Kenyans hunt societal solutions in Silicon Savannah
Kenya has relied on ingenuity to keep itself ticking over and now has one of the most diversified economies in Africa, writes David Pilling
View ArticlePolicy on farming in Africa ignores research
Agriculture remains a key sector for achieving economic growth and transformation in sub-Saharan Africa, writes Wandile Sihlobo
View ArticleDesperate Zimbabwe tries to revive local interest in the rand
The central bank governor faces a crisis as Zimbabweans make their preference for the US dollar clear, writes Dianna Games
View ArticleThe sun has not set on oil and mining industries in Africa
To survive the current cycle Africa needs a shared dialogue based on mutual dependency and endeavour, writes Olusegun Obasanjo
View ArticleAfrican growth story is still on the move
Urbanisation and a young population will ensure progress, while improving educational systems to develop the skills needed now and into the future is vital, write Dominic Barton and Acha Leke
View ArticleChina’s embrace of harmony makes it a good African fit
The West wants to be in the driver’s seat, while the East allows things to develop, writes George Rautenbach
View ArticleAfrica’s ties with Asia set to grow stronger
Multilateral engagement with Asia as a region, rather than just China, is better for Africa’s long-term growth and stability, writes Rob Attwell
View ArticleCongo’s Grand Inga plan faces a watershed
The World Bank is reluctant to finance the Congo River hydro power colossus, writes Tom Nevin
View ArticleAfricans must plan to master vagaries of commodity cycle
The benefits of Africa’s advantages will not materialise without consistent application of sound policy, writes Rick Menell
View ArticleGroup of states needs synergy with EU goals
The mixed fortunes of the ACP-EU partnership over the past 40 years raise questions about its ambitious future, writes Adekeye Adebajo
View ArticleAfrica now more partial to IMF in times of distress
Many bush-league African governments remain, but the improved macroeconomic policy landscape on the continent bodes well, writes David Pilling
View ArticleRwanda provides lessons on how to narrow Africa’s energy deficit
Adapting new technologies, policy reform and innovative business models can pave the way to renewable energy transformation, writes Stephen Yeboah
View ArticleRelatively speaking, African growth should be robust over the next decade
Slower growth does not equate to no growth, and certainly does not signal a cyclical decline in most African economies, writes Michael Lalor
View ArticlePublic-private sector mistrust undermining Africa’s progress
At key institutions such as the African Union the state is treated as central with the private sector as an unreliable adjunct, writes Dianna Games
View ArticleAfrican researchers need to work to together to achieve more
African countries face similar health and developmental issues, but researchers work in silos, wasting human resources and infrastructure, writes Thomas Kariuki
View ArticleDRC’s Grand Inga plan faces watershed
World Bank is reluctant to finance power project, writes Tom Nevin
View ArticleAfrica does not have just one tale to tell
Africa presents a paradox of risk and opportunity; of weak infrastructure coupled with bounding innovation, writes Morne Mostert
View ArticleMorning breaks out in country of skulls
Rwanda has maximised on its peace dividend, and the country knows what it wants and how to get it, writes Hilary Joffe
View ArticleEDITORIAL: Be wary of the easy money
Mozambique in dire straits following disclosures that the government hid at least $1.4bn in government-guaranteed foreign debt from its creditors
View ArticleAfrican Development Bank says continent far from debt crisis
Africa a long way from facing a debt crisis even as commercial lending to the continent soars, says Abebe Shimeles, a senior official at African Development Bank
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