Agricultural Imbalances Under Fire
COTTON anchors the economies of some of the world’s poorest nations. But in 2001, the most recent year for which statistics are available, 24 sub-Saharan African states lost an estimated $302 million in cotton exports.
Fair Land Reform Without Violence
WITH its legacy of violent, extra-legal land seizures and resulting famine, Zimbabwe has asserted to the world that the only path to reform is the mailed fist.
Aid That Just Makes Sense
School feeding schemes provide incentives for destitute families to keep their children in class.
Reading, Writing & a Celery Stick
Five years ago, Banareng Primary School in Atteridgeville, a township near Pretoria, was losing its battle against the typical consequences of poverty. Attendance and grades were poor and illnesses among students frequent.
Africa’s Agriculture Needs A Coherent Fix
Study sketches broad-based approach to achieving food security on world’s hungriest continent.
Business Impatient With Leaders On Nepad
African politicians urge investment, but corporate captains want stability, accountability first. It was only a matter of time.
Africa’s Failure To Grow A Global ‘Tragedy’
Study highlights constructive ways to break continent’s stubborn economic malaise.
Raking the Muck in Dakar: The Battle of a City’s Teeming Dump
The stench wafts for miles around. Nonetheless, people of all ages, mostly men, scurry around the Mbeubeuss dump near Dakar, the capital of Senegal, salvaging anything that can be sold.
AIDS Ravages Labour Force
Study of 50 countries indicates high cost of inaction to private sector; Africa worst hit an estimated 36.5 million people engaged in some form of economic activity worldwide are HIV-positive, resulting in an annual loss of $25 billion in productivity – twice the yearly gross domestic product of Kenya.
Africa – Think Beyond Primary Education
Education is a universal right, a prerequisite for democracy, a path out of material and spiritual poverty.