Construction of the Addis Ababa light railway track continues, and is expected to be completed in 2014. Work is being done by China Railway Group Limited, which signed an agreement with the Ethiopian Railway Corporation.
Who'll Make African Prosperity Real?
This week's U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit is one more indication of the continent's rising profile. Seen by many as America's response to China's increasing influence in Africa, the question we should be asking is: for whom Africa's future should matter most, and why?
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Africa: It Takes a Government, Not Just a Village
allAfrica, 6 August 2014
This week's U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit is one more indication of the continent’s rising profile. Seen by many as America’s response to China’s increasing… Read more »
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Africa: What Do Africans Want? They'll Text You
allAfrica, 6 August 2014
The way to find out what Africans really want is to ask them. Read more »
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Africa: Only Popular Demand Can Create Progress
OSI, 6 August 2014
The Open Society Foundations convened an impressive group of civil society advocates to urge African and the U.S. government to take meaningful steps to improve transparency and… Read more »
InFocus
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The United States needs to "up our game" and do much more to promote business with Africa, President Obama told the Business Forum at the U.S.-Africa Summit. He announced a series ... Read more »
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The U.S.-Africa Summit offers an opportunity to increase the cooperation needed to more effectively combating terrorism and insecurity. That is the view expressed in a guest column ... Read more »
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A wide range of civil society organisations and coalitions are competing with business and other interests to promote their concerns at the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit. Read more »
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Mozambican President Armando Emílio Guebuza, in a guest column for allAfrica, draws attention to the role of transparent governance that "can inject new vigour and dynamism ... Read more »
