30/7/2014
In June, Gateway for Africa invited six of South Africa’s new generation of playwrights, for a discussion about South African theatre today, and how much has changed in the new South Africa. The discussion took place at The Royal Court Theatre which staged a reading of their plays to mark 20 years of democracy in …
N.W HOLM: Souvenir of Lives Past – Prince Oyekan/Shitta Bey, Capt. Davies, R.B.Blaize, Otunba Payne/Dr. Blydden, Consul Leigh 1. Bonham’s does very good champagne – This exhibition of Contemporary Nigerian Photography was launched in...
24/7/2014
Food for thought from the Africa Business Summit 1. Beyond the Hype: The Not-For-Tourists Guide to Investing in Africa The London Business School’s 13th Africa Business Summit was jam-packed with talks and panel discussions, catered to an audienc...
22/7/2014
Image Source: Public Service Institute of Nigeria Nigerian Service: Dan Rogger on Public Vices, Hidden Virtues and Silent Voices in the Civil Service I vividly remember the afternoon I was told I would be going to work full time for the Nigerian Civi...
16/7/2014
Telling Africans and their leaders what to do – or not do – is not in my nature. Outsiders do not have a good record in this area. But sometimes situations and events become so precarious and decisions taken are so obviously going to lead to disaster that ...
07/7/2014
Kaye Whiteman devoted his life to journalism in and about Africa. Outside Nigeria he was probably the most knowledge person in the world on the minutiae of Nigerian politics He had a lifetime fascination with its flow; the swirls and eddies, as well as ...
02/6/2014
Despite contradictory messages coming from within the Nigerian government it looks increasingly as if President Goodluck Jonathan has decided on negotiation with Boko Haram to secure the release of the 270 kidnapped girls. This could mean the release of Boko H...
19/5/2014
Social Activist and filmmaker Toyin Agbetu’s latest project Beauty Is, is an interesting look at the concept of beauty from a Pan-African Perspective. The documentary digs deeper than the usual physical debates in its exploration of the topic. Looking beyond...
15/5/2014
Nobel laureate for literature, Wole Soyinka, was recently in London for the launch of a book celebrating his life and work at 80. Gateway for Africa editor, Dele Meiji interviewed him briefly, on Nigeria’s curent political crisis, his take on the current...
15/5/2014