February 04, 2011
Uganda: Working to Avoid the 'Resource Curse'
Uganda stands to be the latest African country to benefit from newly discovered resources of oil. If used successfully, the nation’s petroleum reserves could spur development… Read more »
January 27, 2011
Sudan: Major Development Challenges Ahead for South
Results from South Sudan's referendum on independence earlier this month show overwhelming support for secession. But with the creation of a new country comes the responsibility of… Read more »
November 29, 2010
Liberia: To Become a Middle Income Country by 2030 Growth Must Have a Broad Reach - Planning Minister
Amara Konneh recently returned to his post as Liberia's minister of planning and economic affairs and a member of President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf's economic management team,… Read more »
November 17, 2010
Africa: Scientists Will Power Next Generation of Development
Ten years into the Millennium Development Goals, everyone is eager to pinpoint what will do most to power African progress. Read more »
November 04, 2010
Africa: Continent Makes Major Gains in Improving People's Lives, Says UN Report
Ethiopia has emerged as Africa's top performer in improving its people's lives over the past 40 years, says a major United Nations report published today. But while most African… Read more »
October 11, 2010
Nigeria: Only Democracy Can Solve Our Problems, Says Civil Society Leader
Only democracy, even with all its imperfections, can resolve Nigeria's problems, Father Matthew Hassan Kukah, one of Nigeria's most respected leaders of civil society, tells… Read more »
October 08, 2010
Nigeria: Jonathan Needs to Allay Fears of Ordinary Citizens - Civil Society Leader
Father Matthew Hassan Kukah is one of Nigeria's most respected leaders of civil society, having worked consistently to bring together the country's religious, regional and ethnic… Read more »
October 04, 2010
Africa: Governance Improves in Liberia, Angola, Togo But Declines in Eritrea, Madasgascar
Governance standards have improved significantly in Angola, Liberia and Togo over the past four years, but have declined in Eritrea and Madagascar, according to a leading survey… Read more »
September 24, 2010
Africa: Women and Children the Focus of Achieving MDGs
With five years remaining to achieve the targets of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has made it clear that a concerted,… Read more »
September 21, 2010
Africa: Focus on Women and Girls Key to MDG Success
As world leaders gather this week in New York to assess progress on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), they will face stark challenges to social and economic development,… Read more »
September 16, 2010
Ghana: Nation Set to Eradicate Extreme Poverty, Says Study
Ghana is well on the way to meeting the Millennium Development Goal target of eradicating extreme poverty and hunger by 2015, according to a study by Britain's Overseas Development… Read more »
Ethiopia: Govt Makes Good Progress on Education Goals
Access to education in Ethiopia has improved considerably, with primary school enrolment increasing more than 500 percent between 1994 and 2009, a new Overseas… Read more »
September 13, 2010
Africa: Commission Hits Out Over Trade Talks, Calls for Billions in Aid
A high-profile international commission which advocates for Africa has criticized the "glacial" progress of talks on world trade reform that would enable the continent to take more… Read more »
Africa: Continent Makes 'Substantial Progress' But Needs U.S. $120 Billion a Year
Excerpts from the Commission on Africa's 2010 report, Still Our Common Interest, on Africa's development since 2005: Read more »
Africa: Commission Deplores 'Glacial' Progress in Trade Talks
The Commission for Africa has criticized the "glacial" progress of talks aimed at eliminating the regime in which rich countries stack the odds in favour of their traders and… Read more »
June 29, 2010
Egypt: Oil Spill Devastates Resort Coast
A devastating oil spill in the Red Sea has polluted beaches along the Egyptian resort coast known as “British Hurghada”. Environmentalists report that… Read more »
June 25, 2010
Guinea: Election Gives Signs of Hope
At a moment when the tide of global democracy is seemingly in reverse, it is heartening to note the enthusiasm with which many voters in Africa are participating in campaigns,… Read more »
June 24, 2010
Africa: Seven Nations Named in Top Ten 'Failed States'
Seven of the world's top 10 "failed states" are in Africa, according to a study published in the United States. Read more »
June 03, 2010
Africa: Think Tank Attacks West as 'Out of Touch' on Africa
An influential British think tank has warned the West that it will lose out to emerging nations unless it replaces its "humanitarian" approach to Africa with a more strategic focus… Read more »
June 02, 2010
Africa: 'Patronizing' West Risks Losing Trade, Influence to Emerging Powers, Warns Think Tank
The executive summary of the report issued by the British think tank, Chatham House, entitled "Our Common Strategic Interests: Africa's Role in the Post-G8 World": Read more »
May 25, 2010
Africa: Advocacy Group ONE Assesses G7 Nations on Aid
Nearly five years after the G7 countries promised at their meeting in Gleneagles, Scotland, to increase development aid to Africa, the global anti-poverty advocacy group, ONE,… Read more »
Africa: Aid Campaigners Call for New Plans for Development Goals
Industrialized countries have delivered an historic increase in development aid to Africa in the past five years, but they have gone only three-fifths of the way towards meeting… Read more »
Africa: Climate Change, Financial Crisis Hurt Progress Towards Millennium Development Goals
The global economic crisis and climate change threaten to curtail already slow progress on meeting the social development targets of the Millennium Development Goals, says a new… Read more »
Africa: Annan Slams Leaders for 'Personal Enrichment', 'Authoritarian Behaviour'
Former United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan says in a report issued on Tuesday that while a number of African leaders stand out as "champions of development," they are still… Read more »
May 24, 2010
Liberia: Sirleaf Says Nation Can Achieve Self-Sufficiency in 10 Years
President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is visiting Washington this week for talks with Congressional leaders and a White House meeting on Thursday with President Barack Obama and… Read more »