Corporation

Somalia at a Crossroad: Madobe Critiques the Government KISMAYO, Somalia - In a forthright and impassioned address, Ahmed Islam Mohamed Madobe, the influential leader of Jubaland, offered a scathing critique of the current administration in Somalia. His discontent was vividly evident as he described a leadership that, in his view, mirrors a private enterprise rather than a government by the people, for the people. "How can a nation thrive," he seemed to question, "when its leaders act more like CEOs than public servants?"…

A few weeks ago, Togo reached the level of reform that made it possible to take the threshold of the Millennium Challenge Corporation. This threshold for the US program is 20 billion CFA francs, or more than 30 million euros, which will be used to modernize the technology, information and communication sector (ICT) at a time when Togolese consumers are complaining about the high cost of telephone…