Sorry, you need to enable JavaScript to visit this website.
Skip to main content

In Focus

Economic Development

This beat covers micro and macro-economic issues, including policies, infrastructure, urbanization, FDI, the role of private sector, regional integration, debt, and recovery.

Gender EqualityUNESCO

North African activists reach out to Islamic clerics

FAOfood

Rioting and repression reflect problems of African governance

MDGsNEPAD

More Asian support pledged for anti-poverty Millennium Goals

climate changeinvestment

Most climate change projects bypass continent

developmentMDGs

Innovative project in Ghana focuses on achieving Millennium goals

FAOfood

From emergency reactions to farming investments

World Food ProgrammeWorld Bank

UN, donors fight hunger in Africa’s Horn

Chadchild soldiers

Progress in a few countries, but victimization still widespread

IMFMDGs

New IMF programme targets ‘graduates’ of austerity plans