Ebola: A wake-up call for leaders

Disease exposes the weaknesses of neglected healthcare systemsThe recent outbreak of the Ebola virus epidemic in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone h...

Intra-Africa trade: Going beyond political commitments

Progress will come when agreements are implemented  Among Africa's policy wonks, underperforming trade across the continent within the region ...

Illicit Financial Flows from Africa: Track it, stop it, get it

Illicit money outflows are draining Africa's domestic resources, depriving it of crucial investment funds.The figures are staggering: between $1.2 tril...

UN chief teams up with World Bank leader to resolve conflict and fight poverty in Congo

As the United Nations intervention brigade takes up positions to confront armed rebels in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, expectations are high among some Congolese ...

To Rio and beyond: Africa seeks sustainable solutions

Paving the path to "the future we want"  It is rare for a head of government to be greeted with applause at the very beginning of a speech before ...

Lesotho's economy catches flu — from South Africa's sneeze

For decades the mountain kingdom of Lesotho has relied heavily on South Africa to advance — until now. South Africa's economic difficulties are placing Lesotho...

Food crisis: time to break the cycle

Once every few years, the world goes through a familiar ritual: various factors converge to trigger unusual increases in global food prices. In response, countries rush through emergency measures to w...