Pan African Visions
How social entrepreneurs tap Africa’s greatest resource
By SALLY OSBERG* Young, bright, a qualified actuary and self-described “hardened capitalist”, Taddy Blecher had accepted an offer…
Rise of the African Sovereign Wealth Fund
By ELEANOR WHITEHEAD* African sovereign wealth funds are emerging to save and invest resource revenues. If efficient, they…
Most African countries could reach middle income status by 2025
BY SHANTA DEVARAJAN AND WOLFGANG FENGLER* Hardly a week goes by without an African investors’ conference or growth…
Mike Macharia – the Kenyan businessman with pan-African ambitions
BY DINFIN MULUPI* Kenyan entrepreneur Mike Macharia was only 25 when he ventured into business, establishing Seven Seas…
Burkina Faso: women succeed with self-initiated microcredit system
By Olivier Nyirubugara* Women in south-western Burkina Faso have engaged in informal but prosperous trade in the last…
Ghana President Sworn In Despite Election Challenge
By Laura Burke* ACCRA — John Dramani Mahama was sworn in as Ghana's president Monday, following last month’s…
Just Let Charles Taylor Go?
James N. Kariuki* One of the most tragic African political offenders of the second half of the 20th…
Africa’s middle class prospers, but at a price
In Ghana, the middle class is growing fast. It's a trend typical across the whole continent. But, there…
Obasanjo: Nigerian leaders should reach out to Boko Haram
By Zain Verjee and Laura Smith-Spark* Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo has said more could be done to…
Wealthy Gulf investors warm to Africa
By Mirna Sleiman* Wealthy Gulf Arab companies are boosting their investment in Africa's vast lands and untapped resources,…
Africa Is Hooked on Growth
The success is not continent-wide but the best-managed countries are pulling it off By Sebastian Mallaby* A few years…
Has Barack Obama Betrayed Africa?
James Kariuki* On November 8, 2012, the Government of Kenya prohibited importation of Genetically Modified Organism (GMO) foods…
Barack Obama and Africa’s Agricultural Revolution: A Dubious Prospect?
By James Kariuki* In May this year, US President Barack Obama launched the New Alliance for Food and…
Can President Jacob Zuma Transform South Africa During His Second Term?
By Jonathan Khumalo Ncube Post-colonial Africa has produced a handful of great leaders who share one distinguishing…
President Obama’s Shadow on Ghana’s Elections
George B.N. Ayittey* Ghana was the first sub-Saharan African country U.S. President Barak Obama visited in July 2009.…