News Analysis: Is this the right time for the UN to leave Liberia?
After 13 years, Unmil will return security control to a vastly underfunded military and police force that do not inspire confidence in a still-traumatised populace
View ArticleThis time the uprising in Zimbabwe is different – but will it bring regime...
Zimbabwe’s failure to develop more democratic sovereignty and liberation is central to demands of dissenters and has brought about different protest type
View ArticleMozambique’s flare-up of conflict is an unresolved elite power struggle
Real grievances of people not addressed, say speakers at Institute for Security Studies discussion
View ArticleWho are Africa’s action heroes of the soil?
Africa Food Prize will recognise leading efforts to change the reality of farming in Africa — from a struggle to survive, to a business that thrives, writes Strive Masiyiwa
View ArticleInvesting in Africa is more about betting on the future
Opportunities for investment in infrastructure, particularly in energy, have piqued investor interest, writes Dianna Games
View ArticleWhy too many African countries are stuck in the Third World
The continent’s colonial past is no excuse for its failure so far to catch up, emulate and leapfrog Asian economies, write Sandile Swana and Lumkile Mondi
View ArticleWill Habré conviction set a precedent?
Enthusiasm aside, trial’s effect is still hard to measure, writes Pierre Hazan
View ArticleRail the key to unlock growth in Africa
All studies conclude that if Africa had an integrated rail network system the cost of doing business would be reduced, writes Bongani Mankewu
View ArticleAfrica must learn lessons of unification pitfalls
Amazing benefits of globalisation are unimaginable to many, except when it affects their employment, writes Xhanti Payi
View ArticleToo few PhDs in Africa limit contribution to policy making on climate change
Systemic, long-term collaboration cannot happen unless higher education is made a priority by governments, as it has been in East Africa, writes Piyushi Kotecha
View ArticleNiger Delta Avengers hold Nigeria to ransom
The upheaval highlights the imbalances and fragility of Africa’s biggest economy, which depends too heavily on oil for foreign currency, writes Chiziwiso Pswarayi
View ArticleWhy Ethiopia is on track to become Africa’s industrial powerhouse
It is not a long-shot to predict Ethiopia will catch up with countries such as China and Vietnam in some low-tech manufacturing industries in the near future
View ArticleInsurmountable obstacles surround AU’s plan for pan-African passport
There are too many social, cultural and, above all, economic issues that will make the use of such a passport impractical
View ArticleMandela would want us to invest in youth
The future depends on the people of Africa working together to lay a foundation so Africa’s young people have the opportunities they deserve, writes Bill Gates
View ArticleBetter late than never as SA plays catch-up in Africa’s markets
SA has not gained the kind of traction it could have had from its early-mover advantage, Dianna Games
View ArticleZimbabwe should adopt rand to avoid economic collapse
SA and regional partners should pre-emptively offer Zimbabwe access to the Common Monetary Area and SACU, writes Benjamin Cronin
View ArticleIvorians jittery over vote on citizenship
Ivory Coast has posted good growth figures, but ethnic tension keeps it fragile, writes Richard Chelin
View ArticleMalawi may have to choose between peace or prosperity in lake dispute
International arbitration may be the best route to appease all parties in bitter territorial dispute over lucrative slice of Lake Malawi, writes Jackwell Feris
View ArticleCopying North Korea is Mugabe’s folly
There are many parallels between Harare and Pyongyang — isolation, sanctions, food insecurity, beggared economies, and a rabid hate of the West — and both are propped up by their wealthier neighbours,...
View ArticleRich tribute to one of Africa’s intellectual giants
The late Kenyan intellectual Ali Mazrui insisted Africa is central, and not peripheral, to world politics, writes Adekeye Adebajo
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