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What is standing in the way of Africa’s industrialisation
Industrialisation has been a campaign promise across the continent, with its acknowledged ability to bring prosperity, new jobs and better incomes for all. Yet, the continent is less industrialised today than it was four decades ago.
By Africa Renewal 9 years ago
What is standing in the way of Africa’s industrialisation
Inside Japan’s plan for Africa ahead of TICAD
Japan’s interventions in Africa have mostly been under the radar, attracting little fanfare. Yet, it was the continent’s largest Asian economic partner until 2000, when China took the lead. In 1993, Japan pioneered Asian countries’ efforts to engage directly with African leaders by launching the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD), with the United Nations Development Program and the UN’s Office of the Special Advisor on Africa.
By Africa Renewal 9 years ago
Inside Japan’s plan for Africa ahead of TICAD
Countries most affected by Ebola lobby for funding for infrastructure
Only weeks after Liberia was declared Ebola free, two more deaths were confirmed in the same village in the country, disrupting the celebratory mood that had followed the May 9 announcement.
By Africa Renewal 11 years ago
Countries most affected by Ebola lobby for funding for infrastructure
School heads to answer to ministry in proposed law
Education
By Lewis Nyaundi
4 hrs ago
Kalonzo rings changes as party gears up for polls
Politics
By Prestone Murunga
4 hrs ago
Uhuru to chair opposition meeting amid widening cracks
Politics
By Josphat Thiong’o
4 hrs ago
Kenya Chipu edge Zimbabwe to book Barthes Cup final
Rugby
By Washington Onyango
5 hrs ago