No Ibby For Africa This Year
Among the plethora of “foundations” to further development in Africa, the Mo Ibrahim Foundation stands head & shoulders above the rag-tag band of also rans. Its objective is arguably the most elusive: promoting that rarest of African qualities – exceptional governance. When the field is thus narrowed, the fact that an august awards committee chooses not to award a multimillion dollar prize this year is extraordinary.
Second Airbus Crash in One Month
Tuesday morning, an Airbus A310 crashed into the Indian Ocean near Madagascar. What happened?
Constitutionalism at Crossroads in Madagascar
I had lived in the vain imagination that Madagascar was alien to Africa and therefore, free of the political disease that usually afflicts the African continent. Now I know, I was damn wrong!
