Africa

  • Feb 14, 2014
  • 7 min read

Africa's 'technocrats' provide no governance panacea

Although almost all African governments are now popularly elected, an increasing number of top...

Africa
  • Feb 3, 2014
  • 7 min read

Migration issue tests growing Gulf-Horn of Africa ties

Relations between the Gulf States and the Horn of Africa have deepened in the last decade....

Africa
  • Jan 31, 2014
  • 7 min read

Regional variation mars long-term Africa scenarios

One consequence of sustained relatively high GDP growth rates across sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) --...

Africa
  • Jan 30, 2014
  • 7 min read

Popular pressures spur African 'local content' rules

Ghana's new local content and participation regulations for the petroleum sector take effect on...

Africa
  • Jan 30, 2014
  • 2 min read

Africa terrorism labels risk obscuring local drivers

The US Director of National Intelligence yesterday warned of potential further al-Shabaab attacks...

Africa
  • Jan 27, 2014
  • 6 min read

China's NGOs will follow business overseas

Economic growth has changed China from solely a recipient of international aid to a donor as...

China
  • Jan 23, 2014
  • 11 min read

Africa's 'new reformers' show high economic resilience

Since the early 1980s, 43 out of 49 sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries have entered into lending...

Africa
  • Jan 21, 2014
  • 7 min read

Africa-China myths hide diverse and maturing relations

The Japanese prime minister and the Chinese foreign minister this month both made official visits...

Africa