Comment: Taxing Africa to Death
High taxes on drugs drive up health costs and block access to treatment for Africa’s poor, says medical researcher Richard Tren
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Battle for Control of African Development Bank
DEADLOCK over the election of a new president of the African Development Bank (AfDB) at last month’s annual meeting threatens the bank’s bid to become a major channel for the fresh aid to Africa as proposed by UK Prime Minister Tony Blair and the New Partnership for Africa’s Development.
EDITORIAL: Pressuring Banks to Do the Impossible
A VARIETY of surveys and studies – by the World Bank, UN Conference on Trade and Development and by eAfrica last year – have noted that lack of credit blocks business growth in Africa. But conventional wisdom said little could be done.
Putting Faith in Child Care
Governments, donors must recognise the role of religious groups in caring for vulnerable children.
Comment – Saga Down South: What Political Culture Are We Building?
In June, a court found that South Africa’s deputy president, Jacob Zuma, had engaged in a “generally corrupt relationship” with his financial advisor, a briefcase entrepreneur found guilty of corruption and fraud who had given millions of rands to Zuma and won a slice of a controversial arms deal without any technical capacity.
Comment – Zuma: Measuring the Impact
An explosive mix of corruption and politics has unleashed political rebellion against South Africa’s president as corruption and factional fighting grip the ruling ANC.
Côte d’Ivoire: Warning Signs of Another Rwanda
PEACE is within Côte d’Ivoire’s grasp, if only the government and rebels honour their pledges, Pierre Schori of the UN mission in Abidjan said last month, after another delay to the preparations for elections in October.
EDITORIAL: How Much Does AIDS Cost Africa?
As far back as 2003 a World Bank report warned that most studies on the macroeconomic costs of AIDS – as measured by reduced GDP rates – were underestimating the impact of tearing holes in Africa’s social fabric.
Greening the Namibian Desert: An African Success Story
A determined entrepreneur turns an arid landscape into a burgeoning vineyard
Regional Integration & Economic Partnerships Agreements Seminar
SAIIA and Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies (TIPS) held a two-day seminar, from 10-11 November 2005, looking at regional integration in Southern and Eastern Africa, with specific focus on the role played by external partners in these integration projects.
