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Nigeria’s film industry: a potential gold mine?

11 Apr 2013

As an entrepreneur, 32-year-old chemistry graduate Jason Njoku achieved success in a most unlikely way: he is Africa’s largest distributor of Nigerian movies, and has raked in over $8 million since...

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Somali diaspora’s remittances cast a lifeline

11 Apr 2013

During two decades of conflict, famines and floods, money sent back home by Somali expatriates —...

What does the ‘Doha Climate Gateway’ mean for Africa?

11 Apr 2013

A UN climate change conference in Doha, Qatar, concluded in December 2012 with a new agreement...

Counterfeit drugs raise Africa’s temperature

11 Apr 2013

For someone with advanced technical know-how and a devious mind, a piece of chalk or some flour or...

Politics of succession: coping when leaders die

15 Jan 2013

To avoid chaos, countries must follow constitutional procedures

Ghana’s ‘new path’ for handling oil revenue

15 Jan 2013

Seeking to avoid the ill effects of Africa’s resource “curse”

Africa’s food policy needs sharper teeth

15 Jan 2013

Good intentions alone are not enough

What went wrong? Lessons from Malawi’s food crisis

15 Jan 2013

Malawi has gone from bountiful maize crops to renewed uncertainty: Strong, democratic leadership...

Stabilizing Somalia: a new chapter begins

15 Jan 2013

A “make or break” point for the country’s new leaders

After Africa’s wars, a ‘new day’ for building peace

15 Jan 2013

UN's Judy Cheng-Hopkins on peacebuilding work in Africa

‘Ensure that everyone benefits from economic gains’

15 Jan 2013

Interview with Maged Abdelaziz, UN special adviser on Africa