All articles in 'Development'


Africa’s Development Challenges

I would like to highlight two pre-independence leitmotifs in the thinking of Europeans about Africa...

18th September 2017
Youth, Culture and Sport

Culture and creative industries are taking a centre stage in the continental and global agenda

18th September 2017
Mauritius: The Need for a Technocratic Government

Various sectors have suffered from policy makers’ inability to adapt to the dynamic nature of a glob...

5th September 2017
South Africa: Women in Occupational Levels

Women continue to be under-represented in various occupational levels both in the private and the pu...

5th September 2017
Japan - Africa Energy Initiative

The key challenge for Africa is the generation of power

15th August 2017
YouthConnekt: Getting to 50 Million Jobs by 2020

Rwanda is a story to tell, an experience to share, and a model for inspiration.

8th August 2017
Business: Role of People, Product and Process

The 3P's is a popular concept used in entrepreneurship and business, the 3P's concept is a tried and...

1st August 2017
Role of Government in Entrepreneurship

You succeed to a large extent because of the power of your vision and your focus but you need a frie...

25th July 2017
Why Entrepreneurs Are Missing Out On Africa’s ‘Hid...

Africa’s informal markets represent an enormous part of the continent’s trade and employment

18th July 2017
Integrated Tourism as a Method to Revive Cruise To...

Africa, specifically Eastern and Southern Africa and the Indian Ocean Islands provide an excellent o...

18th July 2017
CSR Use to Attract Africa's Top Talent

Standfirst: CSR and sustainability programmes form a crucial link with profitability, research revea...

18th July 2017
Towards a Resurging Africa

Africa can turn the challenges it is facing into genuine prospects for development and stability. Af...

4th July 2017
Africa: Dominated By Consumption Economies

On the occasion of the first meeting of the African Economic Platform, hosted by Mauritius last Marc...

4th July 2017
Africa: Silencing the Guns

Peace, security and stability are fundamental to the realization of sustainable development and to a...

4th July 2017
East African Container Trade Expands Over First Qu...

Political uncertainty and conflict continue to be a challenge

27th June 2017
Africa Registers Optimistic Growth Forecast

After a decade of growth, African countries are facing a more challenging outlook, notably with comm...

20th June 2017
Nepad Keen on Youth Development

On June 16, South Africa commemorated Youth Day, a day to honour the role played by South Africa’s y...

20th June 2017
Expanding Into Africa: Is It Viable For SMEs?

For small business owners, expanding into other African regions seems a logical ‘next step’ to meeti...

6th June 2017
Building on Success: Achieving Tanzania's Goal of...

East Africa has remained one of the fastest-growing regions in sub-Saharan Africa.

24th May 2017
Addressing Corruption: A Roadmap to Recovery

Illicit flows from Africa could be as much as US$50 billion per annum. This is approximately double...

10th May 2017
President Pushes for Home-Based Value Addition on...

President Yoweri Museveni has urged African leaders to stop what he described as ideological meander...

3rd May 2017
Ubuntu Conference Explores African Development

The theme of this year’s conference was “ubuntu” — a call for collaboration.

28th April 2017
Sweating the Balance Sheet to Deliver More for Afr...

Our vision for Africa at the African Development Bank is encapsulated in the High 5s: Light up and p...

28th April 2017
Unlocking Africa's Maritime Potential

Whenever the issue of maritime business is under discussion, the temptation is to dwell more on what...

27th April 2017
Infrastructure Development and the Role of the ECA

Over the years, the ECA has been in partnership with AUC and other continental and Sub-regional bodi...

22nd March 2017
Drivers of Foreign Direct Investment into Africa

Africa is generally less competitive than its main Developing and Transition Economy competitors

22nd March 2017
Aligning Companies and Government for Sustainable...

Some of the wealthiest, most privileged, most powerful people are investing in contingency plans for...

15th March 2017
Youth, Innovation and SDG Achievement

Approximately 9 out of 10 people between the ages of 10 and 24 live in less developed countries.

8th February 2017
South Sudan Has a Bright Future

We have to embrace peace so that we as people of South Sudan can be able to operate and positively c...

8th February 2017
Africa: Building a Partnership for Resilience

Out of 26 countries considered fragile in the 1990s, only 11 countries are considered to have built...

18th January 2017
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African Perceptions of the Eur...