Don't say it too loud: government can run some businesses well, as long as it is done at arm's length. Ethiopian Airlines posted $148m in profit last year, eclipsing the combined $100m that all other public and private African carriers reported.
Central Africa
Employment: Take these broken wings and learn to fly
- Monday, 01 August 2016 14:57
- The Africa Report
China, Africa ink $17 bln preliminary cooperation pacts
- Thursday, 28 July 2016 13:48
- Chen Aizhu
Chinese companies and banks agreed preliminary deals with African counterparts on $17 billion worth of cooperation in sectors including infrastructure, energy, pharmaceuticals and information technology, the official Xinhua News Agency reported on Thursday.
The stuck-fast presidents
- Monday, 25 July 2016 12:38
- The Africa Report
Some things just never seem to change. That is what voters stuck in the groundhog day of endless presidencies may have felt early this year.
Do female African journalists get the respect they deserve?
- Monday, 25 July 2016 11:15
- The Africa Report
The Committee to Protect Journalists' 2016 edition of Attacks on the Press focuses on gender-based attacks on journalists, a problem compounded by fear of discrimination in the workplace if the victims speak out.
Wildlife and food security as drones keep watch
- Friday, 22 July 2016 16:45
- Pavithra Rao
Drones are being used in Africa today to track poachers, to gather vital agricultural information to help farmers with their crops, and as an intelligence tool to help the military anticipate and prepare against danger.
Tax avoidance: how it works and how to stop it
- Friday, 22 July 2016 15:30
- George Turner, Director, Finance Uncovered, United Kingdom
The Panama Papers have put the spotlight on tax avoidance once again. This is, of course, not a new issue. Before that, we had Swiss Leaks and BVI Leaks. You may be asking: how does tax avoidance work and why have policymakers struggled to rein it in?
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