ICC must ignore ranting and rumbling of African rulers and pursue killers
When the western world, particularly the United States of America warned that there would be consequences if Uhuru Kenyatta and William Ruto won elections in Kenya, I thought it would be small price...
View ArticleNshimiyimana passes first test
Not so long ago I wrote in this column that Ferwafa needed to give local coaches a chance to manage the national football team, the ‘only’ candidate being Eric Nshimiyimana.
View ArticleEuropean Football Transfer Window: A time of anxiety for fans
The end of every football season presents a very anxious period for fans as they are led on a wild goose run by tabloids speculating on players changing clubs.
View ArticleWill Uganda attain middle-income status by presidential decree?
The President of Uganda, Yoweri Museveni last week declared that Uganda will become a middle-income country within the coming three years.
View ArticleRwanda has more friends than enemies
by Prime Minister Pierre Damien Habumuremyi. There is a Kinyarwanda saying “inshuti nyanshuti uyibonera mu byago”. Its English equivalent is a friend in need is a friend indeed.
View ArticleMore energy is the clearest way to economic prosperity
The Minister of Finance and Economic Planning has allocated quite a substantial portion of the new national budget to finance infrastructure development, especially in energy generation.
View ArticleWho will win the Premier league next season?
For Premiership fans, last week’s release of the 2013/14 fixtures which are subject to slight changes because of television schedules brought closer the start of the what will be probably the most...
View ArticleSay what you will, I will always watch Big Brother Africa
Big Brother Africa (BBA) reality show Season 8 is in its fourth week now. Supposed to last 91 days, the show features 28 contestants from 14 African countries who stay in the same house based in South...
View ArticleIn Africa, Obama tried to catch up with China
Can Africa transform itself from the world’s leading supplier of raw materials to become a product manufacturer? This is the question that US president Barrack Obama floated to African leaders,...
View ArticleUnhappy ever after: call it quits!
Before I begin letting you in on my opinions about divorce and separation I wish to first mention to you that I am a staunch liberal Christian. I believe and feel so strongly about the marriage...
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Financial sector seems to offer faster stimulus for future growth
Edward Ojulu. For three consecutive years the banking sector has posted high growth figures in all aspects—loans to private sector, customer deposits, return on equity and indeed net profits. The only...
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Oil FDI inflows a mere windfall, agriculture is the real deal
Edward Ojulu. Even as economists predicted that Africa will be the leading destination for foreign investors in the coming years, reports indicated that 2011 saw the continent take less that 4% of the...
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As we budget for 2014, prioritize energy and roads to spur growth
Edward Ojulu. By this time of each year, finance ministry technocrats are busy putting final touches on budget estimates of the five East African Community member-states that will be simultaneously...
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NTBs are primitive impediments that inconvenience the common man
Edward Ojulu. Last Friday, the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) concluded a session in Kigali during which commitment to real integration come under question once again. As has been in past...
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UN security council resolution on Somalia good, but a little late
Edward Ojulu. Last week, the UN Security Council passed a resolution establishing the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM), effective June 3. The mission, with a mandate to provide...
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Production is not our problem, but access to markets
Edward Ojulu. What exactly is the problem of a producer or farmer in Africa? Some say our producers suffer chronic lack of market. Others say there are big problems with ability to produce for the...
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If water causes world war III, then food will cause world war IV
Edward Ojulu. One in every seven people in the world went to sleep hungry, last night as high food prices pushed 70 million more people into extreme poverty. Former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan,...
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Why Mourinho will fail at Chelsea
Jose Mourinho. (Internet photo) The English media is in a spot of bother. With Former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson resigning, they need a coach who will give them good sound bites to...
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From Kengo Wa Dondo, rare voice of reason comes out DR Congo
Edward Ojulu. Kengo Wa Dondo, a veteran politician from the Democratic Republic of Congo recently asked very interesting questions about the security situation in the Great Lakes Region. It is the...
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Rwanda’s track record on MDGs should inspire others
Louis Michel meeting with President Kagame. (Internet photo) by Louis Michel As world leaders meet in New York this week to shape the post-2015 development agenda, they can take confidence from how the...
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