[wanabidii] Bashir stole Buhari’s moment at AU meet in Johannesburg: Who will lead Africa to the Promised Land? (M&G Africa) Tuesday, June 16, 2015 View a web version of this message 16 Jun 2015 Bashir stole Buhari's moment at AU meet in Johannesburg: Who will lead Africa to the Promised Land? The Africa that works, that seizes the future, needs a leader. If AU is too caught up in parochial fights to be that leader, it will find its own. Sudan's Bashir strolls out of S. Africa leaving court to shut the stable door; makes triumphant entry into Khartoum "It's the government that will have to prevent him from leaving. I don't see [it] arresting him," says law professor Shadrack Gutto Feared Algerian jihadist chief 'killed in US airstrike', nine months after Americans also took out Shabaab leader Islamist commander Belmokhtar, nicknamed variously as "The Uncatchable" and "The One-Eyed", was leader of the N, African Al-Murabitoun militant group. South Africa's Zuma is no idiot; right now he's playing big Africa politics like a master drummer There was never a loaded rifle Zuma never wanted to shoot – at his foot; but he's cleverly exploited crises in Africa to bury xenophobia baggage. More from the Mail & Guardian Africa Africa has made big leaps from where it was 20 years ago, the tough journey is ahead About 585 million people, or 72% of the population in sub-Saharan Africa, still live in or at the brink of poverty. Africa youth are 65% of its $805b consumer spending and ad targeting - here's how to reach them By 2020 youth will dominate Africa's $1.3 trillion consumer spending, and continent's millennial generation is not pessimistic about its future. It war ended 15 years ago, but it has a ghost army, and spends more on its military than Nigeria and South Africa combined The civil war ended in 2002, but Angola's defence spending will exceed the combined total allocated for health and education. Tanzania agrees $800m of loans for reserves, budget gap with China and Rand Merchant Bank Tanzania's shilling weakened 21% so far this year and is Africa's worst-performing currency, after Ghana's cedi. Africa youth are 65% of its $805b consumer spending and ad targeting - here's how to reach them By 2020 youth will dominate Africa's $1.3 trillion consumer spending, and continent's millennial generation is not pessimistic about its future. 'The true measure of M-Pesa's - and Safaricom's - big success is how we transform lives' Bob Collymore, the chief executive of the extremely successful African telecoms giant Safaricom, says the region's answers lie within Does the World Economic Forum on Africa deliver on its promises? You might be surprised at the answer Lost in such criticism is the fact that the event's focus on the region narrows down the conversation to issues that really matter to Africa. Showing the way: Ethiopia to cut carbon emissions by two-thirds by 2030, leads rest of the world in setting targets Addis Ababa has the most ambitious plan to date presented to the United Nations Climate Change Conference, which begins in November. Hunt on for lion that escaped from South African wildlife park Game trackers in South Africa are searching for a lion that escaped from a wildlife park, warning members of the public not to approach the animal Unsubscribe | Update Profile | View PDF | Pause Subscription | View Online Email Powered By This email was sent to wanabidii@googlegroups.com on 16-06-2015 Mail & Guardian is intended for opt in communication only. If you feel this email is unsolicited please report it to us. Share this :
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