November 07, 2013
Nigeria: Advocacy Group Tackles Oil Companies Over Spills
The Nigerian operations of two major international companies have been accused of failing to control oil spills which damage the environment and the health of Nigerians. Read more »
November 04, 2013
Nigeria: In Huge Step, Nigeria Takes Power Private
The Nigerian government handed over management of electricity generation and transmission to new owners on Friday, the latest step in the transformation of the country's power… Read more »
October 29, 2013
Africa: For GE, Africa's Infrastructural Needs Represent Business Opportunity - Jay Ireland
General Electric, a well-known American brand with longstanding engagement in Africa, is "expanding its footprint" across the African continent (see GE in Africa brochure). The… Read more »
October 28, 2013
Africa: UBA Is Diversifying & Operating On One High Standard in 19 Countries - CEO
The United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA), one of the continent's oldest and largest financial institutions, is headquartered in Nigeria with operations in 18 other African countries… Read more »
October 08, 2013
Africa: African Growth Prospects Remain Robust But Somewhat Weaker
An excerpt from the International Monetary Fund's October 2013 World Economic Outlook: Read more »
October 01, 2013
Liberia: Oil 'Protected for Next Generation' - Robert Sirleaf
When President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf appointed her son Robert Sirleaf to chair the board of the National Oil Company of Liberia (Nocal), there were cries of nepotism and… Read more »
Africa: Africa Isn't Rising, Say Ordinary Africans
African leaders, foreign investors and formal indicators of economic growth may say that "Africa is rising" - but most ordinary Africans don't agree. Read more »
September 30, 2013
Africa: Growing Potential of Digital Jobs for African Youths
The phrases "impact sourcing" and "business process outsourcing"- or BPO - are just jargon to most people. But they describe a model of doing business that advocates say could… Read more »
September 24, 2013
Nigeria: Reforms Deliver "High Returns" - Trade & Investment Minister Aganga
Nigeria, which has long been Africa's leading oil producer - and most populous nation, is aggressively pursuing investment to diversify its petroleum-dependent economy. Leading the… Read more »
September 17, 2013
Kenya: Youths See Opportunity in Digital Outsourcing
When David Otieno graduated from the Kenya Institute of Management five years ago he joined the estimated 50,000 other new graduates searching for employment. But luck was never on… Read more »
September 13, 2013
Nigeria: The Good News about Economic Growth and Competitiveness
The World Economic Forum's 2013-2014 Global Competitiveness Index (GCI), as reported 4 September, 2013 [Premium Times] on allAfrica.com, highlighted various countries, including… Read more »
September 12, 2013
South Africa: Gold Miner Feels Heat of U.S. Anti-Corruption Measures
A 125-year-old gold mining company established by the British imperialist Cecil John Rhodes is feeling the heat of United States anti-corruption measures over a scheme to allocate… Read more »
September 10, 2013
Kenya: How to Follow Hague Trial
Excerpted from an announcement of the International Criminal Court: Read more »
September 04, 2013
Africa: How to Achieve a Green Revolution in Africa
Excerpts from the conclusion of the African Agriculture Status Report 2013, published today by the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa: Read more »
Africa: Genetically Modified Crops - - 'Fear of the Unknown'
A new report on the state of African agriculture is scathing about opposition to planting genetically-modified crops as a way of growing more food for the continent. Read more »
Africa: Africa Loses As Women Farmers Are Marginalised
The “enormous potential” of small-scale farming to reduce poverty in Africa is not being realised mainly because rural women are neither recognised nor supported enough… Read more »
Africa: New Report Proposes Steps to Boost Food Growing
Africa has 60 percent of the world's arable land and most of its countries depend on farming as the mainstay of their economies, yet productivity is low, the average size of land… Read more »
August 31, 2013
Congo-Kinshasa: U.S. Peace Efforts Should Focus on Economics First
The clashes in the eastern Congo over the past week have once again brought into sharp focus the enduring conflict between the M23 rebels and the Congolese military as well as the… Read more »
August 28, 2013
Tanzania: Govt Fails to Enforce Child Labour Laws, Says HRW
Excerpts from the Human Rights Watch report, Toxic Toil - Child Labor and Mercury Exposure in Tanzania's Small-Scale Gold Mines published today: Read more »
Tanzania: Group Shines Spotlight On Mines Over Child Labour
Thousands of children, some as young as eight years old, are working in Tanzania's small-scale gold mines, exposed to numerous health risks, says a report published today. Read more »
Tanzania: Accounts From Tanzanian Child Miners
Quotes from child miners, collected by Human Rights Watch: Read more »
August 16, 2013
Africa: Nigerian Central Bank Official Takes On Development Dogma
On a sun-soaked mid-August morning in the American capital - when attracting even a small gathering to a serious discussion of international economic affairs is considered near… Read more »
August 15, 2013
Africa: Africa as the 'Last Frontier' - Moghalu Presentation
Talking Points for a presentation at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars co-sponsored by the Africa Program and AllAfrica. Read more »
August 11, 2013
Africa: U.S. Promotes Private-Sector Led Growth - Froman
Since 2000, the African Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa), which allows eligible countries to export products duty-free to the United States) has defined American trade relations… Read more »
August 09, 2013
Africa: Public-Private Partnerships Can Transform Africa
While unveiling a bold initiative to double access to power in sub-Saharan Africa, President Barack Obama made it unequivocally clear that this undertaking will require private… Read more »