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Inside the Niger Delta revolution

An interview with Mujahid Dokubo-Asari?, founder of the Niger Delta People's Volunteer Force on why the region's troubles remain central to Nigeria's ... politics.

Should goverments limit microfinance interest rates?

With recent moves by Bangladesh and India to reign in interest rates charged by microfinance lenders, professor Arvind Ashta examines the arguments ... for and against a cap

Films: Pumzi and Scheherazade Tell Me a Story

Film reviews of Pumzi by Wanuri Kahiu and Youssry Nasrallah's Scheherazade, Tell Me a Story. ...

Albums: Daara J, Carlou D and Simphiwe Dana

Reviews of 'School of Life' by Daara J Family, 'Muzikr' by Carlou D and Simphiwe Dana's Kulture Noir. ...

Books: China and India in Africa, Nyerere’s legacy and My friend the Mercenary

Reviews of Deborah Brautigam's 'The Dragon's Gift - the Real Story of China in Africa' and 'The Rise of China and India in Africa' by Fantu Cheru ... and Cyril Obi. Plus Chambi Chachage and Annar Casam's 'Africa's Liberation: The Legacy of Nyerere' and James Brabazon's raucous tale, 'My Friend the Mercenary'.

Tony Blair on why aid to Africa is necessary but insufficient

From interventions in the aid debate to the work of the African Governance Initiative, ?Britain's former prime minister has not forgotten his ... commitment to the continent ?and is now focusing on programmes that build capacity

Review: The Uprising of Hangberg

South African poet and writer Rustum Kozain reviews a documentary portraying the violence that broke out in Cape Town in September after police ... tried to demolish an informal settlement in Hangberg.

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the race card

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The making of the Uprising of Hangberg

Filmmaker Dylan Valley explains the reasons for making the documentary film The Uprising of Hangberg. ...

Why is there still a Kivu problem?

DRC's Kivu provinces need regional dialogue and peace deals to be implemented, argues the ICG's Thierry Vircoulon ...

South Korea: Spies, politics and $bn-deals

China gets all of the attention in Africa, but South Korea is also involved in deals worth tens of billions of dollars and plenty of political ... intrigue.

Diamonds and disappearing tax revenues

One of the UK's largest AIM-listed company uses a series of tax havens to avoid paying taxes and contributing to the development of the countries ... in which it operates.

Condé takes the cake, but he wants to share

Winning a come-from-behind victory in Guinea's 7 November polls, Alpha Condé will be the new president, but he faces a divided country, an unhappy ... opposition and a restive military.

Ghana: Banks prepare for the oil boom

The start of commercial oil and gas production this year will transform Ghana's economy, and regulators want to ensure that banks can meet the ... demand

Hannibal: Soft futures

Is speculator always a dirty word when it comes to commodities? ...

Eco-certification: Who watches the watchers?

Forestry certification is a global green brand. But the process of labelling wood as good is far from transparent, reports our Southern Africa ... correspondent Khadija Sharife.

Worth their salt

A run-down on the main players in North Africa's desalination business. ...

Desalination for a thirsty continent

Local companies look for ways to bring expertise to water-purification efforts as half the continent faces water scarcity by 2025. ...

Financing Africa’s renewable resources

With the continent's vast potential for green energy, Africa is looking for new forms of investment that take advantage of global incentives ... to subsidise clean power.

Africa calls all hands to the pump

New financing plans with loan guarantees and access to capital markets are slowly attracting a different kind of investor to infrastructure ... projects.

Letter from a Zimbabwean in Algiers

From afar, Algiers is spectacular. A magnificent city set on the shores of the Mediterranean, its white buildings seem to rise out the sea, climbing ... up the mountain that runs down to the coast. The gleaming architecture brings to mind the country's colonial past. But like so many things in this country, there are stories within stories: what once seemed insignificant gains new meaning, while what was wonderful falls away.

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