Some African states resisted the demand for a wider definition of “conflict diamonds” to include government violence. They even suspected it was part a “regime change” agenda.
Angola, Rwanda, Ethiopia Make Big Progress In Reducing Hunger, But In Africa Full Stomachs Still Belong To The Richer
Stunting rates range between 10% in prosperous areas of southern Nigeria to over 50% in parts of the north.
China Couldn’t Save Them All: Indebted Africa Returns To IMF, That Old Hated Banker
The number of sub-Saharan African countries in debt distress or facing high risk of debt distress rose from 7 in 2013 to 12 in 2016…time for bailouts.
The Road to Hell In Africa Is Built With Oil And Gas – So Can The Highway To Salvation
With Nigeria and Angola the poster boys for the “oil curse”, Oxfam and African Media Initiative call a pow wow to prevent East Africa falling down the same hole.
Democracy, Dictatorship And The Circle Of Economic Growth In Africa: It Really Is Complicated
The Asian Tigers, as well as China, Ethiopia and Rwanda, support the view that autocracies grow more rapidly than democracies – but often lack the leadership renewal that regular free and and fair elections bring about