Regional groups aim to expand trade within the continent
Controversy over aid, investment from China and India
Regional initiatives can help cover deficits
Malawi subsidies stimulate a bumper crop
UN, donors fight hunger in Africa’s Horn
Most climate change projects bypass continent
More Asian support pledged for anti-poverty Millennium Goals
Hard fight for access and decision-making power
New IMF programme targets ‘graduates’ of austerity plans
Mobile phones expand access to financial services
But will the G-8 deal be hobbled by new conditions?
G-8 powers consider full write-off of multilateral obligations
