Anansi: Should we talk to Al Shabaab? In Somalia, the argument that 'we do not talk to terrorists' only gets you so far. ...
Egypt: The new opposition and the ElBaradei factor A tentative political alliance threatens to change the electoral calculus in the 2011 elections but the group is unwilling to announce its intentions ... without a guarantee of fair polls.
Sahel armies mobilise against Al-Qaeda Algeria and Mali are strengthening the co-ordination of their armies against the jihadist threat in the Sahel, in an effort to prevent foreign ... intervention.
Interivew: Tanzania PM Peter Pinda Ahead of elections on 31 October, Tanzania's prime minister was charged with helping to reach a compromise in Zanzibar and convincing domestic ... and foreign audiences that the government is fighting corruption and improving the business environment.
Education: A private path to success in Uganda Do middle-class families hurt state education by sending their children to private schools? ...
Buying on borrowed time in Morocco The expansion of consumer credit has encouraged middle class families to spend beyond their means ...
Interview: Shanta Devarajan, World Bank chief economist for Africa In this wide-ranging interview Shanta Devarajan talks about the legacy of structural adjustment programmes and conditionality, liability for ... when programmes go wrong and the latest from the ongoing review of the World Bank's Africa policy.
“Africa without the World Bank would be preferable”, says NGO expert As part of our mini-series on the World Bank, Soren Ambrose, development finance expert at Action Aid Kenya, says he believes things could be ... done better without the Bank.
Sudan’s unresolved differences The January 2011 referendum on the independence of Southern Sudan looms large at a special UN summit on 24 September, while many key issues remain ... unresolved between north and south.