June 09, 2014
Africa: Bringing 'Power Africa' from Pledges to Projects
There is no debate that lack of access to energy is one of the greatest challenges facing Africa. Electricity is a prerequisite for large scale manufacturing and job… Read more »
June 04, 2014
Africa: Panel Director Warns Against Economic Inequality
The Africa Progress Panel, an advocacy group which lobbies for equitable and sustainable development for Africa, was represented at the recent Africa Rising meeting in Mozambique… Read more »
Africa: 'User-Friendly' Support Will Boost Energy Access - Symbion CEO Hinks
Symbion Power LLC, a U.S.-based independent power producer and contractor specializing in designing, engineering, and constructing electrical infrastructure projects, has emerged… Read more »
June 02, 2014
Africa: Promoting Power for Prosperity - U.S. Energy Secretary Moniz
This week the governments of the United States and Ethiopia are co-hosting a high-level meeting of African energy ministers, civil society and development organizations,… Read more »
Africa: IMF Seeks to Make Growth Sustainable & Inclusive - Lagarde
The International Monetary Fund and the Mozambican government last week hosted the "Africa Rising" conference, attended by policymakers and private sector and civil society… Read more »
Africa: Towards a Minerals-for-Manufacturing Approach to China
Alongside its rise as a dynamic global economy, China has become a key partner to sub-Saharan Africa. Read more »
May 30, 2014
Africa: Inclusive, Sustainable Growth Focus at Maputo IMF Conference
Inclusive and sustainable growth was the refrain that echoed from all the sessions on the first day of the Africa Rising conference at the Joaquim Chissano Convention Centre in… Read more »
May 15, 2014
South Africa: Cities Generate Jobs, Says South African Study
Effectively-managed cities can help provide jobs for South Africa's millions of unemployed young people, suggests a new report from one of the country's development think tanks. Read more »
Africa: African Awakening Will Avert Future Food Crises
Thirty years on from a famine that claimed more than a million lives, Ethiopia is making great strides towards food security. And though progress across the continent is uneven,… Read more »
May 14, 2014
Africa: Most New Jobs Will Be Urban
Excerpts from "Cities of Hope", published by the Centre for Development and Enterprise in Johannesburg: Read more »
May 08, 2014
Africa: World Economic Forum Africa - Not What You Imagine
The official conference hasn't even started yet, except for an opening reception I missed last night because the Rockefeller Foundation – a Forum strategic partner –… Read more »
May 04, 2014
Africa: It's Not Just About Growth, Its About the Right Kind Of Growth
Around this time every year, I often get asked the same question; isn't the World Economic Forum just one big talking shop? It's a fair one. Once every twelve months, leaders from… Read more »
May 03, 2014
Nigeria: Agriculture is 'Game Changer' for Growth and Curbing Conflict - Minister
Dr. Akin Adesina, Minister of Agriculture for the Republic of Nigeria, is an agricultural economist with decades of experience working to make agriculture productive and… Read more »
April 30, 2014
Africa: Kerry Pledges to Promote Democracy, Rights & Peace
United States Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Addis Ababa today on the first stop of a visit to east and central Africa. As his trip began, he responded by email to… Read more »
April 17, 2014
Africa: U.S. Private, Public Sectors Step Up to Power Challenge
My grandmother spent her whole life in southern Ethiopia and passed away a few years ago without ever having switched on a light. I also spent much of my early life in Africa,… Read more »
April 09, 2014
Africa: World Bank Seminars to be Streamed Live
A series of seminars focusing on key issues affecting Africa's development will be held in Washington, DC, this week - and streamed live on the web - to coincide with the World… Read more »
March 31, 2014
Africa: Europe and Africa - Crocodiles With One Stomach
Two heads, one stomach? This is how a former minister described Africa-Europe relations last month, using the West African metaphor of an Adinkra crocodile to say both continents… Read more »
March 26, 2014
Africa: Top Africa Think-Tank Pushes Reform - ECA's Carlos Lopes
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) drives Africa's political and economic agenda, along with the African Union – the 54-member organization of African… Read more »
March 20, 2014
Liberia: War Refugees Rebuilding Liberia - Gyude Moore
Only 10 years ago, Liberia began to emerge from a quarter-century of instability, punctuated by what Liberians call World Wars I and II. The names reflect the lived realities of… Read more »
Africa: Stolen Funds Dwarf Development Aid - Mbeki
The illicit flow of money out of Africa is at least double what the continent receives from development assistance, according to conservative estimates. Large corporations are… Read more »
March 18, 2014
Africa: U.S. Star To Tackle Electricity Problems in Africa
Senegalese-American singer Aliaune Badara Thiam, popularly known as Akon, has launched an initiative to provide electricity to one million households in Africa by the end of 2014. Read more »
Somalia: Piracy Declines Dramatically, Report Insurers
Somali piracy could be eliminated within a few years if foreign navies continue their patrols off the country's coast, reports a major insurance company. Read more »
March 17, 2014
West Africa: Shipping Industry Calls for Joint Action on Piracy
West Africa's coastal states need to step up co-ordination to beat the growing incidence of piracy in the Gulf of Guinea, says an international maritime organisation. Read more »
March 05, 2014
Senegal: Dakar Reaches Out to Finance Big Development Plans
Senegal's Minister of Budget Mouhamadou Mactar Cisse met with business representatives in Washington, D.C. last month to present the country's ambitious development plan and… Read more »
March 04, 2014
Liberia: Convincing the World 'Liberia Is Back' - Foreign Minister Ngafuan
Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan has been involved in Liberian politics since student days during his country's long period of conflict and civil strife in the 1990s. President Ellen… Read more »