December 23, 2014
Liberia: Eco-Lighting Helps Battered Monrovia See Beyond Ebola
In a shop near the heart of the densely packed West Point neighborhood in Liberia's capital that was quarantined in August to slow the spread of Ebola, retiree Abubakar K. Sherif… Read more »
December 18, 2014
Africa: Is Africa Rising? Thoughts From a 'World View' Economist
Is Africa really rising? What does the continent's booming economic growth mean for its people, and will it lead to inclusive, sustainable development? How can Africa unlock its… Read more »
Kenya: Kenya Transitions from Analogue to Digital Television: GSMA
The Kenyan government has announced its plans to complete the transition from analogue to digital television by March of 2015. Mortimer Hope, Director of Spectrum and Public Policy… Read more »
Kenya: Interview with Mortimer Hope of GSMA
The Kenyan government announced that they will complete digital migration by March 2015 in three phases. GSMA is excited about this because it shows Kenya's commitment to… Read more »
December 17, 2014
Congo-Kinshasa: Leveraging Mobile Tech to Combat Conflict and Corruption
Rarely has so small a law stirred so much debate about so distant a conflict. Over the past several months, debate about legislation requiring companies to disclose any use of… Read more »
December 16, 2014
Senegal: Bridging a City's Gender/Digital Divide
In Senegal's booming, bustling capital, the country's first technology network for women aims to alter the landscape for technology developers. Read more »
December 05, 2014
Sierra Leone: Mobile Tech Fights Freetown Health Shocks
"The phone rang and I heard Isatu's cheery voice," said Moiyattu Banya, who co-founded the Girls Empowerment Summit Sierra Leone two years ago. "She was flashing me." Read more »
December 03, 2014
Africa: Entrepreneurs Go Online to Boost Business in Africa
When Chioma Achebe wanted to buy shares on the Nigerian Stock Exchange, she didn't want to open an account with a local broker because the process could take days. Read more »
December 01, 2014
Africa: Entrepreneurs Will Create the Jobs
In the last week alone, the international media has been buzzing about Chi, a Nigerian drinks company, and Africell, the largest mobile phone operator in Sierra Leone and Gambia.… Read more »
November 18, 2014
Africa: Creative Young Innovators Need Schools
Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, executive director of the United Nations Population Fund, tells AllAfrica's Tami Hultman why and how young Africans can drive the continent and its… Read more »
November 13, 2014
Africa: G20 Summit Can Boost African Agriculture
On the 10th anniversary of the adoption of the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP), the African Union (AU) decided to declare 2014 as the Year of… Read more »
November 11, 2014
Africa: Africa Looks to G20 for Inclusive, Sustainable Growth
G20 summits are a magnet for expectations. Ever since the grouping was formed in the turbulent early days of the global financial crisis, major stakeholders have pinned many hopes… Read more »
November 04, 2014
Africa: New Development Financing Models for Africa - A Look Back at ADF9
If Africa's growth and dynamism is to be sustained, the continent's ability to finance future infrastructure development cannot be left to vagaries of foreign aid allocations but… Read more »
October 16, 2014
Kenya: Konza – City of Dreams
What if there were a city where big ideas become real, where traffic jams are obsolete, where women and men develop futuristic technologies together, where natural and urban… Read more »
Kenya: Silicon Savannah Reimagines Cities
He has struggled to find jobs since he finished high school a decade ago – but if Alex Muoki has bet right this time, he may turn out to be a winner. Read more »
October 13, 2014
Botswana: Could Mining Help Conserve Okavango Delta?
Understandably, the mining industry is not perceived as a bastion of environmental preservation. That many of the world's minerals and hydrocarbons are found in pristine… Read more »
October 09, 2014
Liberia: Oil Blocks Attract Bidder Interest
Liberia has entered discussions with major international oil companies to encourage bids for drilling in four blocks off the coast near the capital Monrovia. The talks are… Read more »
October 07, 2014
West Africa: Companies Fill Gaps in Ebola Response
When United States Ambassador to Liberia Deborah Malac needed help last month to support the arrival of international health workers, she turned to a private-sector group that had… Read more »
October 06, 2014
Kenya: Kenyan Exports to Europe Now Face Tariffs
Since October 1, Kenya has lost its free access to the European market due to the East African Community (EAC) failing to negotiate a free trade deal with the European Union (EU). Read more »
October 02, 2014
Africa: The Role of Seed in Africa's Agricultural Revolution - Interview
Joe De Vries, Director for the Program for Africa's Seeds Systems (PASS) at the Alliance for Green Revolution in Africa, spoke to allAfrica at the sidelines of the Alliance for a… Read more »
September 29, 2014
Africa: African Governance Survey Sends Warning Signals
Standards of governance in Africa are gradually improving but there are warning signs of backsliding, especially on the economic front, according to the latest edition of the… Read more »
September 26, 2014
Africa: U.S. Should Back Real Economic Transformation
The focus on business at the U.S.-Africa Leadership Summit last month was a welcome pointer for how to recalibrate policy and bring tangible economic benefits in trade and… Read more »
September 19, 2014
Africa: How Polygamy Slows Small Business Growth
Amelia Kyambadde, Uganda minister for trade, industry and cooperatives, has some 30 years of civil service in her resume, but even with a mission that keeps her on a… Read more »
September 17, 2014
Africa: Pearls of Wisdom as Export Forum Nurtures Entrepreneurs
At the registration lobby within the Serena Hotel grounds in Rwanda's capital, Kigali, delegates make a beeline to collect their conference badges. Others chat away excitedly, as… Read more »
Rwanda: Kigali - a Different Kind of City
The Chinese pair trailing me at the check-in line at Kigali airport looked happy to have landed in east Africa. A string of comments expressing restrained delight followed me all… Read more »