Author: Giza Mdoe

What should East Africa and Africa in general expect under a Biden led US administration? Well not to be called shitholes, that is for sure.

Africa can expect a more respectful business minded approach, and granted the move to this positive relation started pre-US 2020 elections.

Back in October 16 2020, US National Security Advisor Robert O’Brien said “America’s goal in [Africa] is to support locally led problem-solving for enterprise-driven growth, inclusive societies, and transparent, accountable governance.”

Every year, the L’Oréal Foundation along with UNESCO short lists 20 out of more than 300 African women researchers for the academic excellence of their work. The women enter the Sub-Saharan Africa Young Talent Awards For Women in Science. Coming from 16 countries, these 15 PhD students and 5 post-doctorates embody, through their backgrounds and research subjects, all the diversity and potential of tomorrow’s African science. This year, Tanzania is on the short list with the youngest Laureate yet, meet 30 year old PhD holder, Neema Mbuma, winner of the 2020 Sub-Saharan Africa Young Talent Awards For Women in Science. Please…

David Copperfield Net Worth It is no magic trick when you can pull a billion dollars out of a hat, well the magician David Copperfield has done just that. Charles Dicken’s 1850 masterpiece has indeed come to life, only, instead of a poor orphan, we have a billionaire magician. An illusionist with a net worth of $1 billion, David Copperfield is indeed the richest magician on the planet. Pocketing a sweet $60 million every year for his magic tricks, David Copperfield joined the world’s list of billionaires. So wealthy is Mr David Copperfield that when Las Vegas shut down…

Why is Elizabeth Holmes the most talked about ex-billionaire? Well, I guess the question answers itself. Five years ago,  Elizabeth Holmes made it to the cover of Forbes, she was only 31 years old and worth $4.5 billion. When you are in your early thirties and make almost $400,000 dollars annually and ranked one of America’s 50 richest people. you invariably get famous, very famous. Invariably, you become even more famous or shall we say infamous, when you lose all that money. But who is Elizabeth Holmes? The self-made billionaire, correction, the former millionaire is the CEO of Theranos, a…

Tanzania’s President John Magufuli has ordered the country’s Ministry of Minerals to allocate land to iron and other metal smelters; and to lure investors quickly, the president said the land allocation may even be done at ‘no direct charge’ to the investor. The President issued the order at a swearing in ceremony for the ministry’s new deputy minister, on Friday 11.12.20. President Magufuli was emphatic over the sector’s potential to contribute to national development. He specifically named a few areas that have already been identified to have ‘millions of tonnes of iron deposits. “We have so much iron deposit, if…

Ugandan politics are suffering from a very common ailment, a viral disease that plagues most all of Africa’s young democracies and if Uganda is any example, the syndrome is seemingly incurable. The pathogen is power; the disease is the unwillingness to let it go or the sinister coveting to attain it. Either ways, with exception to but a handful of countries, it seems African democracies are shaken to the very roots of their existence every time a general election comes around. As Uganda readies itself for its general election’s next year, the country is making rather very negative headlines. Tough…

President John Magufuli is already walking his campaign talk to grow the national economy through increased investment. First, he has made an early appointment of two key ministers, Dr. Philip Mpango as Minister of Finance and Professor Palamagamba Kabudi as Minister of Foreign Affairs.  The appointments shed light on what is to come and are clearly meant to prepare the groundwork for his two priority development areas—economic growth and regional and international co-operation.  If the appointment of the two ministers is not evidence enough of what is to come, then moving the Tanzania Investment Centre (TIC) from the Prime Minister’s Office to the Office of the President should suffice.  The…

Every year, the L’Oréal Fondation along with UNESCO short lists 20 African women researchers for the academic excellence of their work. The young women then, enter the Sub-Saharan Africa Young Talent Awards For Women in Science. Sourced from 16 countries, these 15 PhD students and 5 post-doctorates embody, through their backgrounds and research subjects, all the diversity and potential of tomorrow’s African science – L’Oreal. The shortlisted 20 youth had to fight their way through a maze of nearly 330 applications. The submission were sifted through by a jury that was Chaired by Professor Nelson Torto who is the Executive…

In the wake of circulating rumours that the European Union (EU) has resolved to withhold 626 million Euros in grant money, Tanzania has gone on the defense and denounced the rumours as false, unfounded and misleading.  Tanzania’s Ambassador to Belgium, Jestus Nyamanga took to social media to deliver a video response to the ‘unfounded allegations,’ which he described as bias, malicious and meant to stir confusion among the public.  “There are no talks to impose any sanctions on Tanzania…” he said, and  added allegations purported that the EU Parliamentary Committee session held on November 20 in Brussels had resolved to withhold grant money to Tanzania and was deliberating economic…

The Bank of Tanzania (BoT) has reassured customers and stakeholders of the China Commercial Bank Ltd. in Dar es Salaam that their interests are safe and secured. “We want the public and all stakeholders to know that their money is safe and secure,” said a BoT source (name withheld). The source went on to state that, as the official press statement from the bank says, all the stakeholders’ interests will be protected. However, customers will not be able to carry out any transactions for the 3 months’ period that the bank will be closed. On the morning of 19th November…