November 14, 2016
Africa: So What's the Big Fuss About No-Till Agriculture?
Soil needs nurturing. Like any living organism it requires just the right combination of nutrients and organic matter in order to be healthy. A tenet of conventional agriculture… Read more »
November 11, 2016
South Africa: Eskom CEO Brian Molefe Resigns - Full Letter
On Wednesday 2 November 2016, a report entitled 'State of Capture' prepared by the former Public Protector, Advocate Thuli Madonsela, was released. Read more »
Africa: Will Trump Upend Bipartisan Consensus on U.S.Africa Policy?
For Africa, at stake in this election of Donald Trump is the strong bipartisan consensus in Congress that has been the cornerstone of U.S. policy toward the continent for the last… Read more »
November 09, 2016
Zimbabwe: Will Bond Note Magic Rescue The Economy?
The government will introduce the Bond Notes which it says will be as good as the U.S dollar, and exactly equivalent in monetary value. Read more »
November 07, 2016
Namibia: Transformative Policies Create Investment Opportunities – President Geingob
Namibia's ambitious agenda to attack inequality can reward investors, as well as transform the country, says President Hage Geingob, who is hosting an international investment… Read more »
Africa: Tobacco Control Week Starts in India
It’s in the heavily polluted capital city of India, Delhi, that the 7th Conference of Parties to the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control starts… Read more »
October 28, 2016
Africa: SICPA's Solution Must be Declared "DOA" Dead On Arrival.
For years now, Kenyans have been following with great interest the controversy around Swiss firm SICPA Security Solutions SA Limited. As the saga unfolds, the general public comes… Read more »
October 27, 2016
Africa: How Space Technology Boosts Africa's Growth
The sight of a farmer weeding his fields by hand deep in rural Tanzania seems a timeless scene, far removed from the high-tech, interconnected world of today. Read more »
Mauritius: Tribute to a Diplomat's Diplomat - Chitmansing Jesseramsing
As we gathered for last month's 15th annual AGOA Forum in Washington, my thoughts turned with gratitude and sadness to a quiet champion whose powerful advocacy and rare diplomatic… Read more »
October 17, 2016
Africa: Bechtel Offering 'Fast Track' Solutions for Large-Scale Projects Across the Continent
As an indication of rising interest in Africa by the U.S. engineering and construction giant Bechtel, the company's president for Africa is relocating from London to Nairobi.… Read more »
October 10, 2016
Africa: Africa Makes Progress On Trade and Economic Integration
African countries are boosting intra-regional trade and deepening economic integration at a time when politicians in the global North are raising doubts about the benefits of… Read more »
October 04, 2016
Africa: What Trump Presidency Might Mean for Africa
As the U.S. election draws closer, the prospect of a Trump presidency, which many considered impossible, has become at least a possibility. Many Africans are rightfully asking:… Read more »
September 12, 2016
Africa: Big Data and Africa's Green Revolution
"Take it to the farmer". Those were the last words of Dr. Norman Borlaug, as remembered by his granddaughter Julie Borlaug in her opening speech at the Africa Green Revolution… Read more »
September 08, 2016
Africa: Finding the Sweet Spot of Africa's Agriculture
Africa is a continent where, at least outwardly, we like to celebrate our diversity - the rich variety that can be found in our many cultures, languages, fashions, flora and fauna. Read more »
August 26, 2016
Africa: Japan-Africa Summit Gives Continent New Leverage
When the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) was launched in 1993 by Japan in co-operation with the World Bank, the United Nations and the UN Development… Read more »
August 03, 2016
Africa: Panama Papers Probe Exposes New Secret Deals Across Africa
International journalists' networks investigating the use of offshore bank accounts which enable wealthy clients to reduce the level of scrutiny of their dealings have published… Read more »
August 01, 2016
Africa: The Revolution That Matters to Africa
Africa is ripe for its own industrial revolution, but with 70 percent of Africans dependent on agriculture for their livelihoods, it must be a green one. We have been latecomers… Read more »
July 19, 2016
Africa: Africa Must Use New Bank to Bridge $100 Billion Infrastructure Gap
Africa's infrastructure financing deficit, estimated to be U.S. $100 billion a year, remains persistently large. The resulting lack of investment in energy, transport and water… Read more »
July 18, 2016
Africa: 'What Can South Africa Be, What Can Africa Be, What Can the World Be?'
Software pioneer Bill Gates has delivered the 14th Nelson Mandela Annual lecture at the University of Pretoria's Mamelodi Campus on the eve of Mandela Day, which marks the birthday… Read more »
July 04, 2016
Africa: Indian PM Modi's African Safari
Nearly nine months ago the third India-Africa Forum Summit, and the first that included all African states, was held with much fanfare in Delhi. Read more »
June 23, 2016
Africa: African Heroes and the Superpowers of Agriculture
For most people, the notion of a hero conjures up images of brave individuals risking their lives for others, or "superheroes" from comic books or films, armed with supernatural… Read more »
June 21, 2016
Africa: The Global Forum on Nicotine calls for more Inclusiveness and Transparency in the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC)
The 16th Global Forum on Nicotine that took place in Warsaw on June 17th and 18th had three main themes: Evidence, Accountability and Transparency. This meeting gave an opportunity… Read more »
June 13, 2016
Namibia: 'Yes We Can' – Bishop Kameeta on Ending Poverty
"Yes! Yes!", exclaims retired Lutheran bishop Zephania Kameeta when asked if poverty can be eliminated. Read more »
June 10, 2016
Africa: Zéneb Touré – « The AfDB will position Civil Society Organisations at the Heart of the High 5s »
In the corridors of the Annual Meeting of the AfDB which was held in Lusaka, the silhouette of Zéneb Touré, the African Development Bank Civil Society Engagement… Read more »
June 08, 2016
Namibia: Joining Hands to Tackle Poverty
A conversation with Namibian President Hage Geingob's senior economic advisor brings to mind mental exercises in outlining complex documents. Read more »