The Currency wars: when two elephants engage in a wrestle fight…
Currency wars between powerful nations may have a negative effect on fragile economies such as those those in Africa
View ArticleNever mind the volatility, feel the vitality
Emerging markets like those in Africa offer companies a chance to establish business habits for years to come.
View ArticleSouth of the Sahara: Boom times, at least in parts
Pratibha Thaker: regional director, Africa, Economist Intelligence Unit Sub-Saharan Africa will be one of the fastest-growing regions of the world in 2011, thanks to surging demand both from abroad...
View ArticleTurkish PM: Africa needs trade more than aid
In his address to EU-Africa summit held Monday in Libya, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that African countries need trade, investment, technical and scientific cooperation more than...
View ArticleModern day slavery in America
West African Girls Now Free CNN Amber Lyin talks to 2 girls brought to the the US and forced to work in hair salons. New Jersey — They arrived in the United States from West Africa, young girls held...
View ArticleLobbying for Africa
Just as Hispanic politicians have realized, we hope that western politicians, community leaders, students, musicians, and pastors with African root will accept, one day, that our destinies are tied...
View ArticleMulti-National Corporations play it ‘dirty’ in Africa
Corruption is a worldwide problem. For convenience sake, it has been widely associated with developing countries for the most part. It would be dishonest on my part to defend the developing world...
View ArticleBusiness in Africa: It’s Boom Time if You Can Dance
There is much more happening in Africa than what you see on TV. There is a reason the world’s big businesses are paying closer attention to the continent known for its challenges like poverty, disease,...
View ArticleAfrica: Trading With the Enemy
The African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) masquerades as a boost for Africa's development, but the reality is that it's nothing less that a new scramble for Africa, writes Jason Hickel.
View ArticleIs the West losing Africa to China?
With Chinese yuan and Indian rupees increasingly finding their way into Africa's economies, Western powers are worried that they are losing influence in the resource-rich continent, according to analysts.
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