You are in:
Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Senegalese counterpart Abdoulaye Wade Photos: AFP/Getty Images
Attention may be focused on Iran’s nuclear programme but Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s government has worked hard to become an increasingly global power with a reach that extends into both Latin America and Africa
Chinese naval officers Photos: AFP/Getty Images
China’s growing commitment to UN peacekeeping could hint at Beijing’s willingness to take on a greater role in African security
Photos: AFP/Getty Images
Spain’s second “Plan Africa” emphasises multilateralism, but its basic motivations show little departure from previous initiatives, analysts say
Photos: AFP/Getty Images
Commitments from a number of nations look set to push state-building into the spotlight, and policymakers would do well to learn the lessons of the recent past.
The World Bank group building in Washington, DC. Photos: AFP/Getty Images
Widespread government intervention to combat the financial crisis is leading to a reevaluation of how the state can promote economic development
Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi and Burundi’s vice president Yves Sahinguru at the construction site of a school in Bujumbura AFP/Getty Images
Questions of rivalry between the US and China in Africa may represent a Cold War paradigm, but commercially, America is falling behind. Coordinating its interests is going to be a major challenge for the Obama administration
AFP/Getty Images
With an election looming, the future of the UK’s Department for International Development is once again up for debate, as a new focus is put on the organisation’s independence, focus and internal accountability. Peter Guest reports
Solar arrays at a thermal electric plant in Sanlucar la Mayor, near Seville, Spain AFP/Getty Images/Siemens
A huge and ambitious project to power Europe using the North African sun is a step closer to being realised, but even if the technology is available, doubts over the political climate and the business model could make it an expensive gamble. Lanre Akinola reports
The US Supreme Court in Washington, DC AFP/Getty Images
A piece of post-revolutionary American legislation, now being used to take major multinationals to court over alleged human rights abuses overseas, is the centre of a debate over the extrajudicial application of US laws. Peter Guest reports
Turkey has rediscovered Africa both politically and commercially as its trade with the European Union slumps in the face of the global economic downturn. Metin Demirsar reports
The Zimbabwean parliament in Harare AFP/Getty Images
Good governance and enabling regulation for private sector investment in Africa requires capacity building beyond the executive branch of government. David Thomas reports
All eyes are on Ireland as the country prepares for a second referendum on the Lisbon Treaty, which could dramatically alter the EU’s structure
The early effects of climate change may already be impacting on Africa’s development gains. As the international community gears up for climate negotiations, is the development community able to take on the challenge of adaptation?
Japanese development assistance to Africa is on the rise, but the country’s motivation for ODA disbursement is less clear
South Africa is set for the most important national and provincial elections since 1994. The emergence of a credible opposition to the controversy-hit ANC has raised critical questions about the country’s future. Lanre Akinola reports.
Barack Obama’s election has granted the US a reprieve from the harsh judgements levelled at his predecessor by many Africans, but faced with trouble at home, can the new administration meet Africa’s expectations for change?
Mailing address:
Financial Times Ltd, Number One Southwark Bridge, London, SE1 9HL, United Kingdom© The Financial Times Limited 2010
