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William Wallis writing in the FT:
Africa must shake off its romantic view of China and accept Beijing is a competitor as much as a partner and capable of the same exploitative practices as the old colonial powers, Nigeria's central bank governor has warned. Reflecting the shifting views of a growing number of senior African officials who fear the continent's anaemic industrial sector is being battered by cheap Chinese imports, Lamido Sanusi cautions that Africa is "opening itself up to a new form of imperialism"
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On Kickstarter:
Asamaan Festival of Music & Astronomy is set to take place on Gorée Island - Dakar, Sénégal on April 19th, 2013.
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A round-up of Kenyan Election commentary:
In Time, Alex Perry on the recent elections in Kenya and Uhuru Kenyatta's victory:
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Nuunja Kahina writing in This is Africa:
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Chika Ezeanya writes:
The African Union is in the conclusive stages of fashioning an African cabotage regime that will ensure that only vessels owned by Africans will trade within the continent's coastal waters. The legislation when in force will be a much needed, though daring move to liberate African coastal waters from age-long dominance by overseas entities, and a significant step towards the march to a more unified continent.
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Dale Dougherty and Anil Dash at Social Media Week:
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Allan Savory at TED:
"Desertification is a fancy word for land that is turning to desert," begins Allan Savory in this quietly powerful talk. And terrifyingly, it's happening to about two-thirds of the world's grasslands, accelerating climate change and causing traditional grazing societies to descend into social chaos. Savory has devoted his life to stopping it. He now believes -- and his work so far shows -- that a surprising factor can protect grasslands and even reclaim degraded land that was once desert.
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