Watch: A chat with one of Africa’s most powerful men
Sim Shagaya is one of the most powerful men in Africa. He told me the continent needs entrepreneurs with a…
Watch: All The Single Ladies: Kenyan support group for women
My family's helper told me "being single" is her greatest challenge. She showed me an incredible Kenyan welfare group that…
Africa’s colonial history explains countries’ present challenges
When former colonializers claim their due, they get repaid. But when Africans do the same, they're told to forget about…
China’s influence on Africa is growing. Where does it lead?
Africa has entered a new era of relations with China. Our cultural, linguistic and economic landscape is shifting. Do Africans…
Pigs for cows? How Uganda gets climate aid wrong
There's no shortage of good will to help Africans cope with the effects of global warming. But climate aid is…
Livelihood and Scarcity: Water in East Africa
Extreme weather due to climate change is wreaking havoc on East Africans who depend on the soil, rivers and lakes…
Three schools expand News-Decoder to 10 nations
Three schools on three continents are joining News-Decoder, expanding our footprint to 10 countries as we prepare a beefed-up program…
My trip to Africa: An eye-opening adventure
Last summer I went to Africa. It was beautiful and intriguing, but at times difficult. Here are some photographs of…
Will the hopes of Zimbabwe’s people be quashed again?
Has Zimbabwe's new leader, Emmerson Mnangagwa, raised false hopes of serious change in a country that was plundered under his…
Mugabe’s downfall: End of an era or palace coup?
Robert Mugabe made the fatal error of ditching dangerous allies. But the end of a despot who outlived his time…
