Foreign direct investment (FDI), much like a stethoscope or a thermometer, can be thought of as a diagnostic tool that…
Browsing: Africa in Fact
Southern Africa’s telecoms New undersea cables: Not enough to kick-start a tech revolution by Simon Allison It is easy to…
Decades of family rule in Togo country have resulted in very little development
Understanding ethnicity—inherited or imposed—can go a long way to ensure accurate coverage of conflict in Africa
The concerns of the political elite revolve around ‘political budgets’ and the price of loyalty in South Sudan
In Africa, doing good business is being good business
Preventing the looting of the public purse will require Africa and the West to work together
Africa’s intensified effort against corruption has neither prevented billions of dollars from being stolen nor improved its image
The continent’s high levels of graft are at the root of its lack of development, and mostly affect the poor
A long-term approach to doing business anywhere relies on nurturing relationships, and perhaps more in Africa than elsewhere
