Africa

  • Jul 15, 2014
  • 7 min read

Regional action shapes efficacy of sanctions in Africa

The EU on July 10 announced sanctions against opposing South Sudanese military figures. The EU...

Africa
  • Jul 14, 2014
  • 7 min read

Sub-national authorities push Africa investment policy

Sub-Saharan Africa's (SSA) major commercial centres are seizing their relatively limited autonomy...

Africa
  • Jul 1, 2014
  • 7 min read

Politics will mar service provision in African cities

Major sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) cities exhibit high urban population growth rates alongside low...

Africa
  • Jun 27, 2014
  • 6 min read

Africa's 'mega projects' face financing challenges

African governments are proposing an extensive and growing portfolio of large-scale...

Africa
  • Jun 25, 2014
  • 2 min read

Regional powers drive intra-African FDI

The UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) yesterday released its World Investment...

Africa
  • Jun 24, 2014
  • 6 min read

Voter technology failures de-legitimise Africa polls

The use of election technology is rapidly spreading across sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The Election...

Africa
  • Jun 20, 2014
  • 6 min read

Western donors and BRICS eye triangular African ties

The growth of BRICS countries' economic and diplomatic ties with sub-Saharan Africa has spawned...

Africa
  • Jun 9, 2014
  • 12 min read

Prospects for Africa in the third quarter

Sub-Saharan Africa's (SSA) economies -- with the exception of South Africa -- will continue...

Africa