Hold on to your hats – next year will be a rocky ride for Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa faces headwinds but the challenging environment will be an opportunity for real structural change, writes Dianna Games
View ArticleTunisia’s Nobel win a lesson in civil negotiation
A key element in Tunisian success was political maturity of Ennahda, which became the first Islamic party to give up power voluntarily, writes Adekeye Adebajo
View ArticlePower electrifies Africa as elections loom
Presidential elections in Zambia herald a power play, writes Anna Hirtenstein
View ArticleWartime rape not a neat, single narrative
Significant victory for sexual and gender-based crimes at the International Criminal Court must not be instrumentalised to entrench narrow definitions of wartime rape, writes Kelly-Jo Bluen
View ArticleGhana’s visa relaxation a vote of faith in Africa
Move has been widely lauded as a milestone in the journey towards economic and social integration across the continent, writes Lindiwe Mazibuko
View ArticleZuma’s Nigerian visit a balm for better relations
President Jacob Zuma went out of his way to heal a persistent historical wound, writes Adekeye Adebajo
View ArticleHow the boom-bust of Ghana is linked to Côte d’Ivoire’s revival
SA companies seeking a foothold in West Africa would do well to remember porous borders mean the two countries’ fortunes are entwined, writes George Rautenbach
View ArticleThe entities behind dodgy Congo deal
Panama Papers throw light on ownership secrecy in Khulubuse Zuma front, writes Craig McKune
View ArticleAfrica is keen to change terms of engagement with investors
Economic Commission for Africa report shows the continent is consistently short-changed in bilateral investment treaties, writes Dianna Games
View ArticleHard work and smart choices the real reasons for the ‘Mauritian miracle’
The nonstandard responses of the Mauritian people to political and economic crises are behind the country’s economic performance, writes Eustace Davie
View ArticleReclaiming Africa’s history of economics
Decolonising economic thought must abandon narrative that an authentic African surrenders all economic agency to a government or central authority, writes Trudi Makhaya
View ArticleFunds are there but they must be freed up
Ebola response shows African financial and human resources stand ready to complement the international community’s efforts, writes Carl Manlan
View ArticleHas Africa’s digital revolution started, at last?
More Africans online means more opportunities for digital entrepreneurs and possibly a growth engine for economies across the continent, writes Meir Brand
View ArticleAfrican competitiveness rests on infrastructure investment
Linking infrastructure networks to production and distribution hubs would enable regional and global investment and trade, writes Bongani Mankewu
View ArticleInvestors pawns in political power play
SA’s ditching of bilateral treaties means there are no rules, writes Ben Winks
View ArticleBungled Kenyan cases spotlight ICC’s image problem
The International Criminal Court must tackle its image problem in Africa, writes David Pilling
View ArticleResources not Africa’s only gem
The continent’s prosperity lies in other sectors, and there's a huge opportunity on the horizon, writes Donald Kaberuka
View ArticleMozambique’s fishy tale does not augur well for the future
Dianna Games asks whether Mozambique will dig itself into a deep hole before its highly lucrative gas production begins
View ArticleNigerian ‘nomad’ feels more unwelcome in SA than anywhere else
Why is a Nigerian in Pretoria considered more of a foreigner than an immigrant from the Netherlands, asks Mary Izobo
View ArticleSA’s leadership role on continent an evolving strategic web
The ANC government recognises it must get its domestic house in order to play a leadership role in Africa, writes Adekeye Adebajo
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