Botswana: Borrowing big to steady the ship It was a first for the African Development Bank (AfDB) and a first for Botswana, which had not borrowed on international markets for 17 ... years.
Interview: Ian Khama, President of Botswana Having now ruled Botswana for over a year, following the retirement of former President Festus Mogae, President Seretse Khama Ian Khama faces ... his first general election in October. He talks to The Africa Report about democracy, Zimbabwe and the impact of the global recession
Interview: Dora Akunyili, Nigeria’s minister of information and communications Leaving the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, where she fought the scourge of counterfeit drugs, Dora Akunyili has ... been trying to re-brand Nigeria while serving in the government of President Umaru Yar'Adua
Editorial: Surviving Transitions A gaggle of suited professionals was chatting animatedly in a bar on the top floor of a skyscraper with stunning views across the city as dusk ... morphed into mid-evening.
Nigeria: Ten years of transition Nigeria may have managed to break the habit of military rule for a full ten years, but there is discontent with missed opportunities ...
Tourism: Rebuild the image and they will come A strong tourist infrastructure and plenty of natural attractions hold the most promise of quickly bringing foreign exchange into Zimbabwe's ... economy
Agriculture: A new class of farmer Output of Southern Africa's former breadbasket has nose-dived, but getting seeds, fertiliser and equipment into the hands of Zimbabwe's farmers ... will restart the rattled economy
Interview: Morgan Tsvangirai, Prime Minister Zimbabwe's Prime Minister speaking in July 2009 on power-sharing, security and Western aid. ...
Mining: Bring in the earth movers Despite the economic and political turmoil, international mining houses have not taken their eyes off Zimbabwe's choice reserv ...
Diamonds: Military ready to cede control The furore over the military's control of the Chiadza diamond fields in Marange, eastern Zimbabwe, points to wider tensions over economic and political ... reforms.
Finance: Banks set for a shake-up To meet new capital requirements, banks that already have or are seeking international links are best placed to profit from the rise in commerce ... the government hopes to create
Businesses that weathered the storm Industrialists are a bullish breed and believe Zimbabwe will quickly regain its role as second largest economy in Southern Africa. ...
The long view: South America’s conditional cash transfer experience Cash rewards to families that send their kids to school and try to keep them healthy have proven successful; their application in Brazil is ... now being reassessed to make them work better
The Akan shrine near the White House How some African-Americans in Washington DC look to Ghana for spiritual enlightenment as well as contact with ?the ancestors and the African ... gods of nature
Ghana/US: A stormy relationship comes good Relations between Accra and Washington have see-sawed between extremes. ...
Profile: Gabon’s presidential contenders Ali Ben Bongo, Minister of Defence - Pascaline Bongo, former head of the presidential cabinet - Pierre Mamboundou, Leader of the Union du Peuple ... Gabonais
Gabon: Keep the petrol flowing to French tanks Gabon's former President Omar Bongo Ondimba is remembered for a particular turn of phrase: "Africa without France is like a car without a driver. ... France without Africa is a car without gasoline."
Gabon: Country without a boss After the death of Omar Bongo Ondimba and with oil revenues beginning to slow, ?Gabon is at an unfamiliar and potentially destabilising ... crossroads
Interview: Kofi Annan on climate change Kofi Annan?, Former UN Secretary-General on the road to the Copenhagen Climate Summit in December 2009 ...
Climate Change: Africa fights back on its own terms An energetic array of green initiatives is sprouting up across Africa to protect natural resources, harness sustainable energy and spur ... green growth.