MAY 16, 2012
Obama names new Zimbabwe envoy
New Zimbabwe
And earlier this year, Ray urged dialogue to address the differences between Harare and Washington...Ray struck a unique connection with Zimbabweans by openly engaging them on Twitter [@charlieray45] and Facebook on a range of subjects.
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MAY 14, 2012
Africa and the power of the pivot
The New York Times
By now, nearly everyone has heard of the BRICS. Less known are the CIVETS (Colombia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Egypt, Turkey and South Africa) and MIST (Mexico, Indonesia, South Korea and Turkey). These acronyms are the product of brilliant branding, but they tell us nothing about why these countries were chosen as the ones best built to last.
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MAY 13, 2012
South Africa’s leadership of AU Commission has to be rejected
The Daily Nation
We all reserve a special place in our hearts for Nelson Mandela. Many salute the gallant efforts of Thabo Mbeki to use soft power in influencing Africa’s renewal through the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (Nepad) and the related peer review mechanism.
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MAY 10, 2012
Are we not missing the boat?
Mmegi Online
We learnt with disbelief yesterday that the world boxing title fight that was to be the first of its kind to be staged on Botswana soil has been postponed indefinitely for lack of funds...This world title fight would offer a rare opportunity to unfurl the banner of Botswana on the world stage, forever leveraging branding the country for all that it stands for.
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MAY 7, 2012
As others do, Africans must also invest in Africa
All Africa
The Americans have 'Soft Power' in bucketloads and Coca Cola, for example, is a pre-eminent example of it. Its important that we bleep on the global radar because the world is as flat as it ever was and if you are not bleeping frankly you are not in the game.
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