Throughout a lot of the Western monetary press, Africa’s rising use of China’s renminbi (RMB) is commonly framed by the lens of geopolitics, increasing Chinese language affect and shifting world alliances. But beneath the political framing lies a much more sensible story, one rooted in value administration, effectivity and monetary pragmatism. Kenya gives one of…
Embattled ODM Secretary Basic Edwin Sifuna and Embakasi East MP Babu Owino, throughout a current political rally. PHOTO/UGC. By PATRICK MAYOYO pmayoyo@eyewitness.africa As I watch the continuing political realignments unfold, I can’t assist however replicate on one highly effective, resounding reality: the younger individuals of Kenya have spoken, they usually have chosen their chief. When…
Kinshasa / Paris / Geneva / Amsterdam — • Advice primarily based on Part II/III research demonstrating as much as 96 per cent success charges at 18 months throughout each early and superior phases of T.b. gambiense, the most typical kind of sleeping illness • The remedy, given as a single dose of three tablets, might supply…
A restaurant on the camp. PHOTO/ UGC/Ritz-Carlton Safari Camp. By PATRICK MAYOYO pmayoyo@eyewitness.africa In current weeks, the controversy surrounding the Ritz-Carlton Maasai Mara Safari Camp within the Maasai Mara Nationwide Reserve has sparked important debate, notably regarding its location alongside the Sand River crossing. The Sand River is a key a part of the Mara…
Younger forestry champions in attendance on the Zámba Heritage Congress. PHOTO/FSC. By PATRICK MAYOYO pmayoyo@eyewitness.africa When delegates from throughout Africa and past gathered in Nairobi between February 10 and 12 for the inaugural Zamba Heritage Congress, the way forward for African forests felt palpably on the road. I sat via three days of debate satisfied…
The times of former liberation actions ruling indefinitely in Southern Africa seem numbered. This stark message was delivered to the African Nationwide Congress (ANC), Africa’s oldest liberation motion, when its majority was considerably decreased in final month’s nationwide elections. Ruling events in Angola, Namibia and Mozambique ought to take observe: The voters’ warning to the…
On this article, southern Africa is used to consult with South Africa and Namibia due to the 2 nations’ intertwined histories. Racial and ethnic categorisation took particular patterns in each nations due to the apartheid coverage of racial segregation. These patterns had been distinctive and particular in each nations and, over time, got here to…