Facing the Challenges of Democratic Reform in Africa
The western democracy is not always ideal for Africa and it’s time the continent explored participatory democracy that is rooted in culture and traditions, argues Ghana’s former president Jerry Rawlings in this abridged speech he gave while in South Africa recently.
EDITORIAL: Corruption and the Risks of Revolution
Karl Marx got many things wrong, but he was astute on one point. The deep poverty and brash disregard for the poor in industrialising 19th century Europe were the kindling needed to fire revolution.
Soul City: A Strategy for Small-Screen Education
A FEW years ago, Soul City, one of South Africa’s leading prime-time television dramas, rattled viewers with a slap.
Emissions to Soar as Energy Demands Rise
RISING global energy needs will double the carbon dioxide from burning fossil fuels by 2030, with China contributing most towards the increase, says the International Energy Agency (IEA).
Peeling Away a Banana Republic: Lessons from Latin America
The embroidered slogan on the polo-shirt of El Salvador’s minister of tourism said much about the prevalent attitude:
Aid for trade
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SADC integration and trade in services
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Hype and Hope: The Worrisome State of the Microcredit Movement
2005 has been declared the ‘Year of Microcredit’ by the UN, thus acknowledging the journey of microcredit from an obscure experiment in the mid-1970s to the status of a worldwide movement.
African Peer Review Mechanism: A Progress Report
eAfrica spoke to Dr Bernard Kouassi, who was appointed CE of the APRM in January.
Aid to Africa: More Doesn’t Have to Mean Worse
WHY are we condemned to conduct the public debate about aid to Africa in such grossly simplified terms?