Brazil PHOTOS:Bloomberg
Brazil is actively sharing its experience in agriculture with Africa, and there are hopes that this might be a critical contribution towards realising the continent’s elusive ‘green revolution’
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Anna Tibaijuka PHOTOS: WEF
Africa’s urbanisation must be understood and managed to prevent growing inequalities from becoming a source of conflict, according to Anna Tibaijuka, under-secretary-general of the United Nations and executive director of urban development body UN Habitat.
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Donald Kaberuka, president of the AfDB
Quiet streets greeted the African Development Bank’s return to Abidjan, its former headquarters, this May for its 45th annual meetings. The bank left in 2003, precipitated by the deteriorating security situation in the city as Côte d’Ivoire slid into civil war. Today it occupies three buildings in Tunis – a “Temporary Relocation Agency” that has begun to seem less and less temporary. Its dislocation has been frustrating for bank staff and for international partners, but with elections in Côte d’Ivoire repeatedly postponed an imminent return has seemed unlikely.
More . . .- Regional integration There is a renewed sense of optimism surrounding regional integration in Africa, as the continent’s governments increasingly turn to the private sector as the main driver of economic growth
- Strength in numbers Comesa’s proposal for a common investment area could act as a spur to cross-border investment
- Reforming Senegal’s customs A public-private partnership has vastly improved the customs clearing procedures at Dakar port
- The rebirth of the East African Community A new report from brewer SAB Miller, “The East African Community: Why this time is different,” gives a cautiously optimistic assessment of the East African Community’s prospects in building a coherent regional economic and political framework at the second attempt.
- Too Big to Fail? The World Bank’s loan to Eskom to build the Medupi coal-fired power plant comes as a relief to both industry and the local population, who have suffered from power cuts. But questions are being asked about its environmental impact and the South African company’s role in the region
- A new chapter for African oil The presence of oil has proved to be a mixed blessing for many countries over the years, but by putting local content policies at the heart of their development plans, governments in sub-Saharan Africa are hoping to make the most of their new found reserves
- Challenging times for MCC individuality Created in 2004 to reduce poverty in developing countries, the Millennium Challenge Corporation has enjoyed considerable independence, something that may be threatened by major reviews of US development assistance
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