December 17, 2012
Africa: Investing in Africa 'The Savage Way'
In his memoir, "The Savage Way, Successfully Navigating the Waves of Business and Life", Frank Savage writes about a love of the continent that began before he went there for the… Read more »
December 16, 2012
Africa: Development Requires Investment, Democracy - Moeletsi Mbeki
This week's African National Congress elective conference will decide who should lead South Africa's ruling political party into the next election in 2014. But key issues… Read more »
November 30, 2012
Ethiopia: Africa's First Commodity Exchange Revolutionizes Economy
While government leaders, NGOs and corporations devise strategies to churn out more food for future generations, Eleni Gabre-Madhin is taking a different approach. Concerned by a… Read more »
November 19, 2012
Liberia: Tapping Official and Grassroots Efforts On Water
In July 1990, as then-rebel leader Charles Taylor's National Patriotic Front of Liberia advanced on Monrovia, Taylor's guerrilla fighters attacked the White Plains water treatment… Read more »
November 02, 2012
Africa: Farmers Increasingly Seen as 'Engine for Economic Development'
At the recent African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) in Arusha, Tanzania, fertilizer was a hot topic. Government leaders, policy makers, NGOs and businessmen and women in freshly… Read more »
October 31, 2012
Zimbabwe: IMF Relaxes Restrictions On Zimbabwe
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has eased technical assistance restrictions on Zimbabwe in a move seen as moving towards normalising relations with the southern African… Read more »
October 19, 2012
Africa: U.S. Presidential Candidates Should Address Continent on the Move
During the U.S. presidential debate on foreign policy Monday, Africa - except for Libya - is unlikely to be a topic. But American aid and investment in sub-Saharan Africa should be… Read more »
October 18, 2012
Africa: Govts Must Lay Foundation for Private Investment in Agriculture
Government leaders, private business representatives, civil society groups and NGOs met recently in Arusha, Tanzania, at the African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) to discuss… Read more »
October 16, 2012
Africa: Can Big Business Contribute to Food Security?
Nothing could be more appropriate than the World Food Day focus on cooperatives this year, given the benefits they can have on livelihoods and food security. Read more »
October 08, 2012
Africa: The Women Who Grow Africa's Food Need a Voice
When Dr. Ruth Khasaya Oniang'o, a professor of food science and nutrition, shared advice from her mother at the September 2012 African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF), it really… Read more »
September 27, 2012
Sudan: Sudans Reach Partial Deal, Abyei Question Remains
The presidents of Sudan and South Sudan have agreed to set up a demilitarized border zone and resume oil exports, but left several major security questions unresolved, according to… Read more »
Africa: Disparate Partners Find Promise in Africa's Agriculture
With the world's population climbing steadily, crops withering around the globe and weather patterns wrecking havoc on growing seasons, the world has a pressing … Read more »
September 13, 2012
Africa: African Herders Help Eradicate Deadly Livestock Disease
The last known case of rinderpest, a lethal livestock disease, was confirmed 10 years ago in a buffalo wandering Kenya's Mount Meru National Park. In May 2011 the disease was… Read more »
September 10, 2012
South Africa: Journalists Fail to Report On Poverty
The lack of investment in journalism is one of the key challenges hindering the ability of South African media to report on poverty and inequality. This became clear at a… Read more »
South Africa: Farming Grows Jobs and Profits
While small-scale agriculture has been earmarked by the South African government as a sector with the potential to create jobs and stimulate economic growth, small-scale farmers… Read more »
September 07, 2012
Kenya: Ngilu Pursues Presidency on Pro-Poor Platform
Kenya's water and irrigation minister, Charity Kaluki Ngilu announced her bid for the presidency this week as leader of the National Rainbow Coalition. She calls it the "party of… Read more »
September 06, 2012
South Africa: Small Farmers Can Spur Economic Growth
Smallholder agriculture has potential not only to alleviate poverty in South Africa, but to spur general economic growth, a major conference on combating poverty and inequality has… Read more »
September 05, 2012
South Africa: Target Local Markets, Smallholder Farmers Told
Farmers who grow food on smallholdings should target local, informal markets to sell their produce, a conference on strategies to overcome poverty and inequality in South Africa… Read more »
September 04, 2012
South Africa: Unemployed Youth Hungry for Development, Says Researcher
Unemployed, ill-educated youth in rural areas are eager to take part in development initiatives in their local communities which are ravaged by poverty and debt. Read more »
September 03, 2012
South Africa: Universities, Civil Society Join Major Bid to End Poverty
Poverty and inequality are named routinely among the key challenges facing South Africa today. This week a conference begins in Cape Town to consider not only the experiences and… Read more »
August 31, 2012
South Africa: Marikana Killings a Wake-Up Call, Says Union Founder
South Africans need calm heads to examine what caused the slaughter of 44 workers and police officers at the Marikana mine. The judicial commission of inquiry appointed by… Read more »
August 30, 2012
Africa: Pumps, Policies and Private Investment
As World Water Week draws to a close, a new report highlights the promise of small-scale irrigation schemes. "Water for Wealth and Food Security" touts simple interventions, such… Read more »
August 08, 2012
Africa: Africa Innovation Prize to Reward Aspiring Entrepreneurs
'Innovation' - promoted as a way to find solutions to social and economic challenges - has joined 'entrepreneurship' as a focus of philanthropies, governments and businesses. Read more »
July 23, 2012
Zimbabwe: Europe to Lift Sanctions After Referendum
The European Union (EU) announced Monday that it will suspend most of its sanctions on Zimbabwean leaders and organisations as soon as the country holds "a peaceful and credible"… Read more »
June 22, 2012
Liberia: Bold Plans for Hard Problems in Second Term - Johnson Sirleaf
In the early months of her second five-year term, Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf says the post-conflict nation has made substantial progress but still faces multiple,… Read more »