Africa
Tax regimes on the African continent vary from country to country. With Nigeria having one of the highest corporate tax rate of 30% , it compares relatively better on the Value Added Tax, at 7.5% compared to Madagascar and Morroco which both have some of the highest rates on the continent at 20% while Cameroon […]
Kenya is an East African nation whose name originated from the traditional name of the Mt Kenya or Kirinyaga which is the county’s tallest mountain. The earliest inhabitants of Kenya were hunter-gatherers but from about 2,000 BC herders came to the region. Then from about 800 AD Arabs sailed to Kenya. Some settled and intermarried […]
In the spirit of the dedicated Black history month of February, attention has gone to the need for more Afro-centered history curriculum in African classes, something that has been missing across the board in Africa and the diaspora. Worth noting, is the fact that it’s not a coincidence that no real intellectual discourse and dispensation […]
Since the establishment of the organization of African Unity on 25th May, 1963 with the headquarters in Addis Ababa Ethiopia, the quest for African unity has been an elusive goal not just at the regional and national level but even at the interpersonal levels as evident in different institutions. From the inside, looking outward, it […]
With a prolonged period of the absence of strong ties between Africa and the Caribbean owing to the matter of colonialization and the consequences after, the goal to forge better and strong relations is at the heart of many Africans on the continent and in the Caribbean. The leadership mainly in West African nations such […]
The push by the Nigerian government in partnership with the World health organization to run a successful mass vaccination program in Nigeria under the global Covax program is bound to fail from the start. With an over ambitious program to vaccinate 40% of the population by the end of the year 2021 and an additional […]
Wade into life, stand out in a crowd, spend time with your flock, find the right balance, show your true color, keep your beak clean, don’t be afraid to get your feet wet.” This is the flamingo advice to you! This pink _feathered bird with piercing yellow eyes is always “pictured” as the world’s strange […]
South Africa, the continent’s most industrialized nation has over the months taken a somewhat copy and paste approach to its dealing with COVID. With a population of close to 60 million people, the government approach hasn’t been any effective, and COVID-19 infections are rising sharply in South Africa and Latin America. This is fitting: South Africa resembles the […]
Adding the right amount of spices in your food gives you the opportunity to have a unique taste in your kitchen that you won’t find anywhere in the world. It all starts with you because they say more than one cook will spoil the broth. The issue of cooking with spices always arises with many […]
Travelling is not about leaving our homes but it entails leaving our habits and also once you start traveling around the world, you become a storyteller. Travelling is considered a life therapy as it has a lot of benefits on us. Don’t allow life to make you a dull person, instead tour around and be […]