Criminality in Africa’s Fishing Industry: Threat to Human Security
The illegal exploitation of African fisheries by foreign fishing companies deprives African governments of a highly valuable source of revenue and contributes to Africa being the only region in the world where rates of...
Rapid Urbanization Presents New Problems for Africa
Africa has become the world's most rapidly urbanizing continent.
In sub-Saharan Africa, the urban population has doubled since the mid-1990s, and reached 400 million people in 2016. According to experts, 40 percent of the region's...
Zimbabwe Got Loan From Afreximbank Using Platinum Collateral
Zimbabwe secured a $500 million loan from the African Export-Import Bank to try and stabilize its currency market by offering platinum production as collateral, a person familiar with the details of the agreement said.
The...
Better but Not Good Enough? How Africans See the Delivery of Public Services
Africa has long been characterized as a continent of strong societies and weak states. This image suggests that, compared to an informal sector rich in networks of self-help, mutual aid, and private entrepreneurship, public...
Why Are Africa’s Small Countries More Democratic?
While Africa presently remains one of the least democratic continents in the world, the five small African island states with less than 1,5 million inhabitants form a striking exception to this pattern. Mauritius is...
From Urban Fragility to Urban Stability
The share of Africa’s urban residents living in slums is steadily rising, an outgrowth of the continent’s rapidly expanding population. Meanwhile, residents of African cities report among the highest levels of fear of violence...
‘Emir Sultan Village’ was Established for Arakan Muslims
Human Rights and Freedoms (IHH) Humanitarian Relief Foundation Bursa Branch built 414 bamboo houses for the survival of Arakanese Muslims.
Myanmar took refuge in Bangladesh fleeing genocide and violence experienced by Arakanlar aid agencies and...
Countries Dependent on Commodities Hit 20-Year High
The number of countries that depend on commodities has reached its highest level in 20 years, says a new UNCTAD report.
UNCTAD defines a country as dependent on commodities when these account for more than...
How Booming Population Is Challenging Africa
The world’s developed economies are facing a decline in fertility so pronounced that some will see their populations -- and economies -- shrink in years ahead. Sub-Saharan Africa faces the opposite situation: Its population...
Moody’s Says Angolan Economy to Return to Growth in 2019
Angola’s economy is likely to emerge from recession this year, growing at 0.3% after three years of contraction, and the debt-to-GDP ratio will fall to around 70%, Moody’s Investors Service said.
The debt burden remains...
