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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 10 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
Katiba Day...
Cartoons
By Gammz
8 mins ago
Ruto's Sh2.6b Mau payout raises legal questions
National
By George Sayagie
58 mins ago
Kenya's debt pile hits Sh13 trillion as borrowing draws scrutiny
Business
By Ndungu Gachane
58 mins ago
Mukuru residents up in arms over 'sold out' Affordable Housing units
Real Estate
By Gentrix Osano and Newton Kimaiyo
58 mins ago
KEBS in the spot as poisonous alcohol crisis deepens
Business
By Brian Ngugi
1 hr ago
Why mother and her two children will be detained for 27 more days
Crime and Justice
By Kamau Muthoni
1 hr ago