According to Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors’ (RICS) South Africa country manager TC Chetty, the recent credit rating downgrades by global ratings agencies will negatively affect Africa’s two biggest economies – South Africa and Nigeria, and hit Africa’s overall economic growth. TC Chetty, South Africa country manager for the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). […]
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Corruption: Kagina battling bravely, but how sustainable are her heroics?
State structures in African countries are often inhabited by officials who rather line their pockets and please those above them than render a service to the public. In the second and last part of an investigation carried out in Uganda, Ghana and Nigeria, journalists ANAS AREMEYAW ANAS, THEOPHILUS ABBAH and BENON HERBERT OLUKA highlight how […]
Is Mugabe Jeopardizing the African Union’s Credibility?
Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe (seated) waits to address the 66th United Nations General Assembly at the U.N. headquarters in New York, September 22, 2011 (Courtesy Reuters/East). This is a guest post by Nathaniel Glidden, intern for the Council on Foreign Relations Africa Studies program. He is currently pursuing a Master’s in International Affairs with concentrations […]