The European Union has predicted that if Ghana manages its new oil resources wisely, the country could become independent from its donor funding by 2020. As Ghana has in many cases been viewed as a model for political and economic reform in Africa, surely this should be achievable? The oil production in Ghana has created [...]
The winds of change have reached Libya, and it finally looks as though the days are numbered for Colonel Muammar Gaddafi . He has ruled the country for over 40 years, taking control from King Idris in ‘69, at the age of 27. Up until now, Gaddafi has maintained a strong grip on power, by [...]
Catching Up: What LDCs can do, and how others can help is Professor Paul Collier’s latest offering to help the lower rung of the development ladder. The award-winning author of The Bottom Billion, present a practical agenda on how Least Developed Countries (LDCs) can obtain and sustain a successful rate of growth in order to [...]
Military forces from 20 countries in West and Central Africa have launched a regional HIV network to share information on combating HIV within their ranks and communities. It follows the example of other military-led efforts to fight the spread of HIV. ‘We need to harmonize our interventions,’ army captain Sami Kambiré from Burkina Faso told [...]
