Africa’s problem is the lack of supply capacity to produce products and services that can sell abroad. Market access and technical assistance without action on productive capacity are not enough, writes K. Acngashi.

The majority of Kenyans ordinary shareholders play a largely passive role. This needs to change to fit in with changing global economic trends. In this competitive times the role of the shareholder must change with changing company structures and market conditions.

Has US anti-corruption law put American firms at a disadvantage in international trade? In this study focusing on Nigeria, Macleans A. Geo-JaJa and Garth L. Mangum say no, as they explore the socioeconomic implications of corruption in a world of intensifying international competition.

Africa is weighed down by a heavy debt burden but unconditional debt cancellation would only reward past errant and reckless borrowing and management, argues George B.N. Ayittey. He suggests some conditionalities that would make debt relief meaningful.

Professor Bolaji Akinyemi, former Nigerian foreign minister, urges Africans to take the initiative in defining African problems and defining African solutions to those problems.

Africa's political stability has deteriorated, with 20 percent of Sub-Saharan Africa's population affected by civil war today. K. Y. Amoako, Executive Secretary of Economic Commission for Africa, discusses the causes of conflict, particularly its linkages with poverty; the economic consequences of war; and the imperatives for coordinated and holistic action for post-conflict rehabilitation and reconstruction.