The quest to achieve MDGs therefore ought not to transform the continent into some huge NGO
21st September 2010Donor-centric Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) have denied Africa an opportunity to engage in int...
13th September 2010Kenyans are feeling more optimistic about the future with a 58% feeling more positive about the futu...
28th September 2010Donor perspectives are predicated on paternalism; charity; and unfulfilled promises rather than real...
27th September 2010A farmer protests during the WTO negotiations Photo courtesyNegotiation, fro...
12th October 2010In order to understand its history, to reclaim its past, and to enable its people to move forward in...
4th October 2010African entrepreneurs must be aware of the regional, continental and global business dynamics in ord...
1st November 2010Unionised workers on strike Photo courtesySome voices in the government...
12th October 2010Is Africa's renaissance bearing fruit?This year, 17 African countries are celebrating th...
15th November 2010My 50-year vision for Nigeria is to tap into the creativity and innovation of our young people. Our...
1st November 2010The new constitutional dispensation finally offers hope of delivering government to the people throu...
16th November 2010The current Petroleum Industry Bill cannot reform the Nigerian oil and gas sector.
19th November 2010From the on-going oil debates, Ghanaians are drawing hard lessons from the international system.
7th December 2010Development that lacks a human face is as bad as democracy that disregards the minority.
29th November 2010There is an urgent need to review and amend the NEITI Act to tighten loose ends.
10th January 2011Uganda is a potential strategic trade hub for the East African Community (EAC) and Intergovernmental...
20th December 2010Investing in LDCs can provide the stimulus that will help to propel and sustain global economic reco...
10th May 2011The centre of gravity of the global economy has shifted. Africa’s moment of opportunity is recognize...
15th February 2011Obama’s White House is seeking, as Mrs. Clinton emphasized in Nairobi, to promote this new mindset –...
7th September 2009If Africa is to have a greater say in global governance, it has to be better organised and it must d...
21st September 2009A free market does not operate in conditions of lawless chaos – proper application of the rule of la...
15th September 2009Jua Kali artisan Photo courtesyThe informal economy (IE) is fas...
28th September 2009The meaning of development, in general perception and practice, has been limited to the capacity of...
31st August 2009How do you reconcile the emphasis on agriculture and food exports with the equal emphasis, especiall...
10th August 2009This is a significant move from old style scientific cooperation with Europe where research is manag...
15th September 2009We must proactively push for individual productivity and an increase in citizens’ payment for the up...
8th September 2009If ever there was a classic demonstration of how subsidies fail to achieve their intended effect, i....
25th August 2009Dropping food aid Photo courtesyNo wise military commander would attempt to feed a batt...
19th September 2009We have graduated from wandering in the desert of under-development and are now marching towards so...
28th September 2009James Shikwati argues on BBC's Radio 4 programme: Iconoclasts that aid to developing countries tea...
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