Topic: Sub-Saharan Africa

On Tuesday August 10th, The Independent Managing Editor, Andrew M. Mwenda, hosted President Paul Kagame of Rwanda on a radio show on Contact FM in...

Qwela's Real Coming Out

At a hastily arranged house party in Munyonyo in early 2009 a maximum of twenty guests milled around the pool. At one point a whisper circulated...

South Africa to be paid Green Tax

The introduction of carbon emission tax in South Africa is causing confusion in the Namibian motor vehicle retail industry, with some accusing the...

Car bomb attack on Somalia''s main airport kills 2

A Somali security official says a car bomb has exploded at the front gate of Mogadishu's airport and that he believes two women were killed...

We Should Work for People's Interests

The President cautioned NRM party members on their behaviour. Below is his full speech at the NRM special organs conference in Namboole on...

DNA points to royal roots in Africa

Courtesy of William Holland. . DNA testing led Atlanta genealogical researcher William Holland to Cameroon in search of his roots.. . William...
Bank of America Corp (NYSE: BAC)'s Merrill Lynch division upgraded shares of Equity One (NYSE: EGY) from a “neutral” rating to an “underperform”...

Is Africa poised for steady, rapid growth?

EMERGING markets have had a good decade. Rapid growth in China and India has pulled hundreds of millions of people out of poverty, sustained...

African NFL star racks up points at home

By Ron Allen, NBC News Correspondent. . FREETOWN, Sierra Leone - I've been to Africa dozens of times. However, my reporting trip to Sierra Leone...

Zimbabwean mining still accounts for 7%

At its peak in 1986, the Zimbabwe mining sector contributed about 7% to GDP. . . . . In 2008 mineral shipments for 2008 amounted to US$676m, which...