March 20, 2009
Zimbabwe: Unity Govt Spells Out Economic Recovery Plan
Zimbabwe’s new unity government has published an ambitious short-term economic recovery plan which portrays a vivid picture of the extent of the crisis it faces and estimates… Read more »
March 19, 2009
Madagascar: A Greek Tragedy That Will Hurt Investment
Deposed President Marc Ravalomanana brought the house of Madagascar down upon himself. But he has been replaced by a young untested leader who, although he has some public support,… Read more »
March 16, 2009
Africa: Obama Should Meet African Ministers Before G20 Summit
President Barack Obama's election held an implicit promise for Africa, the continent of his father's birth. Yet the global financial meltdown, two wars and numerous interstate… Read more »
March 14, 2009
Africa: Finance Ministers Make Promises to Developing Countries
Finance ministers from the world's most powerful countries say they are committed to helping developing economies in the face of the global financial crisis. Read more »
March 13, 2009
Nigeria: Singapore Firm Clarifies Report on Power Partnership
The Singapore Cooperation Enterprise (SCE) has disputed the accuracy of a report saying that the Lagos State Government is "partnering with the Singapore Power Company to ensure… Read more »
March 12, 2009
Africa: Trade Talks Challenge Govts to Practical Action
The controversial negotiations over trade agreements between the European Union and regional blocs in Africa are challenging governments to rethink the best way of promoting… Read more »
March 11, 2009
Africa: Kikwete Calls for Joint Action on Economic Crisis
Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete has called on Africa to send a "clear message" to next month's crucial meeting of the G20, the world's major economic powers, to help mitigate… Read more »
March 05, 2009
Zimbabwe: Obama Extends U.S. Sanctions
President Barack Obama is extending sanctions against a range of Zimbabwean leaders whom the United States accuses of undermining democracy in the country. Read more »
March 02, 2009
Liberia: Nation Needs Five-Fold Boost to Power Supply
One of the most damaging blows inflicted on Liberia's infrastructure during the wars which devastated the country in the 1990s was that to its electricity supply. AllAfrica's… Read more »
February 26, 2009
Zimbabwe: Unity Govt Seeks U.S. $2 Billion in Aid
Zimbabwe's new unity government is appealing for U.S. $2 billion over the next 10 months to help it deal with emergencies and to kickstart the economy, South Africa's finance… Read more »
February 21, 2009
Zimbabwe: Our Situation is Dire, Tsvangirai Tells Region in Aid Appeal
The new Zimbabwean prime minister, Morgan Tsvangirai, travelled to Cape Town, South Africa, on Friday to appeal for aid to South Africa and other countries in the Southern African… Read more »
February 20, 2009
Africa: Sustaining Growth Will Challenge Govts
The remorseless, 30-year rise in the number of Africans living in poverty has stopped. Poverty is not yet falling, but it has stabilized, according to the World Bank. Read more »
February 16, 2009
Africa: Low-Flying Satellites to Bring Internet to Continent
As far as Greg Wyler is concerned the sky is the limit when it comes to providing low-cost, high-speed Internet access to Africans. Read more »
Africa: Closing the Digital Divide
In Nigeria, new subscribers are signing up with mobile phone services at a rate of almost one every second. In Kenya, they can transfer money, get exam results and even find dates… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Gambling On a Long Shot
To say in the late 1980s that Zaire was a developing nation required a huge leap of the imagination. It was sliding backwards in nearly every aspect used to measure progress,… Read more »
Africa: Cell Phones Could Transform North-South Cooperation
The rollout of broadband Internet services and the rapid spread of cell phones is narrowing the digital divide between Africa and developed countries, and could potentially… Read more »
Africa: Leaders Support Cellular Revolution
Developing Africa's information and communications technology (ICT) sector is vital to the continent's growth and development, says Sami Al-Basheer, director of the development… Read more »
East Africa: Seacom Sets Broadband Pace
Seacom, a Mauritius-registered company providing fibre-optic bandwidth to Africa, announced this month that it has laid the first portion of undersea cables on the beds of the… Read more »
Africa: Social Benefit of Investment Good for Business
In a New York Times article on February 15, Christopher Flavelle examined the performance of companies with strong commitments to what is commonly called "social responsibility."… Read more »
February 13, 2009
Somalia: Pirates Try to Seize Another Six Ships
Pirates in the Gulf of Aden made six attempts to hijack merchant ships during this week, but all the attacks were successfully repelled, maritime shipping agencies have reported. Read more »
Nigeria: Young Governor Re-Brands Niger Delta
Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi, the governor of Nigeria's Rivers State in the oil-rich Niger Delta, has vowed to transform his state from one marred by violence to one marked by… Read more »
February 11, 2009
Kenya: Weapons Ship Freed by Somali Pirates Heads for Port
The Ukrainian ship carrying heavy weapons and artillery which was freed by Somali pirates last week is expected to dock on the Kenyan coast Thursday. Read more »
February 09, 2009
Liberia: 'Normal Days' Slowly Return
"Normal days" is the expression used by many Liberians to refer to the time before the civil war, when institutions functioned fairly well and the country's infrastructure was… Read more »
February 06, 2009
South Africa: Govt Acts to Combat Global Crisis
South Africa will combat the effects of the global financial crisis by maintaining high public spending, creating new jobs in the social sector and helping private enterprise to… Read more »
January 14, 2009
Africa: Leaders Must Rethink 'African Solutions for African Problems'
For more than a decade now, Africa has been trying to address its developmental and political problems through an approach favouring home-grown initiatives. Read more »