All articles in 'Development'


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
Diversity Should Work for Africa's Greatness

The great diversity of Africa is its biggest strength and its enduring splendour.

1st February 2016
Will Ghana and Africa Implement the SDGs Framework...

Low starting points and inequality both within and between countries will make Sub-Saharan Africa’s...

26th April 2016
Ghana, Russia Set to Promote Cooperation

Russia and Ghana are linked by nearly 60 years of diplomatic relations, but business relationships a...

30th May 2016
India: Strengthening Ties with Africa

As Modi speeds up engagement with African countries, there is an important challenge that he faces w...

8th July 2016
Innovation: Key to Reengineering Africa’s De...

It is innovation, the bringing of something new into a situation, that brings change. In other words...

17th July 2016
Foreign Aid: East Africa Should Read In Between Th...

Do African economies equally view aid as a stimulus? Is this evident in the priorities and actions o...

15th August 2016
Scoreboard: China 5.0; Russia 0.5

Lack of credit support and investment guarantees from the Russian government and financial instituti...

4th September 2016
U.S.-Africa Economic Ties: A Review

The fact is that, despite significant growth in much of the continent, Africa’s entire GDP is still...

3rd October 2016
WEF Does Not Add Value to Africa

If Africans equip themselves with arguments to defend Africa's position vis-à-vis the current exploi...

25th January 2016
Building Science and Technology Capacity in Africa...

The youth of Africa will drive the growth and prosperity of the continent into the next generation -...

12th April 2016
Africa's Five 'High 5s'

Together we will Light up and Power Africa, Feed Africa, Industrialize Africa, Integrate Africa and...

1st February 2016
Sustainable Energy Future

We need more energy. We need to reduce emissions. And we need to make sure the required investments...

28th April 2016
Eurobond or Eurobomb?

Starting in 2007, a number of African countries have been issuing sovereign bonds in the internation...

15th April 2016
Denaturalizing Poverty and Debureaucratizing Hung...

We are bombarded by so many images that we see pain, but do not touch it; we hear weeping, but do no...

27th June 2016
‘Diversification’: The Much Abused Word in Zam...

Given the number of times the word ‘diversification’ has been used in 52 years, everybody knows what...

9th May 2016
The Five Levels of Corruption

God, through wisdom, had defined the five levels of human depravity. Apparently, it is these set of...

11th July 2016
Building Stronger Economies and Communities in Afr...

Across the world an increasing number of businesses are looking beyond short-term economic growth an...

27th June 2016
Big Business: The Human Rights Protection Vacuum

The perils of corporate power is best portrayed in so colorful and dramatic terms in what the renown...

8th August 2016
Role of Media in Africa

Who shapes the narrative of stories on Africa? Is our media Pan African in how it covers African sto...

17th July 2016
Media and the Creation of Realities in Africa and...

One of the factors that make powerful countries powerful is their determination and ability to contr...

22nd August 2016
Congo's Underdeveloped Agriculture Sector

Although the government signed the Maputo Declaration in 2003, it has devoted only between one and t...

8th August 2016
Nigeria: Change Begins With Me Campaign

We must resist the temptation to fall back on the same partisanship, pettiness and immaturity that h...

15th September 2016
Mixed Optimism in Latest SSA Consumer Confidence R...

The latest Nielsen Africa Prospects Indicator report shows that Kenya has some of the most positive...

4th September 2016
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African Perceptions of the Eur...