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A positive force for Africa’s future

A positive force for Africa’s future

Adolescents living with HIV in Africa should be a priority population for health – and in particular mental health – interventions. The wellbeing of today’s youth will determine not only their future, but also our...

Breaking the cycle of inter-generational poverty

Breaking the cycle of inter-generational poverty

The African continent has made great strides towards achieving its development goals and protecting children and youth over the years. International development agencies such as the United Nations Children’s Emergency...

A new Africa

A new Africa

Book review The Rift: A New Africa Breaks Free By Alex Perry, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London, 2017 Journalist Alex Perry is a dissident. Not one with a tone of righteous indignation, but...

Taxes and more taxes

Taxes and more taxes

Sub-Saharan governments are making easy money from selling exploration licences For decades, scholars have searched for explanations why mineral-rich sub-Saharan Africa performs poorly on most social and economic...

Selfish luxury, selfish greed

Selfish luxury, selfish greed

Despite presiding over one of Africa’s richest countries, Equatorial Guinea president Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogois the very model of an African dictator Wilson Johwa Equatorial Guinea’s president, Teodoro Obiang...