African economies are taking a beating through reduced trade and aid from Europe. But overall, growth and investment trends are holding steady, and new opportunities opening up
News
First Quantum invests $3.7bn in Zambia
Toronto-listed miner pours nearly $4bn into Africa’s biggest copper producer
Policy forecast
Key policy trends to watch in South Africa, Mali, Ghana and DRC in the next month
What are the implications of Ghana's transition?
The death of Ghanaian President John Atta Mills has put the spotlight on the west African nation, widely lauded for its democratic credentials
Is Africa being victimised by the ICC?
Now in its tenth year, the ICC has faced criticism for a perceived bias towards prosecuting cases in Africa
Donors, African countries pledge billions to family planning
The international community has put contraception back on the development agenda with commitments to reach 120m more women with family planning services by 2020
Is Africa ready for low-cost airlines?
Stelios is taking a low-cost airline to sub-Saharan Africa, but he faces big challenges in the continent’s illiberal airspace
Mali strategy must start in South
Mali’s post-coup transition in the South and the separatist rebellion in the North are two distinct but interrelated crises. Neither can be ignored. But the current planned interventions seem muddled says Todd Moss, vice president for programs and senior fellow at the Center for Global Development
Pascal Lamy, director-general, World Trade Organisation
“I am convinced Africa will become a net food exporter”
China’s impact on commodity prices
Since 2002, global commodity prices have boomed with major implications for Africa’s resource-rich economies
Interview with Elsie Kanza, Director and Head of Africa World Economic Forum, speaks to Lanre Akinola, Editor of This Is Africa, ahead of WEF 2013. Visit www.thisisafricaonline.com/wef for more exclusive coverage of the World Economic Forum in Cape Town from May 8 - 10.
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