Reclaiming the African brand

"You have probably heard about Bono's Vanity Fair issue on Africa. The Irish rocker caused quite a stir when he chose to use 21 celebrities and 20 different magazine covers. His hope was that this issue would make Africa important and sexy to the magazine's audiences in the...

Uganda, Congo and why the oil will flow

"Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo have not always treated each other with a great deal of respect. This is not unusual; there are always tensions between neighboring states, partly those led by people who came to power behind the barrel of a gun. But now that oil...

Uganda, Congo and why the oil will flow

"Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo have not always treated each other with a great deal of respect. This is not unusual; there are always tensions between neighboring states, partly those led by people who came to power behind the barrel of a gun. But now that oil...