Eritrea – a small east African country implemented its self-reliance initiative – it did something that at the time, was virtually unheard of in sub-Saharan Africa....
By Alex Perry Africa is standing up. After centuries of poverty, the world’s largest continent is developing fast. Economic growth in Africa will be around 5...
By Paul Frimpong DEAD AID: Why TRADE facilitation is necessary but not AID Indeed to realize the potential of Africa, there is the need to develop...
Jamaican Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller (r), accompanied by Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, inspects a guard of honor at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing,...
Studies looking at the impact of Western aid programs have revealed that there is zero correlation between per capita overseas development assistance and changes in gross...
By Tony Elumelu Last week was the first time, in my memory, that a US president came to Africa with investment at the top of his...
U.S. President Barack Obama and Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete stand for the national anthem at the State House in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, July 1, 2013....
Africans are helping themselves more than aid workers are, according to new research. Analysis of cash flows by Hong Kong-based Ghanaian academic Adams Bodomo shows that...
Latest report illustrates that the bulk of aid seldom reaches the beneficiaries for whom it is intended. A new report on American aid to Haiti in...
By Ryan Elcock Yesterday, I was enjoying the third season of Spartacus: War of the Damned; rightfully called so because even though Spartacus was victorious in...
Reviewed by Nahal Toosi After 2 1/2 years in Haiti, Jonathan Katz was preparing to leave the impoverished but intriguing nation in January 2010. His next...
During the past fifty years, more than US$1 trillion in development-related aid has been transferred from rich countries to Africa. Moyo asserts, however, that this assistance...
The billions of dollars in aid that flowed into Haiti after its shattering earthquake were meant to build a new nation with thriving farms, apparel factories,...
