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The Democratic Republic of the Congo has scheduled its 15-year-old mining code for review. The country must ensure reform that benefits its people.
Newly translated Chinese Ministry of Education records shine light on China’s shifting place in the global higher education landscape.
The introduction of an African passport has the capacity to bring about increased migration of Africans within Africa.
Tax fraud combined with dirty money from criminal activity, including trafficking and terrorism – are seriously weakening the economic health of African states.
The development trajectory of South African born brewer SABMiller peaked with the 2016 $104 billion merger with Anheuser-Busch InBev. Behind it lies an extraordinary journey.
Migrants crossing Libya to reach Europe increasingly face violence and human traffickers.
Rethinking work is crucial for industrialised and emerging economies, where job losses are being felt even in the presence of substantial, although diminishing, economic growth.
Tunisia’s economy has been struggling since the country’s 2011 revolution. Corruption and bad governance within the banking sector is not helping.
The UN Ocean Conference provides a golden opportunity for countries to present their aspirations for sustainably growing their ‘blue’ economies.
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) roadmap towards greater regional trade integration and development is a good start but lacks detail.
President Trump wants to slash global health funding at a time when more investment is needed, not less. This spending can protect Americans – as well as foreigners – from deadly diseases.
Despite being outcasts in Moroccan society, waste collectors defend their profession as protectors of the environment.
China has launched a quietly aggressive global trade, development and infrastructure initiative based on the ancient Silk Road model. But is Africa welcome on the journey to renewed prosperity?
The new director-general of the World Health Organisation has set universal health coverage as a priority. There are several ways to make headway with this goal.
Under pressure to create new markets, big alcohol producers are scouring the African continent in what promises to yield negative socioeconomic consequences.
As we celebrate Africa Day and reflect on how far the continent has come since the Organisation of African Unity was founded in 1963, it’s a good time to assess whether democracy is working.
Many African countries are still searching for inclusive commercial farming models that can bring in private investment without dispossessing local people.
The latest figures on the world wine market confirm that the industry is undergoing considerable change, with European countries finding their positions and strategies challenged by the new world..
Africa is expected to have among the steepest increases in the number of people affected by non-communicable diseases - it needs health care systems that can cope.
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Director of Research, Africa Center for Strategic Studies, University of Maryland
