The commodities downturn has revealed the fragility and structural weaknesses of many African economies. With fast-growing populations, African states are under intense pressure to deliver for their citizens. At the same time, austerity is affecting Africa’s donors, with foreign governments focused on domestic priorities rather than overseas largesse. Climate change and income inequality are fuelling […]
The Africa-China summit will provide an opportunity to get a feel for how the Chinese President is responding to democratic developments in Africa.
With South Africa’s membership, Africa can benefit with most, if not all, their development projects, writes Thebe Mabanga.
The past shows that aid and development models cannot resolve the continent’s inherent problems.
South Africa is now the stabilising factor among the ‘frontline states’ that opposed apartheid.
Leaders have thrown their weight behind the need for development of the African continent as expressed at the first Brics business council meeting.
Speaking at the G20 meeting <b>Bill Gates</b> urges richer nations to invest more, not less.
One of the most important areas where China is set to play a bigger role is in the construction and infrastructure sectors in Africa.
Development finance institutions are crucial for small and medium-sized enterprisesacross Africa who struggle to gain access to finance for expansion.
Partnership among all sectors of society can fill Africa’s funding gap, to the benefit of all players, says <b>Kofi Annan</b>.
Uganda’s editors are making stories about development accessible, writes Richard M Kavuma.
Paula Akugizibwe discovers her hometown, Rwanda’s capital, Kigali, is rapidly catching up with 21st-century pop culture.
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/ 22 January 2009
A recommendation that poor children have access to pre-primary education was taken up by the minister of finance in his June 2008 budget speech.
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/ 22 January 2009
Joint Special Award — Drivers of Change Government Award: The Ministry of Finance and Economic Development in Mauritius.
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/ 22 January 2009
To belong to a civilisation is to take all your nation’s bodies and ready them for the open market.
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/ 20 January 2009
According to Unctad, the rates of return on foreign investments in the continent were the highest of any developing region in 2006 and 2007.
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/ 15 November 2008
SA must use this weekend’s G20 meeting to protect increases in social spending.
Last month the world’s leaders gathered again at the UN to assess midway progress towards achieving targets known as the Millennium Development Goals.
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/ 30 September 2008
Last week world leaders gathered at the UN to assess midway progress towards achieving targets known as the Millennium Development Goals.
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/ 29 September 2008
One of the things that former President Thabo Mbeki got right during his term was his relationship with and role on the African continent.
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/ 24 September 2008
Michael Keating reports on progress towards the Millennium Development Goals at the midpoint.
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/ 23 September 2008
Civil society members are disappointed that the World Bank investment in oil in the Doba oil fields in southern Chad has broken down.
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/ 10 September 2008
Total aid from rich governments and their agencies amounts to $120-billion annually, with private contributions adding another $20 to $25-billion.
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/ 6 September 2008
Blessed with natural resources of oil, diamonds, and rich agricultural land, Anglola has the potential to become one of the richest nations worldwide.
Geographic information systems could play a vital role in improving agriculture and boosting food security in Africa.
Aside from Britain, G8 countries are reluctant to reaffirm their commitment to cash for development.
It looks like a contraption out of a science fiction movie, with its heavy-duty hammer and chains, and it is used for destruction — of the best kind.
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/ 22 January 2008
The World Bank and African Development Bank, acting over the turmoil in Kenya, said on Tuesday they may have to adjust lending programmes if unrest persists following a disputed poll. ”We wish to continue working with the people of Kenya … but it is difficult to do so effectively in an environment of instability,” they said.
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/ 27 November 2007
International lenders have signed up a -million loan for the construction of a pan-African submarine cable to slash communication costs in the region. Five lenders, including World Bank’s International Finance Corporation and the African Development Bank, will deliver the money for the 23-nation East Africa Submarine System (EASSy) cable that will run from South Africa to Sudan.