George Bamu, the founder of the U.S.-based 501C (3) non-profit, Africa Agenda, is a journalist, writer, and IT practitioner. A native of Cameroon, Bamu has lived in Aurora, Colorado for more than two decades. **Learn more at AfricaAgenda Dot Org

Northern Africa Thrusted into U.S. Presidential Politics

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If you thought for­eign pol­i­cy would remain a non-issue in the cur­rent race for the U.S pres­i­den­cy, think again. While the pun­dits were “talk­ing a good game” about the econ­o­my and jobs, abor­tion, and immi­gra­tion, few had giv­en thought to the obscure movie trail­er post­ed on YouTube, bash­ing Islam,  and the poten­tial con­se­quences it could bring…

Analyzing the GOP Convention for References to Africa

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We’re hear­ing the rum­blings about jobs, tax cuts, abor­tion, immi­gra­tion, and the like as the 2012 U.S. pres­i­den­tial elec­tions enter full gear. We’re also hear­ing much talk about ener­gy pol­i­cy, defense, and such things, from Pres­i­dent Barack Oba­ma as well as from his Repub­li­can (GOP) chal­lenger, for­mer Gov­er­nor Mitt Rom­ney. As Democ­rats con­vene in Char­lotte, North…

The idea that Africa is booming is hot and sexy

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News that Africa is boom­ing is going main­stream.  At least that is the point that is dis­cerned when major U.S. print and broad­cast­ing out­lets such as the Wash­ing­ton Post, New York Times, The Atlantic,  Chris­t­ian Sci­ence Mon­i­tor and NPR pick up on news of trans­for­ma­tion that is tak­ing place in con­ti­nen­tal Africa. These orga­ni­za­tions are devoting…