The very word sounds scary, but “fracking” holds tremendous promise for Algeria, Libya, Morocco and South Africa, which possess large…
Browsing: Africa in Fact
Nigeria is Africa’s second-largest economy with dreams of being its leader. Years of mismanagement and corruption have left it in…
Kenya relies on hydro-generated power for nearly 50% of its energy needs. Failed rains and the resultant catastrophic droughts have…
Mismanagement, corruption and politicking hold back promised allocations of land and houses in Namibia In November 2014, a few weeks…
A series of solar and wind farms sprouting across the Sahara desert may electrify much of North Africa and even…
To take, to tax, to share? These are the questions governments of countries rich in oil, gold, diamonds, platinum and…
Miners are rapacious and exploit poor African countries. Botswana is a paragon of good governance and the Democratic Republic of…
Vast mineral wealth has fuelled the on-going conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Its forests and mountains are…
Residents of the country’s two major cities oppose the introduction of prepaid water meters Major cities in Zimbabwe, including the…
The South African government’s plans to redraw a municipal boundary raise questions of gerrymandering When in November last year the…
