Regional Shift in Tobacco Industry Reflects Losses to Zim Economy
IN THE highly lucrative world of tobacco production, Malawi and Zambia were never big players.
Enough Promises, Africa Needs To Set Priorities
THIS year will mark the fifth year since the core elements of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development were first put forward as the Millennium Africa Recovery Plan.
Fighting Graft Bribe by Bribe
DR. PETER Eigen, founder of the global corruption watchdog group Transparency International, spoke with the South African Institute of International Affairs in Johannesburg on two recent occasions. The following are excerpts from those interviews.
Africa’s Big States: Toward a New Realism
New paradigms of governance and engagement must be sought to address the special challenges posed by large populations and national territories.
Editorial: No Sovereignty Without Good Governance
Africa asserts a fiction of sovereignty. We focus on the trappings of statehood – flags, presidential processions and borders. We sign treaties with our neighbours to abide by rules of non-interference and mutual respect.
It’s Good To Be the King
Ruling parties in Africa face little electoral threat from weak and divided oppositions
A Year of Checks on Ballots
At least 10 African countries are scheduled to hold presidential or parliamentary elections between April and December — ballots that could affirm the maturing of democratic practice on the continent and mark a critical turning point in the political evolution of key states.
Malawi’s Young Democrats: A View From Inside the Ranks
IN 2001, Malawian Journalist Peter Banda was assaulted by a band of UDF youth militias while working on a story.
Ghana and Civil Society Clash Over Allegations of Corruption
WITH a stroke of chutzpah or very bad timing, the government of Ghana has provoked a feud with civil society organisations just as Accra becomes the first to fall under the lens of the African Peer Review Mechanism.
A Posse of Guns for Hire
Discharged and jobless, Africa’s former combatants find dubious work as mercenaries.