The cannabis industry in South Africa
Since the legalization of cannabis in 2018, the South African Government has sought ways to gradually introduce cannabis into the formal economy. A master plan…
Burkinabe cuisine
The food consumed in Burkina Faso reflects the essence of the people, and also has close similarities with the culinary habits of neighbouring countries like…
Marriage in Burkina Faso
Marriage is an important aspect of the Burkinabè society. Its ceremony is a special event, just as it is in many parts of the world….
Sustaining the vision of the CARICOM-African Summit
The historic first CARICOM-Africa Summit hosted by President Uhuru of Kenya on 7 September 2021 is a welcome development. This is not the first time…
Democracy in Africa
It is still fresh on our minds and I personally referred to it, severally: Former French President François Mitterrand at La Baule summit in June…
Military coups and the threat to democracy in Africa
On 5 September 2021, Alpha Condé, the president of the West African nation of Guinea, was arrested by a group of coup plotters led by…
Southern African governments, the economy and the youth
As one of Africa’s most industrialized countries, South Africa’s rising unemployment rate, to a record 34.4 percent, has become a cause for concern among economists,…
Thomas Sankara ushered a new dawn for women in Burkina Faso
Women’s emancipation was a key element in Sankara’s vision and mission for Burkina Faso. As a Marxist/Leninist, he linked women’s oppression to the capitalist and…
Thomas Sankara was a special brand feminist
Thomas Sankara was a man of many facets. A soldier, a revolutionary, an ideologue and a nationalist. Unknown to some, Sankara was also a feminist,…
COVID-19 and corruption In Burkina Faso
The spread of COVID-19 in Burkina Faso necessitated the provision of special budgets for sensitization, testing, vaccine and costs of enforcing restrictive measure to curb…