All articles in 'Development'


African Charter on Statistics: Progress

Implementation of Africa’s development and integration agenda requires that continental statistics a...

26th December 2009
Happiness: The Quest for a Redefinition

Does it surprise anyone that there is a fine line between poor people and happiness?

18th January 2010
South Africa should Rethink its Electricity Produc...

What should be of interest to South Africans is that no part of the generation, transmission and dis...

25th January 2010
The Greenhouse Effect on Development

Development "bacteria wilt" awaits all copy paste "greenhouse" projects on the continent.

12th January 2010
UK Drives Corruption Battle a Notch Higher

When it comes to corruption, let’s be honest about the fact that there is an opportunity cost to int...

20th December 2009
Brazil and Africa: Building a Social Development A...

As the historian and diplomat Alberto da Costa e Silva says, only those who do not know Africa may f...

1st November 2008
Regional Integration No Magic Bullet

The tripartite meeting in Kampala, in which officials from 26 African countries agreed to form one t...

3rd November 2008
Now is Africa's Time

Until 711 AD when Arabs finally conquered Egypt and the destruction of African civilization began, A...

4th November 2008
Europe-Africa: the Indispensable Partnership

We must change the donor-recipient patterns of behaviour which generate on each side paternalistic o...

10th November 2008
Vision 2030: Mythology Redux

Like sheep led to the slaughter, we are to buy the rebranded document loaded in governmentspeak jarg...

15th November 2008
Economics of Pan-Afrikanism in Contemporary Africa

Namibia and Germany have a ‘special relationship.” Francophone countries adore their linkages with F...

18th November 2008
Mauritius Textile Industry: What Future?

There is a future for the textile sector in Mauritius if all stakeholders “want” a future and “act”...

24th November 2008
Why Monetary Union is Good for Africa

Unlike the European monetary approach to create an optimal currency area, an African monetary system...

24th November 2008
Africans Can Change their Destiny

The continent has abundant resources. It should not settle for crumbs that only encourage it to sit...

1st December 2008
Commonwealth: Global Financial Crisis Must not Der...

The challenges which the world presents us – financial, developmental or environmental – can only be...

8th December 2008
Tanzanian Musicians and Sportspeople Need a Mental...

This sluggish culture is rife among Tanzanian artists and sportspeople. Could it be a result of our...

9th December 2008
Reflections on Africa's Lost Generation

We do not take time to interrogate history to determine whether the ongoing crisis has anything to d...

9th December 2008
North Africa: Proper Land Policies Crucial to Deve...

Easing barriers to land transactions can give way to many other social and economic benefits

14th December 2008
East Africa Integration: Why Tanzania is Cautious

If we sincerely mean business, Kenya should harmonize her notorious and nasty land policies whilst U...

15th December 2008
Transformative Leadership Deficiency: Africa’s Maj...

Africa needs transformative leaders as opposed to transactional leaders, if the continent is to exp...

15th December 2008
Is Kenya Headed for a Class War?

“We will never have peace unless we address the problems of the underclass,” says Dr. Mulindi

16th December 2008
African Universities Must Fight Poverty

Neglect of science and technology in African universities has been compounded by a failure to focus...

23rd December 2008
Why the United States of Africa is a Mirage

Even in the African Union, member countries are deeply divided to the extent that they cannot come u...

5th January 2009
Ethiopia Pursues Women Empowerment

Inclusion of women’s perspectives into various economic activities results in greater equality betwe...

6th January 2009
Should Nigeria's Senate be Shown the Door?

Although Section 63(1) of Nigeria's Constitution (1999) requires both houses of the National Assembl...

13th January 2009
Can Aid Solve Poverty in Africa?

Currently, the African continent accounts for 1-2 per cent of world trade. A further 1 per cent incr...

19th January 2009
The Obama Triumph: What Should Africa Do?

We pray that the wind of change that swept through America on November 4th will also sweep the Afric...

20th January 2009
Knowledge Economy will Enrich Africa

Africa may not need to re-invent the wheel. Most of the results of the previous revolutions are alre...

27th January 2009
Uganda Must Harness Local Talent

Uganda ought to focus on its people, especially the brilliant young talented generation. They hold t...

27th January 2009
African History is World History

The very ones who claim African people owe a great debt to them for bringing “civilization” to Black...

3rd February 2009
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African Perceptions of the Eur...