KENYA: THE STANDARD MEDIA GROUP LAST NIGHT HOSTED THE INAGURAL TRANSFORM KENYA AWARDS GALA AT THE WINDSOR GOLF HOTEL AND COUNTRY CLUB. The Transform Kenya Awards aims to recognise and showcase people and institutions committed to improving the lives of other Kenyans by looking beyond profit and recognising outcomes that have powerful social impact. It …
The substance of the Seriti Commission is important. But those of us who watched a remarkable moment of grace yesterday when Advocate Hoffman was overcome with grief will have been reminded of why this country is so special. "Engrave this upon your heart: there isn’t anyone you couldn’t love once you heard their story." –Mary …
O, The Oprah Magazine SA presents its fourth annual O Power List, featuring 21 women from the African continent who, through their lives, are inspiring others to follow and fulfill their purpose, as the truest version of themselves. Just like Time Magazine did with their list, O also asked celebrities to pay tribute to the …
The Timbuktu Renaissance (TR) Action Group addresses the challenges Mali faces in the wake of the 2012 crisis when violent extremists overthrew Timbuktu—the cradle of the Blues genre of music and the historic center of Islamic knowledge in Africa—brutally dividing the country in the process. The TR strategy is to promote reconciliation and sustainable development …
A MALIAN ENTREPRENEUR ATTEMPTS TO REDUCE FARMER LOSSES IN HIS COUNTRY BY HELPING PRIVATIVE THE RICE INDUSTRY. Aspen, Colo. — At last year’s World Food Prize, Nigeria’s Minister of Agriculture, Akinwumi Adesina, presented on the state of the African agriculture industry. He repeatedly said, “We need to see agriculture in Africa as a business. That …