Audio: African Middle Class Is Key to Growth
Bernardino Avle, a journalist for Citi FM Radio in Accra, Ghana, shares his interview with World Bank private sector expert, Mazen Buri, with Africa.com.
Archive for December, 2010
Business & Finance
Food and Wine
Will the Mandelas Save South African Wine?
This summer, Makaziwe and Tukwini Mandela entered the wine business. Yes, that is the same Mandela as Nelson. These are his daughters, and this is, of course, a significant event for the South African wine industry.
Travel
Stranded in Casablanca, Out and About in Tangiers
The volcanic cloud hovered above like the mythic hand of Vulcan, unseen and disrupting the plans of mere mortals. I was stranded in Casablanca after a short research vacation, en route to a literary festival in London and board meeting in Paris. What does one do, stranded in Casablanca? I headed north to Tangiers and waited out the volcanic ash and waited for an open seat on an airplane. It was not hard duty.
Travel
One Day in the Life of a Lodge Manager on a Big Five Reserve
Cheryl Kleyweg of Kulungi Riverside Lodge in South Africa shares with Africa.com a day in the life of a reserve.
Current Events
Cote d’Ivoire Conflict Continues
John Campbell, former U.S. ambassador to Nigeria, files an update on the tense political situation in Cote d’Ivoire.
Arts & Culture
The First African Stock Investment Competition for U.S. College & Graduate Students
January 2011 will mark the launch of the African Stock Investment Competition, offered for the first time to U.S. university students, both undergraduate and graduate. The competition is composed of two levels, one for individuals and one for teams, where students will be able to participate using a reality-based trading platform developed by the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE).
Music
Salif Keita—A Year in Benin
Katie Fackler, a member of the Princeton in Africa program, is working and living for a year in Cotonou, Benin. In this post, she writes about seeing a Malian music artist, Salif Keita, in concert.
Current Events
ICC Plans to Prosecute Kenyan Politicians
John Campbell, former U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria, gives a quick analysis of the International Criminal Court’s decision to prosecute five Kenyan politicians for crimes against humanity.
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Current Events
Your Africa.com Top 10 for 2010 Contest
Africa.com is compiling a list of the Top 10 Africa news items and events for 2010. So far we have come up with eight items, but we can’t complete the list without your input. Send us your additions to the list by Friday, December 31st for a chance to win an Africa.com T-shirt and be featured on our website. We will announce the winners on January 1, 2011.
Business & Finance
Audio: World Bank Director Cautions Africa Against Complacency
Bernardino Avle, a journalist for Citi FM Radio in Accra, Ghana, shares his interview with World Bank managing director, Mahmoud Mohieldin, with Africa.com.
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