Beyonce, ‘The Lion King: The Gift’ album and African intellectual property

In 2010, the World Cup organizing committee announced that Shakira’s Waka Waka had been selected as the official World Cup anthem. Upon its release, Waka Waka turned out to be something that could best...

Regime change in Africa: Cameroon is next

In under a month, two African regime dictators have been brought down by mass protests. Algeria’s Abdelaziz Bouteflika, 82, and Sudan’s Omar Al-Bashir, 75, resigned after massive protests. Bouteflika...