Top 10 Greatest African Leaders Of All Time

10) Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf

Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf is the 24th and current President of Liberia. She is Africa’s first elected female head of state. She won the 2005 presidential election and assumed the office on 18 January 2006.
Many people have praised her for bringing stability back to Liberia after years of civil war. She was awarded the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize. Under her able leadership, people of Liberia can expect a glorious future for their country.

9) Samora Machel

Samora Machel was the first President of Mozambique. He served the country as its president from the time it gained its independence in 1975 till he died in 1986. He was a military commander and a revolutionary socialist.
He was a thoughtful leader and was respected by the people of Mozambique. His actions and ideology are helping many people of Mozambique even today. He died mysteriously in a plane crash.

8) Jomo Kenyatta

Jomo Kenyatta was the first President of Kenya. Kenya gained independence in 1963. Jomo Kenyatta served as the leader of Kenya from the time it became independent till his death in 1978. He was the Prime Minister between 1963 and 1964, and President between 1964 and 1978.
He brought stability and economic growth to Kenya. He pursued a pro-Western, anti-communist economic philosophy and foreign policy. He also oversaw his country’s admission to the UN.

7) Thomas Sankara

Thomas Isidore Noel Sankara served as the President of Burkina Faso between 1983 and 1987. He seized power in 1983 at the age of 33 in an endeavor to eliminate corruption and the dominance of the former French colonial power.

Airline owner was rejected as an air hostess.

Sibongile Sambo is one of many women who helping to get more African women into the pilot’s chair at a major airline.

After being rejected from South African Airlines, because she didn’t meet the minimum height requirement, Sambo decided to start her own business. In the beginning, she struggled — she had to sell her car and use up all of her mother’s pension to start the business. She became the first black African woman to own an aviation company in South Africa.

How a 9-Year Old Entrepreneur Landed a Million Dollar Contract with Whole Foods

Just how did a 9-year old girl manage to land coveted shelf space and a million dollar contract with Whole Foods? It all started with a sting by bees. After which Mikaila Ulmer, age 9 got interested in bees and the family started researching.
Little did she know that this would be the business she would pursue. Now Mikaila is proud CEO of Bee Sweet Lemonade. She also got some funding to the tune of US$60 000 from Shark Tank

Uber Launches In Mombasa And Abuja– Offers 6 Days Free Rides

Uber taxi services has  launched in Abuja and Mombasa .Uber's launched  in the two African cities this week, Nigeria’s capital city, Abuja and Mombasa, Kenya’s second largest city. This  will increase competition amongst transport providers .Uber offers a mobile service, allowing clients to submit a trip request via their mobile phones

First Nigerian Army Couple both Major Generals

Here is the first married couple in the Nigerian Armed Forces to hold the same rank as generals in the army. Brigadier General Cecilia U. Akagu and Brigadier General Clifford B. Wanda have become the first married army officers in Nigerian to attain the same rank of Brigadier General. Brigadier General Akagu is from Ankpa in Kogi state while her husband is from Enugu Ngwo in Enugu state. Share on FacebookShare on TwitterAkagu receiving her rank as Brigadier General Brigadier General Wanda joined the Nigerian Army in the mid-1980s, and he attended the Nigerian Military School, Zaria.

Uganda’s Kiira Motors unveils ‘Africa’s first solar bus

A solar-powered bus described by its Ugandan makers as the first in Africa has been driven in public.

Kiira Motors’ Kayoola prototype electric bus was shown off at a stadium in Uganda’s capital, Kampala.

One of its two batteries can be charged by solar panels on the roof which increases the vehicle’s 80km (50 mile) range.

The makers now hope to attract partners to help manufacture the bus for the mass market.

Kiira Motors’ chief executive Paul Isaac Musasizi told BBC News that he had been “humbled” by the large and positive reaction to the test drive.

People have been excited by the idea that Uganda is able to produce the concept vehicle, or prototype, and Mr Musasizi said he wanted it to help the country “champion the automotive, engineering and manufacturing industries” in the region.

He also hopes that it will generate employment, predicting that by 2018, more than 7,000 people could be directly and indirectly employed in the making of the Kayoola.

But backing from international companies, which make vehicle parts, is essential for the project to take off.

The vision is that by 2039 the company will be able to manufacture all the parts and assemble the vehicle in Uganda.

The 35-seat bus is intended for urban areas rather than inter-city use because of the restrictions on how far it can travel.

If it is mass produced, each bus would cost up to $58,000 (£40,000), which Mr Musasizi says is a a competitive price.

Kiira Motors grew out of a project at Uganda’s Makerere University, which is now a shareholder in the company, and it has also benefitted from government funding.

Nigeria: Govt to Inject N350 Billion to Revive Economy

By Levinus Nwabughiogu

Abuja — To rebound the dwindling economy, the Federal Government, yesterday, announced its readiness to inject a total of N350 billion into the economy.

The decision was reached at the end of a two-day retreat for governors of the 36 of the federation and members of the National Economic Council (NEC) at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.

The Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, made the disclosure alongside Minister of National Planning, Mr Udoma Udo Udoma; Governor Abdul'aziz Yari of Zamfara State, who is also chairman of the Nigerian Governors Forum and Governor Willi Obiano of Anambra State at a press conference.

According to her, part of the money will help offset the debt owed local contractors, who had laid off their workers for lack of funds.

Nigeria’s Electricity Problems About To Be Solved

The International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, have indicated interest to generate 4,000 megawatts of electricity using nuclear energy for Nigeria.

This will improve electricity in the country which has been at an all time low.
Dr Yukiya Amano director General of  IAEA was at the presidential Villa to close the deal

5 African presidents whose fathers were presidents

President of Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta

Uhuru Kenyatta is the 4^th President of Kenya and the son of the Founding President, Jomo Kenyatta. Kenyatta, known as Kenya’s youngest president, was sworn in 2013.
President Uhuru Kenyatta has travelled out of Kenya several times unlike his father who travelled only twice during his 15-year rule as President. His father was also known to be an authoritarian who carried a fly-whisk as his mark of authority. President Uhuru does not have a natural flair for public speaking but has a powerful voice and can be persuasive when fighting in his corner. The father is one of the most famous African presidents of all time

President of Togo, Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé

The current President of Togo, Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé, assumed office after the death of his father, Gnassingbé Eyadéma, in 2005. International leaders originally denounced the naming of Faure as President but he later contested and won through a democratic election that was held, becoming the official Head of State. He also contested and won the presidential elections in 2009 and 2015. The Gnassingbé family has run Togo through its 55-year post-independence history, with five more years to go following the re-election of the current President.

President of Botswana, Ian Khama

Ian Khama, the current President of Botswana, is the son of Sir Seretse Khama, The country’s first post-independence leader. Ian was born on the 27th of February 1953 during his parents’ exile in England. He took over as President in April 2008 and secured a five-year term in the 2009 parliamentary election. He also contested and won the election which took place in 2014.
According to the BBC, critics describe him as an authoritarian while supporters say he is decisive and efficient. Ian has been advised to act like his father, Sir Seretse Khama’s who was a statesman and played a vital role in the liberation of the Southern African region rather than give way to whims that harm his relationship with fellow African leaders.

President of Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Joseph Kabila

Joseph Kabila, the current President of DRC has been so since 2001. He assumed the Office of the President ten days after the assassination of his father, President Laurent-Désiré Kabila. He was elected as President in 2006 and re-elected for a second term in 2011. Until 2004, he was famous for being the world’s first president born in the 1970s. The Kabilas have ruled for almost 18 years since the country’s post independence history and unlike his father who had three wives, Joseph Kabila has only one wife

President of Gabon, Ali Bongo Ondimba

The current President of Gabon, Ali Bongo Ondimba, is the son of Omar Bongo who was President from 1967 until his death in 2009. Following the death of his father, Ali Bongo Ondimba contested for the presidential seat under the Gabonese Democratic Party in 2009 where he won the election with a total of 42% of all the votes.

Watch How Very Differently Trump and Obama Handle Protesters

Video that shows the totally different ways presidential candidates Donald Trump and Barack Obama handled protesters at rallies. It’s like night and day!One candidate acts presidential and treats the protesters with respect, grace and an abundance of patience, the other is just pure racist.