http://www.cheetahblog.com Sat, 19 Jun 2010 13:04:32 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en FROM McKinsey Quarterly: 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 articles explains practical ideas for making the continent a better place to live. Share Three practical ... http://www.cheetahblog.com/?p=1263 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 leaves open the question of which countries, exactly, will emerge. Will Asia and Latin ... http://www.cheetahblog.com/?p=1260 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 African ex-leaders to encourage good governance on the continent. "The standards set for the prize-winner are ... http://www.cheetahblog.com/?p=1257 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 on the condition that all 15 Franc Zone countries surrender 100% of their foreign ... http://www.cheetahblog.com/?p=1253 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 me: “Don’t give us aid – trade with us fairly. Stop ripping us off.” ... http://www.cheetahblog.com/?p=1244 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 new syllabus is to be based on the book entitled "General History of Africa", ... http://www.cheetahblog.com/?p=1233 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 greatly advantaged.For many countries, particularly those that have framed their relations with Africa ... http://www.cheetahblog.com/?p=1235 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 an emerging "oil curse". The Ireland-based company Tullow Oil has reported yet another oil ... http://www.cheetahblog.com/?p=1231 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 she especially wrote for the forthcoming World Cup. The pop princess has also ... http://www.cheetahblog.com/?p=1224 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 announced in March, has seen Bharti acquire Zain’s mobile operations in Africa, which serve more ... http://www.cheetahblog.com/?p=1220