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 »
July 17, 2013
Senegal: Senegalese Designer Returns to 'Move Things a Little'
The opening of Senegalese designer Sophie Sy's store in Dakar is causing a stir among the local - and international - fashion set. Read more »
July 15, 2013
Africa: Invest in Ourselves for Profit and Social Good - Elumelu
When President Barack Obama announced his administration's US$7 billion 'Power Africa' initiative in Tanzania this month, Nigerian businessman and philanthropist Tony Elumelu was… Read more »
July 12, 2013
Ghana: Inspiring Rural Communities Through Technology
In Ghana most girls are expected to go to a decent school, find a well-paying job, then seek out a husband - not many women pursue careers in male-dominated fields like computer… Read more »
Somalia: Entrepreneurship as a Tool for Peace
Somalia's reputation as a failed state often overshadows the country's potential, but Aspen Institute 2013 New Voices Fellow Mohamed Ali, a former Somali refugee, represents a new… Read more »
Mali: Transforming a Country Through Rice
Aspen Institute 2013 New Voices Fellow Salif Romano Niang is the co-founder and chief impact officer of Malo, a company working to revolutionize the rice industry in Niang's home… Read more »
July 09, 2013
Africa: U.S. Can Invest in Africa On Bipartisan Basis
President Barack Obama's recent visit to Senegal, South Africa and Tanzania was written off as a "guilt trip" by some and a "last chance" to salvage an Africa policy legacy by… Read more »
Africa: UN Report Provides Roadmap to End Poverty
At this September's meeting of the United Nations General Assembly, governments will discuss elements of the development agenda to succeed the Millennium Development Goals when… Read more »
July 04, 2013
Africa: Obama Visits Africa - U.S. Can Do Better
President Barack Obama was correct when he told business leaders in Tanzania this week that togther the United States and Africa have "an enormous opportunity to unleash the next… Read more »
Africa: Obama Visits Africa - an End to Paternalism
President Barack Obama has made a profound and impactful visit to Africa. Read more »
July 01, 2013
Africa: Power Sector is Ready for 'Stampede' of Investment - General Electric
The U.S.-based multinational General Electric, which points to a 100-year record of involvement in Africa, is one of the companies participating in the Power Africa initiative,… Read more »