by Rejoice Ngwenya

Jacob Zuma, South Africa’s new questionable African National Congress (ANC) president has a political destiny already sealed with fate. Those who believe that his electoral victory will emit ‘shock waves’ in and beyond South Africa simply do not understand the political game plan in the ANC.

by David Coltart

BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe -- Kenya’s opposition must challenge disputed election results in the courts if it wants to strengthen democracy, weaken autocracy and defuse violence: even in Zimbabwe this has shown our citizens and the world that there is still hope for that very foundation of freedom, the rule of law.

By Alec Van Gelder
The long-awaited EU-Africa summit in Lisbon ended in deadlock, with Africans accusing Europeans of attempting to elbow into African markets. This is a missed opportunity for economic growth in Africa but the summit rhetoric obscures a far more important point: Africa is never going to get rich while its governments restrict trade between its own countries, EU deals or not.

By James Shikwati

One of the ruling elites in Kenya once equated political leadership with the action of juggling with a fresh liver. Whereas Kenyan voters werebusy casting their vote, a few elites were busy juggling with the liver in their board rooms; delaying result-tallying and making otherwise efficient election officials to disappear for three days. The resultant effect of liver juggling as opposed to democratic results that each one of us was waiting for is now in the open for the World to behold.

By Leon Louw

I have been reading many contributions on the unfortunate developments in Kenya . Some addressed the fundamental issue of what could be done to enhance democracy as a peaceful process in Africa (and, by implication, other Third World regions).

By Edwin Nyanducha

Introduction

Almost all emails I have been receiving from all over the world are asking the one simple question: what is going on in Kenya ? From the disappointment of those who have always viewed Kenya as a model democracy to predictions by many prestigious circles who had indicated that the elections were not going to have any impact on business and society in our country,

By Kojo Oppong-Nkrumah

In an inspiring, and sometimes profoundly moving, presentation (judging by the script), Mr. Nkrumah will take participants on a journey through the landscapes of self-reliance, personal development and professional growth, drawing heavily on his own experiences as a young entrepreneur and, presently, as one of Ghana ’s foremost electronic journalists.