Africa
Tariff inertia will prolong Africa's power deficit
Obama today visited a US-owned power-plant in Tanzania as he ends his Africa tour.
Africa'Catch-up' theory belies scope of US Africa influence
US President Barack Obama today begins his first trip to sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) since 2009,...
AfricaTrade will not provide major boost to global growth
Global trade levels rose by 1.4% in April, after falling by 0.1% in March and 1.1% in February,...
InternationalNile legal rows belie quieter African cooperation
The Nile Basin Initiative (NBI) is due to hold its annual ministerial meeting on June 20 in Juba,...
AfricaCapacity issues curtail African taxation ambitions
Several African heads of state participated in pre-G8 meetings in London over June 15-17.
AfricaNigerian and African markets face asset bubble risk
The World Bank's Global Economic Prospects report yesterday largely maintains projections for...
AfricaProspects for Africa in the third quarter
Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) continues to attract attention from investors. Yet recent official...
AfricaHorn of Africa gold mining outlook is unexceptional
The large rise in international gold prices over the past five years (up by some 50%, even...
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