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Africa faces many challenges, particularly in health care, water, and climate. Yet what is surprising is that these issues can all be ameliorated or even controlled. This package of …
FOR once an investment fad seems justified: the 21st century is shaping up to be that of the emerging markets, just as the 20th was America’s century and the 19th Britain’s. But that …
The world’s most valuable individual prize is not being awarded for a second year because no-one is deemed worthy of winning it.
Sudanese businessman Mo Ibrahim set up the $5m (£3m) prize for …
And Francophone Africa thinks its independent? Sanou Mbaye writes about the yoke of the CFA franc:
More appalling is the fact that France guarantees the CFA franc’s free convertibility into hard currency, originally …
Economies are growing, émigrés returning and attitudes towards corruption beginning to change. Jonathan Dimbleby reports on a continent in transition .
Again and again, at every level, people told …
In an effort to ensure that African youth learn about their common heritage, the UN, historians, education specialists and governments are now developing a history syllabus for schools across the continent.
The …
A Chatam House report states that:
African countries are playing a more strategic role in inter-national affairs. Global players that understand this and develop greater diplomatic and trade relations with African states will be …
Ghana, expected to become a net oil exporter next year, has been endowed with yet another offshore oil discovery. The Ghanaian deepwater offshore region now seems commercially viable, but analysts warn of …
Sexy pop star Shakira is set to perform her new World Cup anthem at the tournament’s opening ceremony. The singer has recorded the song Waka Waka (This Time for Africa) – a song …
Indian telecommunications provider Bharti Airtel completed its acquisition of the African assets of Zain, Kuwait’s biggest phone company, the Indian operator’s chairman, Sunil Mittal, announced in New Delhi Tuesday, Bloomberg News reported.
The deal, first …
