Africa ' too tough on business'
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A new World Bank report accuses African governments of strangling business through red tape.
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Now is the time to act on a constellation of problems impacting Africa. That is the view of the UK government's recently established Commission for Africa, which yesterday talked to specialists working in the ...
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South Africa's Thabo Mbeki is under pressure over crime but his annual speech is expected to highlight poverty.
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African leaders were struggling Tuesday to nail down an agreement on a roadmap for a closer union at the end of a summit which exposed deep rifts over how fast they should move towards integration.
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Industrial fishing from Europe is crippling coastal African economies and creating a surge of illegal migrants.
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A British industry survey has shown that business is facing increasing pressure to move jobs abroad to cut costs, with no sign that this global trend is set to reverse.
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An improving political climate, and the  potential for major mineral discoveries, has reawakened  interest in Africa among Australian mining companies that have  traditionally rated the continent too risky.
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Africans are fast embracing  technology as a driver of economic growth but prohibitive costs  mean they will lag behind wealthier countries for many years, a  leaders forum in South Africa heard this week.
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BRUSSELS, Jul 20 (IPS) - African governments are worried that funds from the  European Union (EU) to help them increase their countries'  share of world trade could be at the expense of other forms of  development aid.
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Mining and manufacturing have been hardest by the economic fall out from HIV and Aids in South Africa.
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South Africa's high levels of crime are continuing to deter foreign investors, a business group warns.
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DURBAN, 25 Nov 2004 (IRIN) - Although data on the extent of HIV/AIDS and its impact on the South African economy vary, analysts agree that government and businesses need to take urgent action to combat the virus.
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Africa's poor millions, already  suffering grinding poverty and rampant disease, risk bearing  the brunt of the global warming crisis unless urgent action is  taken now, a leading Nigerian scientist said Wednesday.
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Three of Africa's big crises -- strife in Ivory Coast, fighting in Congo and the humanitarian emergency in Sudan's Darfur -- provide a daunting agenda for an African Union summit that began Monday in Gabon.
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The forces menacing the economy may be too entrenched to be swiftly dispatched by government intervention.
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African economies face a daunting challenge to catch up with the rest of the world after missing out on two decades of growth, a new report by the World Bank has said.
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"The world is waiting, wanting to re-engage with a reforming Zimbabwe government ... but for the people of Zimbabwe, this is urgent, and change before the 2008 elections essential."  By Andrew QuinnJOHANNESBURG  - British Prime Minister Tony Blair on Thursday urged rich nations to keep their promises of financial aid to Africa, saying failure to do so could threaten the continent's march toward prosperity and democracy.In a keynote speech in Johannesburg on the final leg of his farewell African tour as Britain's leader, Blair also said that Africa's leaders must get tough on authoritarian governments, such as those in Sudan and Zimbabwe."Wealthy nations and Africa both face a choice ... Our challenge is to support the good. Africa's challenge is to eliminate the bad," Blair said in the speech. Read more