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The hope of Arab Africa – a perspective from the South
The uprisings in North Africa and the Middle East have taken the world by storm, if not by surprise. Palestine and Lebanon have always lived out their volatility in the open, but the long-term governments …
African Grantmakers Network – AGN moves on
At a meeting of the AGN Steering Committee held in Zanzibar last month, a board of trustees was formally elected, the first executive director, Dr Sulemana Abudulai, appointed, and a three-year Strategic Plan adopted. The …
Philanthropy Secretariat bringing funders to Liberia
As reported in the March 2010 issue of Alliance, Liberia is the first country in the world to create a government office dedicated to facilitating the work of foundations and philanthropists. Founded in April 2009, …
Forum to strengthen community grantmaking in southern Africa
November 2010 saw the launch of a new initiative to stimulate community grantmaking in southern Africa. The Southern African Community Grantmakers Leadership Forum (SACGLF) grew out of the Southern African Community Grantmakers Leadership Cooperative, a …
The ‘Tunisami’: some insights into events in the Arab region two months later
In my article in February 2011, I described the wave of protests triggered by events in Tunisia that was sweeping across the Arab region as a ‘Tunisami’. Then only Tunisian ruler Zein Ben Ali had …
Second investment for Jacana
Jacana Venture Partnership agreed its second partnership with an African private equity fund in December last year. Jacana’s investment in Fidelity Capital Partners Ltd, a Ghana-based fund with a total of $32 million under management, …
African Grantmakers Network – Governing the public sphere in Africa
TrustAfrica and the Southern Africa Trust, leading members of the African Grantmakers Network, have just published a collection of country profiles assessing the climate for participatory governance and the relationships between the state and civil …
Enterprise Zimbabwe to power country’s small enterprise sector
At the Clinton Global Initiative last September, Humanity United, the Nduna Foundation and Virgin Unite jointly launched Enterprise Zimbabwe. The new organization will catalyse investments from philanthropic and commercial donors to fund small and medium-size …
Zimbabwe Alliance – Seizing the moment
Following a decade of economic collapse and political stalemate, the formation of the unity government in Zimbabwe in February 2009 offered an opportunity to rebuild a civil society sector decimated by years of political and …
The ‘Tunisami’: some insights into events in the Arab region
The wave of protests across the Arab region triggered by events in Tunisia has become a ‘Tunisami’. Having denied them for many years, governments are allowing reforms to establish the basic rights of citizens, to …
