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Cape Town residents queue to fill containers with water. Photo: AP Photo/Bram Janssen

Cape Town water taps running dry

South Africa’s second biggest city averts a water crisis—for now
A coffee farmer from Musasa, Rwanda, shows her health insurance card. Panos/Andrew Esiebo

It’s time to rethink medical insurance

A mobile phone plan in Kenya targets low-income groups
Technicians assemble computers at the Omatek factory in Lagos, Nigeria. Photo: Panos/Sven Torfinn

Why has Africa failed to industrialize?

Experts call for bold and creative policies
Ethiopia Commodity Exchange building in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Photo: Africa Renewal/Masimba Tafirenyika

Ethiopia: fixing agriculture

A no-nonsense agency works to remove bottlenecks
A view of streets and high rise apartment buildings in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Panos/Sven Torfinn

The changing face of Ethiopia

An assertive nation flexes its economic muscle
Miners in a lift cage at the Chambishi copper mine in Kitwe, Zambia. Photo: Panos/Sven Torfinn

How healthy is Africa’s sovereign bond debt?

Analysts caution against accumulating too much
Girls in Voinjama, Liberia, look at a poster that displays information on Ebola.  ?Photo: UNICEF/Liberia/Jallanzo

Ebola: A wake-up call for leaders

Disease exposes the weaknesses of neglected healthcare systems
Reliable road networks are essential to trade. Photo: World Bank/Arne Hoel

Intra-Africa trade: Going beyond political commitments

Progress will come when agreements are implemented

Africa flies on a wing and a prayer

Air transport reforms needed to unlock full potential

Africa’s food policy needs sharper teeth

Good intentions alone are not enough

What went wrong? Lessons from Malawi’s food crisis

Autocracy and aid dependency killed an agriculture success story

Africa loses $50 billion every year

Interview with Nigerian Ambassador Segun Apata

Illicit Financial Flows from Africa: track it, stop it, get it

Illicit money outflows are draining Africa’s domestic resources, depriving it of crucial investment funds

Africa’s food policy needs sharper teeth

Good intentions alone are not enough

What went wrong? Lessons from Malawi’s food crisis

Autocracy and aid dependency killed an agriculture success story

Harnessing African stock exchanges to promote growth

Despite some weaknesses, right policies could unleash their power

To Rio and beyond: Africa seeks sustainable solutions

Paving the path to “the future we want”

Global food crisis: time to break the vicious cycle

Delaying reforms will guarantee recurrent surges in food prices

Information technology super-charging Rwanda's economy

Country aspires to become a regional high-tech hub