Brain Drain And Brain Gain In Africa
The benefits of globalisation flowed primarily to the developed world and its principal trading partners, among them Brazil, China, and India. As we enter the newer age of mobility, people will move across borders in ever-greater numbers. In their pursuit of opportunity and a better life, they have the potential to chip away at the vast inequalities that characterise our time, writes Ravinder Rena.

Technology is the Root of All Evil
Technology has been used by others to exploit Africa for centuries. It is now time for Africa to grasp technology and finally embrace the modern age’s clay of wisdom and advancement, argues Philip Emeagwali

Scaling up microfinance in Eastern and Western Africa with lessons from India
Micrifinace is a powerful tool for development, write Sultan Rehman Sherief and S. Tameem Sharief. They compare experiences across Africa with those in India, and identify the difficulties and challenges faced by microfinance institutions that may guide public policy in the sector.

Ethnicity and tribalism: are these the root causes of the Sudanese civil conflicts?
Recent civil conflicts in Sudan, including in Darfur, have commonly been explained as clashes between competing ethnic groups. Pamela Paglia argues that this concentration on ethnicity as the primary cause for conflicts in Africa underestimates the complexity of African societies and politics.  

Getting Our Priorities Right:
Pan-continental government is not a substitute for reform.
The quest for a pan-African government is a diversion from the real challenges facing the people of continent, argues Ike Nnedu. African nations need better governments, not another layer of incompetent, rent-seeking politicians and bureaucrats.

Globalization still hurting poor nations
More countries are now integrated into a global economic system in which trade and capital flow across borders with unprecedented energy. Nonetheless, argues Ravinder Rena, globalization has become painful, rather than controversial, to the developing world.

Rich countries and their leverage on Africa
Global demand for natural resources will bring benefits to Africa — increased FDI and improved balance of trade figures — but one of the main concerns is that the scramble for Africa is fuelling corruption, environmental degradation, and internal dissent, writes Ravinder Rena

When Will Ethiopia Invest in Ethiopia?
Ethiopia needs to invest more on manufacturing its own goods. The country has the resources to achieve this. What is lacking is the political will, argues Eleni Agiz.

Rich nation, poor citizens:
The Missing Links for Increasing Output and Alleviating Poverty in Nigeria
Nigeria's economy is characterised by the paradox of poverty in the midst of abundance. Sa’idu Sulaiman outlines some measures for change to increase output and alleviate poverty in the country.

Entrepreneurship as an economic force in rural development
To accelerate economic development in rural areas, it is necessary to promote entrepreneurship, arguesSultan Rehman Sherief.  Entrepreneurial orientation in rural areas is based on stimulating local entrepreneurial talent and subsequent growth of indigenous companies.

Nigeria and the Paris Club:  A deal worth celebrating?
The Nigerian government recently signed a debt agreement with the Paris Club which will write off $18 billion of Nigeria's external debt for payment of $12 billion. Ike Nnedu explains why this deal may not be in Nigeria's interest.

Kenya - a nation in despair
The second year of NARC’s rule in Kenya again comes to a disappointing end, with little to suggest that the coming three will be any better, writes Michael Mundia Kamau

Myths about globalisation
Antiglobalists argue that economic integration is the new form of imperialism, while globalists insist it is the only way that poor countries to transcend underdevelopment. Which is it?

Killing Africa softly with lethal kindness
Africa's poverty has become an international cause celebre, a major focus of attention of good-hearted men and women who want heal the continent's problems and make the suffering go away. Should Africans be thankful for this?

Using GM technology to feed Africa
The United States contends that Genetically Modified foods can help end starvation in Africa. Should impoverished African countries adopt the technology?