September 02, 2014
South Africa: Miners Shot Down - Blood On Whose Hands?
Two years after 34 miners were killed by police at Marikana, a new documentary suggests responsibility goes to very top of the ANC. Read more »
August 28, 2014
Africa: Africans Make Good in Hong Kong
Becoming a success in Hong Kong isn't easy, but for many African traders the potential to earn big makes it more than worth the effort. Read more »
August 18, 2014
Africa: Africa Rising - 'In Economics, the Majority Is Always Wrong'
Stories of Africa's economic boom rest on shaky foundations. John Kenneth Galbraith can help. Read more »
August 11, 2014
Zimbabwe: Uncertainty a Year On From Ruling Party's Election Victory
Amidst deep political frictions, Zimbabwe has found itself confronted by various economic challenges and contradictions. Read more »
August 01, 2014
South Africa: Joburg's China Malls Phenomenon
In most of Africa, independent Chinese businesses lie dispersed across various markets and centres. In Johannesburg, they often group together under single roofs. Read more »
July 15, 2014
Africa: Who Aids Whom? True Story of U.S.$192bn Losses
Research released by a coalition of African and UK partners reveals that Africa loses almost six and a half times the amount of money that it receives in aid. Read more »
June 23, 2014
Congo-Kinshasa: Eastern DRC - Stop Fixating On Conflict Minerals
The Dodd-Frank act has not only had limited effect on militant groups, it has also undermined artisanal miners' livelihoods and local economies. Read more »
June 11, 2014
Africa: If GM Is the Answer, It Is Only the Answer Partly, Sometimes, Maybe
Is it true that Africa has "no choice" but to embrace genetically-modified crops? Read more »
June 10, 2014
Africa: Refugees - the Untouchables of Our Time
Europe may express sympathy with African asylum seekers in word, but this is often contradicted by their actions in deed. Read more »
May 28, 2014
Africa: Making Money Pay, Direct Cash Transfers in Kenya
According to proponents, direct cash transfers not only cut out admin costs and losses to corruption. They are also more empowering and effective. Read more »
May 27, 2014
Kenya: When the Grass Is Greener - Maasai in Kenya Swap a Nomadic Existence for Farming
The Maasai have led semi-nomadic pastoral lives for generations, but now some are settling down - and all thanks to a type of grass. Read more »
May 06, 2014
Africa: Trade Misinvoicing, or How to Steal From Africa
The little-understood practice of misinvoicing or re-invoicing relies on legal grey areas and financial secrecy and costs the continent dearly. Read more »
April 29, 2014
Ethiopia: Protests Grow Over Addis Ababa's Expansion
Addis Ababa is growing fast and set to expand further, pitting the government against Oromo activists, seeking to protect their rights. Read more »
April 25, 2014
Africa: Training Africa's Future Innovators
Science and technology could drive the continent's future development, but creating the right environments and keeping Africa's youngest and brightest will be key. Read more »
April 24, 2014
Africa: Food Security Is About More Than Land Grabs
Foreign powers are not just engaged in African land. They are also engaged in African food systems, often in damaging ways. Read more »
April 16, 2014
Libya: Govt Takes On Major French Bank
Libya's sovereign wealth fund has filed a bribery case against French bank Société Générale, adding to its $1 billion lawsuit against Goldman Sachs. Read more »
April 11, 2014
Egypt: Military Controls Economic Levers
Egypt's military doesn't only control the political levers of power, but also the economic ones. And its involvement is getting even deeper. Read more »
Eritrea: What We (Don't) Know About Eritrea's Economy
Eritrea perfectly illustrates the amount of guesswork involved in economic analysis of Africa. Read more »
April 09, 2014
Ethiopia: Who Audits the Auditors - Scandal At the Heart of the African Peer Review Mechanism
It is 5:20am on 30 January, 2014, and most of the residents of Ethiopia's capital are asleep. On the streets, a few vehicles prowl as night-time revellers - mostly girls in short… Read more »
April 08, 2014
Africa: When 'Development' Drives Inequality and Poverty
The World Bank's Doing Business rankings reward countries who service the needs of large-scale international business, to the detriment of the majority, and punish those that… Read more »
April 03, 2014
Africa: When Public-Private Partnerships Become Corporate Takeovers
The G8's New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition pushes African countries to change their policies in exchange for aid money. This will help agribusiness but will it help the… Read more »
Africa: Illicit Financial Flows - the Elephant in the Room at EU-Africa Meet
European tax havens allow billions of dollars to leave Africa each year through hidden and corrupt means. This week's summit is an opportunity to address this problem head on. Read more »
March 31, 2014
Africa: World Bank to Chart Minerals in 'Billion Dollar Map'
Africa loses vast sums of money by underpricing its resources. Can a map help change that? Read more »
March 28, 2014
Africa: Terrabyte Incognito - Africa Might Not Look Like You Think It Does
There is no such this as an objective map. This was true of cave paintings, Roman tapestries, and colonialists' charts of Africa. It is also true of Google Maps. Read more »
March 27, 2014
Africa: Generative Justice - From Fractals to the Rise of Maker Movements
Contemporary African design trends based on fractals tap into a venerable tradition of self-organisation and open new spaces for local creativity and civic participation. Read more »