NOVANEWS by Klaus Schwab Founder and Executive Chairman, World Economic Forum We stand on the brink of a technological revolution that will fundamentally alter the way we live, work, and relate to one another. In its scale, […]
NOVANEWS World Economic Forum/ Rwanda Gov Patrick Bond New elements of Africa Rising hucksterism emerged at this year’s World Economic Forum in Kigali, including a child-like fascination with “Fourth Industrial Revolution cyber-physical systems” that will […]
NOVANEWS Planetware.com Odomaro Mubangizi All evidence points to humanity’s common origin and one destiny. Instead of history being a theater of class struggle, it is a history of globalization and a quest for unity. Africa, […]
NOVANEWS thedailysheeple Diana Bochaberi Ban Ki-Moon’s term as UN Secretary General ends this year and already political jostling is underway ahead of the selection of the new head of the world body. There are strong […]
NOVANEWS Club of Mozambique Peter Kenworthy Swaziland’s big-spending absolute monarch King Mswati III is spending millions of dollars on a new personal jet and other luxuries, while many of his poor citizens rely on food […]
NOVANEWS EAP Ramzy Baroud The Mandela that now stands erect in Ramallah has been incorporated into the zeitgeist of this city, particularly the rich and beaming neighborhood of massive white-stone villas and luxury cars. It […]
NOVANEWS GETTY IMAGES Fidelis Allen Isn’t it the height of hypocrisy for a British politician to label Nigeria as fantastically corrupt? Britain built its economy on the wealth looted from colonies such as Nigeria. Today, […]
NOVANEWS Yves Engler Self-described Africa scholar Gerald Caplan’s recent praise of Canada’s relations with Uganda is superficial and misleading. He ignores Canada’s support for imperialism in East Africa that goes back to the days of […]
NOVANEWS Yves Engler Despite a long list of abuses by Canadian mining companies in Africa – and elsewhere – it’s very difficult to hold them accountable at home. Will the new government of Justin Trudeau […]
NOVANEWS Yves Engler Unlike the US or France, Canada is not a leading military force in Africa. But Ottawa exerts influence through a variety of means including training initiatives. Canadian Forces have trained hundreds of […]