Why East Africa’s presidents need to take a selfie

It was one of the strangest plays I have ever seen; and this one was on a big stage. The star does not only outshine everyone but also outsmarts the lot. The rest of the cast appears very lowly and shows little or no enthusiasm at all. The end is very clear.

In our series of letters from African journalists, Ghanaian writer Elizabeth Ohene, a former government minister and member of the opposition, returns to one of her favourite subjects: Africa's love of titles.
I simply couldn't resist it after the announcement from the Office of the Gambian President that another title was being added to the already absurd long list of titles held by the president. According to an official release, the Gambian leader will now be known formally as "His...

Mail & Guardian Africa
Soldiers and warlords have come presidents in Africa, but rarely have mayors ...
Mail & Guardian Africa
In Africa, there's something particularly “toxic” about city politics that makes it difficult to transfer urban support to the national stage. Service delivery protests in South Africa. This kind of political agitation is easier to mobilise in the ...
Challenges that haunt Dar industrialisationDaily News | The National Newspaper (press release) (blog)
Magufuli Strikes...

 

An integrated continent has been the goal of African countries since the attainment of independence more than 50 years ago. Arguments for speeding up the integration process have been advanced by many, and it is generally agreed that integration would be politically and economically beneficial for Africa. The key challenge is to find a way to make this vision a reality.

H.E. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, President of Uganda, and former Presidents Benjamin William Mkapa of Tanzania, Olusegun...

The Observer
East Africa: Why All East Africans Are Looking Up to Magufuli
AllAfrica.com
In the club of East Africa's Presidents, Tanzania's new leader John Pombe Magufuli is a lonely man. His peers threw their weight behind his electoral opponent, and when he won, they refused to even acknowledge him with routine congratulations. In ...
What would Magufuli do to attain sustainable energy access in Africa?The Observer (blog)

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The Managing Director of Sumaria Group, Ankush Shah and Hussein Hamadi, Chairman of Darling Tanzania and honorary Consul of Sierra Leone addressing journalists in Dar es salaam yesterday during the opening of the two day meeting for over sixty business leaders from Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO), ,the world’s premier network of chief executives and business leaders who are meeting in Dar es Salaam to share insights about the top investment opportunities in Tanzania.(Photo: Our Staff...

Tanzanians: Edha Nahdi (AMSONS GROUP/CAMELOIL), Reginal Mengi (IPP), Mohammed Dewji (MeTL)
Big Up for Tanzanians. For whole report click the links below:http://www.aablawards.com/east-africa.php
http://venturesafrica.com/meet-the-east-african-winners-of-aabla-2015/

The Ngoma Africa Band aka FFU also known as Anunnaki alien, the most successfull African live Band based in Germany has been vastly gaining popularity through an extra ordinary rhythm “Bongo Dance” from Tanzania and Neighbouring East African countries which always drives the europeans funs crazy.

Its more than two decades now that Band has a very concrete and stable recognition in the music market. This can be proved due to the invitations and angegements of the band in different...

The voting lessons East African countries have for each other