Tanzania-USA Bilateral Relations
Listen Tanzania and United States of America (USA) enjoy good cooperation and collaboration in various fields of development over the years. The administrations of the two countries through their respective foreign affairs ministries link very well and promote their common interests for the mutual benefit of their citizens. The USA president Barack Obama and his [...]
Brazil’s radical policy shift embraces Africa
Listen Brazil, a Latin American country, is vigorously establishing trading partners, viable sources of investment and a route to strengthen its policy options in Africa. It has so far engaged 25 African countries and is geared towards strengthening diplomatic relations in those countries. Brazil in the last ten years has made diplomatic inroads in the [...]
East African Community: USA accredited Envoy to the Community
Listen The United States of America (USA) supports the implementation of regional policies in Africa that promote the well-being and advancement of the peoples of various regional economic blocs such as the East African Community. In that respect, it has therefore accredited Mr. Alfonso Lenhard, the USA Ambassador to Dar-es-Salaam, as the USA envoy to [...]
Rwanda’s Elections: Strong economic growth earned Kagame clear victory
Listen Kagame’s clear victory in the recent concluded Rwanda’s elections was due to improved and sustained economic growth after 1994 genocide in which more than 800, 000 were killed in a violence which lasted for about three months. Analysts argue that since 2001, Rwanda has registered 6.4 per cent growth and this economic achievement enabled [...]
China’s economic success story worth being emulated in Africa
Listen China’s economic growth in the last two decades has overtaken the Asian Tigers and most analysts agree that its continuity would enable China to overcome the USA as world’s biggest economy by 2040. The Chinese success in economic affairs and management is partly due to their pulling together in the same direction, hardwork, identity, [...]
Kenya: Chiefs are necessary in the management of public affairs
Listen Most Kenyans hate the provincial administration today in reference to their colonial history. The provincial commissioners, district commissioners, district officers and chiefs were used by Kenya’s post-independence government to manage the people in both urban and rural areas. Now with the new constitution in place, some Kenyans are of the view that the provincial [...]
America’s Interests in Kenya and the horn of Africa
Listen It is not a secret that America is indeed interested in Kenya’s affairs and the Horn of Africa. Of-late the Obama administration is involved in the regional affairs openly. The United States Vice-President Mr. Joe Biden visited Kenya recently while the US Secretary for African Affairs Mr. Johnnie Carson has visited Kenya on several [...]
The Relationship between Aid and Security in Eastern Africa
Listen In Africa, the United States (US) military since 9/11 has been involved in the provision of humanitarian and development assistance. This trend is being consolidated in the new US Command for Africa – AFRICOM – that advances a role for the US military in Africa’s development. One of the models for the new command [...]
Understanding the Commonwealth
Listen The Commonwealth which is an amalgamation of diverse people was originally the British Empire. As it progressed, it was later referred to as the British Commonwealth of nations. As several nations which were part of the great British Empire started gaining independence in 1947, the concept of Commonwealth was revised, and by 1949, the [...]
Kenya: President Kibaki and Moi political rivalry threaten stability
Listen Two Kenyan statesmen, President Mwai Kibaki and former President Daniel arap Moi have questioned one another’s reform credentials, with Kibaki accusing Moi of failing to give Kenya a new constitution during 24-year rule. Mr. Moi then questioned why his successor failed to give a new law within 100 days as he had promised when [...]