Nigeria: Buhari’s Legacy of Poverty

AFRICA THOUGHT – News features, commentaries, analyses, interviews & Op-ed. One Hundred and thirty-three million Nigerians are now poor, according to the recent report released by the Nigeria’s National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The last report on Nigerian poverty index in 2018 is pegged the figure at 87 million people living below the poverty line. […]

South African Tourism (SAT) Has A New Trade Head For North America

AFRICA INC. – Rising economies, start-ups, and Black wealth, etc. South African Tourism (SAT) has appointed Kristy Angellotti as the Head of Trade Relations North America. In her new role, Angellotti will connect with the SAT North America team to develop current relationships with North American travel trade partners, at the same time working with the US […]

Gabon: Can a Nation Replace Its Oil Wealth with Trees?

AFRICA INC. – Rising economies, start-ups, and Black wealth, etc. The nation of Gabon is so lush with forests and wildlife its nickname is Africa’s Eden. It’s also one of the continent’s major oil producers. According to a New York Times report, Gabon is engaging in activities that have become dirty words in the world […]

Wolof Set To Upstage the French Language In Senegal

AFRICA THOUGHT – News features, commentaries, analyses, interviews & Op-ed. By Massamba Gueye The French language was introduced into Senegal through colonization. According to Papa Alioune Ndao, professor of linguistics at the Cheikh Anta Diop University in Dakar: French was taught in Senegal as a mother tongue, as France taught its own children. It 1964 it was […]

How Royal Women Have Shaped And Powered The Zulu Monarchy Over The Ages

AFRICA THOUGHT – News features, commentaries, analyses, interviews & Op-ed. By Jill E. Kelly & Liz Timbs The passing away of South Africa’s Zulu king Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu in March 2021 refocused attention on the role of royal women in Zulu leadership. After the official mourning period, and to the surprise of many observers, the late king’s will appointed his […]