Africa’s international relationships are increasingly hinged on trade and investment rather than strategic security and aid, but attitudes in Washington are slow to change
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Accelerating value addition
Africa has great potential to climb many value chains and create thousands of new jobs. It is time to test a new approach to realising this potential.
Small Can Be Beautiful: Overcoming Market Failures for Smallholders in Africa South of the Sahara
The unique challenges faced by smallholder farmers call for an innovative, integrated approach to spur investment, productivity, and technology adoption.
Rise of the African Sovereign Wealth Fund
Africa's major oil producers wade into the global SWF game, with ambitious plans to boost domestic growth.
Interview: Ángel Gurría
This Is Africa speaks exclusively with the OECD Secretary-General
Legal roundup: December / January
Drawing on the latest legal and regulatory developments, This is Africa presents investment-related intelligence covering business reforms and legal news on the continent
Food price spikes and the poor
A review the type of policies and mechanisms that poor, net food-importing countries might use to overcome food security challenges in periods of high prices.
Interview: Rupert Soames
Rupert Soames, CEO of temporary power provider Aggreko, outlines Africa's power sector deficit and what should be done about it
East African oil: Hard going
Regulatory uncertainty around the buying, selling and development of oil assets is impacting independent and small scale oil companies in East Africa
Legal Roundup - Oct/Nov
Drawing on the latest legal and regulatory developments, This is Africa presents investment-related intelligence covering business reforms and legal news on the continent.
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