· August, 2014

Stories about Sub-Saharan Africa from August, 2014

Zambia's Cabinet Should Probe President's Health

  14 August 2014

In view of widespread rumors regarding the health of Zambia's president, Michael Sata, Gershom Ndhlovu argues that the constitution mandates the cabinet to probe his health: The last time Zambia’s President Michael Sata was seen publicly was on or around June 20 when he hosted a Chinese government delegation led...

Investors Should Explore Nigeria Despite Negative Reports

  14 August 2014

Chris Akor's investors’ guide to Nigeria intends to demonstrate how the negatives reports about Nigeria have no basis in reality and that investors who have ignored the reports have been making huge returns on their investments: Undue clatter has trailed the release of Nigeria’s rebased GDP figures – a purely...

How Kenyans Can Lead a Double Life in the US

  14 August 2014

Danstan Obara shows how Kenyans can lead a double life in the US: The American double life starts by making sure that your social security card does not have the stamp that says “Valid for work only with INS authorization”. The things that people do to get rid of this...

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Njeri Wangari is the Anglophone Africa Editor. Email her story ideas or volunteer to write.

Jean Sovon is the Francophone Africa. Editor. Email him story ideas or volunteer to write.

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