According to the Bureau of Statistics, inflation has risen from 3.6 percent in June to 5.1 percent in July. Drought led to a reduction in food supplies and an increase in prices. Read more »

A team of researchers has developed a computer model that uses over two decades of satellite observations and climatic forecasts to predict global crop failures months before ... Read more »

A senior Ghanaian economist, Joseph Kwakye, has observed that the country is currently suffering the fallouts of "politically-driven indiscretion" which resulting in excessive ... Read more »

A new World Bank report lays out ten steps needed to improve land governance for ending poverty, food insecurity and boosting shared prosperity in Africa. Read more »

The Kenya Coffee Producers and Traders Association wants a review of coffee laws to ensure that farmers are the main beneficiaries of exports. Read more »

As the government continues with oil exploration plans on Lake Malawi in the hope of boosting mining, fishing communities around the lake are wary of a potential threat to their ... Read more »

The U.S. and U.K. aid offices are being accused of downplaying testimony offered by ethnic communities who accuse the government of evicting them from their land to make way for ... Read more »

What does President Obama's visit to three African countries mean for U.S.-Africa policy and the state of U.S. relations with the continent? Below are a various perspectives and ... Read more »

Advocates of Africapitalism promote long-term investment in infrastructure and strategic sectors that can create both economic value and social development. Wealthy Africans, the ... Read more »

The New Voices Fellowship at the Aspen Institute is an initiative designed to bring more expert voices from the developing world into the global development discussion. Supported ... Read more »