Canada and France Full Story

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Here come rebels with a criminal cause

By TEE NGUGI | Thursday, April 11  2013 at  15:13

The impediments to national progress Full Story

TAGS: Tee Ngugi, blog, Afonso Dhlakama