South Africa: Counting on jobs President Jacob Zuma has promised that 2011 will be the year of job creation; to achieve this, he has called for a social partnership between ... government, business and labour
Golden horizons As Africa's mining economies seek increased revenue from windfall gold prices, more than 100 companies jostle to find new riches beneath the ... continent's soil
The race to board the iron express West Africa is experiencing one of the world's significant mining rushes. International investors are competing to develop new iron-ore mines, ... from Guinea to Mauritania and from the Congo to Gabon
Agriculture: Diversifying into cotton and bioethanol Industrial crops are aimed at reducing oil dependency ...
Fighting graft, regaining trust As the government grapples with corruption and investor-credibility issues, Angolans wait for long-promised improvements to their lives ...
This month… East African banks We focus on East Africa's banks which are breaking new ground in microcredit and mobile savings ...
White sands on Ghana’s Gold Coast Accra is a new stop on many international airlines' routes as Ghana's beaches, conference centres and cultural tourism attract holidaymakers ... and businessmen from Europe and the US.
China boosts industrial ambition The government is trying to harness Ghana's hydrocarbons, particularly natural gas, to power a streamlined and integrated industrial base. ...