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 …

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 …

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 …

The writer ( Obiageli K. Ezekwesili) is the World Bank Vice President for the Africa region.
Africa, south of the Sahara, today faces its brightest prospects in a generation.
Before dismissing this statement as yet …

Summary:  Just as China promoted domestic growth by combining state intervention with private investment, it is now applying this same policy strategy to countries across Africa. The results have been impressive, and the United States …

Zambian-born economist, Dambisa Moyo, talks about her new book, ‘Dead Aid’, and how she believes that stopping the flow of aid to Africa could help the continent escape the cycle of extreme poverty, …

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“In Malcolm Gladwell’s Outliers, the author made the case that success comes most often as a combination of environment, timing, opportunity and most importantly, after the requisite 10,000 hours of hard …

Cheetahblog Comment: Though tackling a quite issues, this piece has the merit to be thought-provoking.
Muammar al-Qaddafi isn’t exactly known for brilliant ideas on maximizing political justice; his own country, Libya, is essentially his …

A forthcoming book by a former Harvard researcher says Western interference with Africa’s most successful Aids prevention programme drove up HIV-infection rates and ended a dozen years of the largest decline in …