A Deed Changes Hands And a Farm Still Thrives
State support, rule of law and collaboration are key to ensuring successful land reform in South Africa.
A New Face For US Aid?
Washington increases development funding, but ties it to tougher standards of governance
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.