AIDS: Notes From Uganda
Yowerik Kaguta Museveni had other things on his mind when he first heard about HIV/AIDS. Three guerrilla factions – his and two others – were waging a fierce and fractured bush war against the despotic regime of Milton Obote.
Ex-Presidents: Is Africa’s Latest Resource a Blessing or a Curse?
In roughly one short decade, a new political phenomenon has spread across the African continent: Where ex-presidents once were rare, now they are plentiful.
EDITORIAL: A Reason for Hope Where It Is Oft Denied
CENTRAL to the Nepad vision of an Africa that is economically vibrant, politically stable and engaged in global affairs on an equal footing with wealthier regions is a desire to be taken seriously and treated fairly.
Free Trade With China: A View From the Board Room
The Southern African Customs Union and the Chinese have entered into negotiations on a possible Free Trade Agreement (FTA).
Made in China, Made Scared In a Textile Mill in Africa
SELWYN Gershman raises a tidy three-pack of women’s panties. ‘This is what’s killing us,’ he said, lifting his voice above the din of industrial looms droning in the background. ‘We’re on our knees.’
Leveraging the Dragon: Toward ‘An Africa That Can Say No’
The rapidly growing engagement between China and Africa requires a greater balance of the economic and strategic interests of both sides.
Plurality: Coming or Going?
In 15 years of democratisation in Africa, only one opposition party has toppled its rival
No Genocide in Darfur – UN
A HIGH-level UN investigating team released a report on 1 February 2005 concluding that the government of Sudan was responsible for internationally recognised crimes against humanity in the western Sudanese region of Darfur, but the panel stopped short of finding Khartoum and the pro-government Janjaweed militias guilty of genocide.
2005: The Year of Africa’s Economic Turnaround?
AFTER years of stagnation, the continental economy shows signs of accelerating change, according to a variety of recently published research.
China: Dire Threat or Dynamic Partner?
CHINA’S rapid economic expansion in the past decade evokes a litany of impressive, if not intimidating, numbers.