A Noble Move
On the heels of Barak Obama winning the prestigious Nobel Peace Prize, it seems to be unusual that the most valuable individual annual award in the world is not being given this year. The Mo Ibrahim Prize consists of US$5million over 10 years and US$200,000 annually for life thereafter. It is the largest annually awarded [...]
How does Africa rank? Good and Poor Governance Report Reveals
Cape Town — Southern Africa is the continent’s best-governed and Central Africa its worst-governed region, according to a new ranking of Africa’s quality of governance published on October 5, 2009. If you are an African who ranks health, education and freedom from poverty as your top priority, you are best off in the Seychelles, and [...]
