March 08, 2013
Africa: Pension Funds Key Drivers of Growth
The rapid increase in the number and size of African pension funds arguably matters more than any other single trend in the continent's economic development. Read more »
February 28, 2013
Africa: What It Takes for a Successful Democracy - Mogae
After completing two terms as president of Botswana in 2008, Festus Mogae was awarded the $5 million Mo Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership. The prize committee… Read more »
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February 27, 2013
Africa: Carson Feted for Policy Legacy
At a reception honoring outgoing Assistant Secretary of State Johnnie Carson, members of Congress from both parties and leading Africanists paid tribute to the veteran diplomat's… Read more »
February 21, 2013
Africa: Closing the Gap - Meet Aims to End Extreme Poverty
When 17-year-old Sona Traore represented the Child Protection Network of Liberia at a civil society event organized in conjunction with a three-day United Nations meeting in this… Read more »
Africa: U.S. Official Flags Poaching As Security Threat
The number of elephants alive today is the smallest number ever recorded. A new surge of slaughter is, according to wildlife experts, worse than the mass killings of the 1970s and… Read more »
Africa: Elephants Under Grave Threat
Conservationists warn that unless action is taken soon, Africa's iconic herds of elephants could disappear from the landscape. Read more »
February 15, 2013
Africa: Six Nations Bid to Host 2019 Afcon
A total of six countries are bidding to the host the 2019 African Nations Cup finals but the Confederation of African Football are refusing to name them. Read more »
March 02, 2013
Africa: Kangaroo Care Boosts the Odds for Preterm Infants
In one world, Tabitha Wanjiku is shimmying under cars, tweaking transmissions and rewiring brake lights on her way to certification as a mechanic. In another, the soft-spoken,… Read more »
February 03, 2013
Africa: Building the Media Africa Needs
There has never been a greater hunger for information in Africa than now. A better educated, more prosperous and young population are eager for facts and opinions about everything… Read more »
January 30, 2013
Africa: Mozambican Wins Prestigious Vaccine Innovation Award
Sixty-four-year-old Margarida Matsinhe has won the 2013 Gates Vaccine Innovation Award for her "instrumental" work in overhauling the vaccine system in her native Mozambique. Read more »
January 29, 2013
Africa: Supporting Women in Agriculture for a 'Prosperous' Africa
The African Union (AU) is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, but instead of looking back, the current chair, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, seems intent on casting her vision… Read more »
January 27, 2013
Africa: Summit Needs to Promote African Renaissance 2.0
When former South African President Thabo Mbeki brought back the notion of an African Renaissance to African political circles in the late 1990s, the continent was at a different… Read more »
January 22, 2013
Africa: Celebrating the AU's First Female Leader
When the chair of the African Union (AU), Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma walked into the 21st bi-annual Gender is my Agenda Campaign (GIMAC) meeting on Tuesday she was given a reception, I… Read more »
January 18, 2013
Africa: Columbia University Hub Aims to Engage African Research
We live in an increasingly globalised world and this is transforming how we live. Thanks to new technology we can now communicate seamlessly and instantly across the globe.… Read more »
January 16, 2013
Africa: Will an African Be Chosen to Lead the World Trade Organization?
Notwithstanding the fact that the Director General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) has few real powers as executive head of a member-driven organization, it is one of the… Read more »
January 17, 2013
Africa: Superstars and Minnows Alike Gear Up for Soccer Glory
The 2013 Africa Cup of Nations presents Cote d’Ivoire with what will possibly be the final chance for their so-called Golden Generation to claim the continent’s top… Read more »
January 16, 2013
Africa: World Bank Projects Five Percent Growth
An excerpt from the 2013 World Bank report, Global Economic Prospects, dealing with Sub-Saharan Africa: Read more »
Africa: World Bank Assessment of Sub-Saharan Africa in 2012
An excerpt from the sub-Saharan Africa summary of the World Bank's report, Global Economic Prospects: Read more »
January 11, 2013
Africa: Developing Education Sector Shows Encouraging Signs
When studying law, mock trials or moot court competitions are an exciting and challenging way to put the legal theory that you have learnt into practice. In my final year of study… Read more »
January 10, 2013
Africa: Eradicating Malaria 'Only Viable Long-Term Strategy'
Dr. David Brandling-Bennett, deputy director of the malaria programme at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, says that recent success in Zambia is proof that real progress can… Read more »
Africa: Improve Policies to Fight Hunger - World Bank
Rising global food costs and low African food production require African governments to work to open regional agricultural trade to help improve productivity, says Makhtar Diop,… Read more »
Africa: Tackling 2013's Development Challenges
In 2013, Africa is likely to maintain its decade-old pace setting annual average economic growth rate of 5 percent or more, according to estimates from the World Bank, the… Read more »
January 03, 2013
Africa: New Model Aims to Boost Higher Education
For decades after sub-Saharan Africa's emergence from the colonial era, its universities were weakened by civil strife and political turmoil. Read more »
January 04, 2013
Africa: Tapping Africa's Scientific Potential
When John Mwero looks at charred sugar cane ash he sees sturdy bridges, soaring skyscrapers and stable roads. He's convinced that bagasse ash - the residue that's left after… Read more »