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Entrepreneurship

A rising tide of hope

Zambia’s small businesses pin their hopes for growth on the new president

Rule of law

Prison sentence for business tycoon in Malawi

In terms of its constitutional role, Malawi’s judiciary is becoming increasingly assertive

Afghanistan

Broken promises and western failure in Afghanistan

In regard to Afghanistan, Bush and Obama made three major mistakes

Zambia’s elections

A fragile democracy

Democracy in Zambia is taking a step backwards under the Lungu administration

Segregation

Revisiting South Africa’s segregationist past

Apartheid was a racist system designed to keep people of different skin colour “apart” in South Africa.

Rainbow nation

Changing the conversation

Racial tensions haunt South Africa, impeding the country’s progress

Crime

Counterfeit medicines are very profitable for criminals

Hundreds of thousands of people die every year as a result of counterfeit medicines

Tribalism

Tribalism hides the gap between rich and poor

Kenya’s underlying class struggle needs to be addressed

Identity politics

Why Kenya’s president has fallen out with his deputy

Kenya is stuck in tribalism, and calls for national unity are all too often manipulative

Rural health care

Medicines and supplies are difficult to find in rural Malawi

Rural Malawians are poorly served by clinics lacking medicines and expertise

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Governance

Achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals will require good governance – from the local to the global level.

Sustainability

The UN Sustainable Development Goals aim to transform economies in an environmentally sound manner, leaving no one behind.