September 15, 2014
Africa: Making Trade an Engine for Growth and Development
International Trade Centre (ITC) Executive Director Arancha González is passionate about this: Trade brings prosperity and other good things.She spoke to allAfrica at the… Read more »
September 14, 2014
Africa: Trade Group Promotes Women Power
Let's say you're an African woman with a fabulous idea, and you build a creative small business around it. You and your associates are euphoric - but then you hit a wall. Read more »
September 13, 2014
West Africa: Obama to Step Up Ebola Response As Businesses, Senators Press for More
President Obama will announce the appointment of a high-level military coordinator and a stepped-up U.S. response to the Ebola outbreak when he visits Atlanta on Tuesday,… Read more »
September 08, 2014
West Africa: CEOs Want Ebola Fight Stepped Up
Following is a statement from 11 CEOs of companies operating in West Africa, calling on the international community to step up the fight against Ebola and welcoming President… Read more »
September 03, 2014
Africa: Agriculture Needs to Get Smart - Climate Smart
We've heard from African leaders like Kofi Annan and Nigeria's Agriculture Minister Akin Adesina about the potential for agriculture to create jobs and transform livelihoods. A key… Read more »
September 02, 2014
Africa: Need to Create Jobs? Try Agriculture
The agriculture sector is more effective than the oil and gas sectors not only at creating jobs but boosting growth says, the Africa Progress Panel and Sipho Moyo of One during a… Read more »
September 01, 2014
Africa: 'Not a Conference, a Conversation'
Agriculture. Food security. Small-scale farmers. Agriculture research. Did your eyes glaze over? Thought so. The agriculture sector still struggles to shake the perception of being… Read more »
August 31, 2014
Africa: How Africa is Losing the Ebola Battle - Amadou Mahtar Ba
A combination of fear of the Ebola virus, weak public infrastructures in three of the world's poorest countries, and a slow response by the international public health community… Read more »
August 20, 2014
Chad: Chad Makes Progress Through a 'Desert Sandstorm'
On August 1, Chad obtained the approval of the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to institute a three-year program under its Extended Credit Facility for… Read more »
August 18, 2014
Ghana: Democracy Is Producing Prosperity - President Mahama
John Dramani Mahama, one of the leaders taking part in the U.S.-Africa Summit earlier this month, became president of Ghana in July 2012 following the sudden death of John Atta… Read more »
August 12, 2014
Africa: Why Are We So Poor? Yet We Are So Rich?
Briggs Bomba calls for domestic resources to be mobilized to bring about inclusive development in Africa, in particular by stopping the illicit flow of money out of the continent. Read more »
August 07, 2014
Africa: Powering Africa - A Successful Year But Only a Beginning
Remarks delivered to the 'Power Africa' luncheon sponsored by the Corporate Council on Africa Read more »
August 06, 2014
Africa: What Do Africans Want? They'll Text You
The way to find out what Africans really want is to ask them. Read more »
Africa: It Takes a Government, Not Just a Village
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 »
August 04, 2014
Africa: Broadening Mozambique's Governance Horizons
Good governance, accountability and inclusive development have been recurrent themes in contemporary international relations and development discourse. Nevertheless, scant… Read more »
August 01, 2014
Africa: Three Scenarios for the Future of Agoa
On September 30, 2015, the African Growth and Opportunity Act will expire. The act provides duty free access to the United States, and if it lapses could threaten 62,395 jobs in… Read more »
Africa: Africa Must Also Lobby U.S. Congress on Trade Law
Next week about 48 African leaders will descend on Washington, DC for the first ever U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit. African leaders are expected to arrive with a long list of items to… Read more »
July 31, 2014
Africa: Will 'Power Africa' Help Grow Sustainable Energy?
Energy is recognised as a priority issue in the growing United States partnership with Africa, and is among the key themes of the U.S.-Africa Business Forum being organised… Read more »
July 30, 2014
Africa: What Africa Needs to Boost Trade With the U.S.
Ahead of the United States-Africa summit which President Barack Obama is convening next week, southern African trade expert Joshua Setipa outlines what he would say if he was to… Read more »
July 23, 2014
Africa: Beyond Africa Rising - What Future for the 'Last Frontier'?
Public Lecture at the London School of Economics by Dr. Kingsley Chiedu Moghalu, Deputy Governor (Financial System Stability), Central Bank of Nigeria and Author, Emerging Africa:… Read more »
July 25, 2014
Africa: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back?
While a number of African countries have recently made some progress in improving the quality of life of their people, nearly as many are backsliding, according to the latest… Read more »
July 08, 2014
Cameroon: Govt Raises Salaries After Cutting Fuel Subsidies
Cameroon has raised the base salary for government workers and the military, entering negotiations with transport workers in an effort to stop potential social unrest, according to… Read more »
July 01, 2014
Ghana: Marchers Petition President Over 'Worsening Conditions'
Hundreds of Ghanaians are staging an "unprecedented" demonstration in front of the presidential palace to protest against what they say is the country's worsening economic… Read more »
June 26, 2014
Africa: Four Reasons Skilled Workers Leave - and How to Keep Them
Flexible immigration procedures are essential for skilled workers to move easily between countries and businesses. However, all around the world, there's a certain tension between… Read more »
June 17, 2014
Nigeria: Chevron Backing Partnerships to Promote Niger Delta Prosperity
Nigeria recently claimed the title of largest economy in Africa, with a gross domestic product of $510 billion - underscoring its tremendous economic potential and the opportunity… Read more »